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Council leader condemns disorder linked to Belfast stabbing
Council leader and Labour councillor Jane Meagher has condemned disorder in Edinburgh linked to a stabbing in Belfast.
Demonstrations, involving threatening behaviour and disruption, formed...
Councillors agree on tram business case
A decision on whether or how Edinburgh’s projected new tram line should reach the north of the city has split a council group.
But at...
Bid to save cycle route blocked after vote
Following a vote by Edinburgh city councillors, a last-ditch bid to save part of a safe cycling route in Edinburgh has been defeated.
The decision brought years...
The 2026 Floral Clock celebrates the work of Trellis Scotland
The Floral Clock this year is being prepared for a grand opening this month.
This year's design is to celebrate the work of Trellis Scotland...
Council will object to the listing of Westfield Court tower block
Edinburgh Council will object to the listing of a city tower block, and lodge an appeal if it is listed.
The decision was taken by...
This week’s Edinburgh planning applications
Planning applications lodged with the council’s planning department this week are detailed in the list below.
Applications which are of interest this week include:
An application...
Marionville Fire Station no longer recommended for closure in the immediate term
According to papers before a Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) board meeting, Marionville Fire Station is no longer recommended for closure in the...
Council staff should get extra day off to make up for missing World Cup...
An Edinburgh councillor says that council staff should get an extra day of leave to make up for missing out on the World Cup bank holiday.
Employees...
Council document shows £350k could increase dodgy landlord action
According to a council document, just £350,000 in spending per year could substantially increase Edinburgh Council’s ability to take action against dodgy landlords.
The sum...
Council may lodge objection to Westfield Court listing
Edinburgh council may lodge an objection to the historic listing of an Edinburgh flat block as it seeks to demolish the structure.
The council said in November last year it...
Update on Calderglen early learning centre in Sighthill
A report on an Edinburgh nursery which suddenly closed and is being considered for demolition has been noted by councillors.
Calderglen early learning centre in...
Schools in capital to ban mobile phone use
Schools across Edinburgh are set to ban mobile phone use from bell to bell from August.
Most secondary school pupils will have to place their...
£132k funds from Visitor Levy to go toward festival events
Some £132,000 funds from the Visitor Levy will go towards the city’s Festival Carnival and Mardi Gras events this year.
Using the funds, the Festival Carnival will...
Five new fireworks control zones announced for Edinburgh
More areas of Edinburgh will be covered after five new fireworks control zones have been announced for the city.
Along with five which have been...
Get out the water pistols – it’s the 78th Edinburgh Taxi Outing
Dig out your waterproofs and water pistols as the 78th Edinburgh Taxi Outing sets off from Edinburgh Zoo this Tuesday.
The outing is organised...
Council will not ask private garden owners to open them up more widely
Cllr Dan Heap, the Green councillor for Sighthill/Gorgie, asked the council to consider whether private garden spaces in the city could be opened up...
Council’s factoring role comes in for criticism
Residents of a block of flats in Craigleith in Edinburgh have been advised of huge sums for common repairs, some of which have only...
Launch of new IT tool for council social workers delayed
According to a council document, a new IT tool for council social workers has had its launch delayed from this summer to late autumn.
The Mosaic...
City Chambers death report to be heard in private
Edinburgh councillors will hear a report into the death of a man in a toilet cubicle at Edinburgh City Chambers in private.
Sean Stephen, 38,...
Nursery petition to be considered
A petition has been filed in a bid to save Calderglen Early Years Centre which is being eyed for demolition.
Councillors at Tuesday’s education committee meeting will consider...
Edinburgh nursery may be demolished
According to a report going before Edinburgh councillors, a nursery which shut suddenly earlier this year may be demolished,
The document comes after a request by...
Some Edinburgh pupils may be struggling due to their immigration status
According to a council document, a number of Edinburgh pupils may be struggling to afford food and clothing due to their immigration status without their...
Process begins tomorrow for two by-elections
Residents will return to the polls in early September as two Edinburgh councillors have tendered their resignations following their election to Holyrood.
Residents will vote...
This week’s Edinburgh planning applications
Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below.
Applications which are of interest this...
Edinburgh by-elections – political parties assembling candidates
There will be two by-elections in Edinburgh later in the summer after councillors Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell submitted their resignations to the council...
Five new fireworks control zones go to councillors for approval
Under plans going to councillors for approval, five new firework control zones could come to Edinburgh for Bonfire Night this year.
The new zones, requested...
Two council by-elections to be held in Edinburgh
Two SNP councillors in Edinburgh are to step down later this week sparking by-elections in the city in September.
The councillor for Southside/Newington, Simita Kumar,...
Recruitment process underway to find new deputy chief officer for health and social care...
Edinburgh councillors have signed off a recruitment process for a new deputy chief officer role at Edinburgh’s health and social care partnership.
The role, which...
Council leader says staff went ‘above and beyond’ to save Taxi Outing
Council leader Jane Meagher said staff went ‘above and beyond’ in efforts to save the Edinburgh Trades Taxi Outing.
Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that...
Edinburgh councillors agree penalties for levy violations
Plans approved by councillors mean that hotels and holiday lets that fail to comply with the council’s visitor levy will face stiff penalties.
But enforcement would be a last resort,...
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