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Planning approved for Forth Bridge walkway
Planning permission has been approved for a major new tourist attraction on the Forth Bridge with breathtaking views over the Forth.
A new bridge walkway...
Thousands of council homes still waiting for smoke alarms
More than 4,000 council houses in Edinburgh are still waiting to be fitted with interlinked smoke alarms, four months after a law change which...
Councillor joins opposition to student housing development at old Tynecastle High School
Labour councillor Ross McKenzie has told developers of the old Tynecastle High School the local community wants “social housing, not student housing” amid growing...
Application to levelling up fund might raise millions for Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s theatres and concert venues could get a £22 million boost as the council prepares to submit a funding bid to ‘level up’ the...
Growing campaign to oppose Gorgie student flats
A community campaign opposes the building of a student accommodation block on Westfield Road in Gorgie opposite the Sainsbury's store. The campaigners say their...
Council approve conversion of Forth House to aparthotel
Despite several members of the committee opposing the number of car parking spaces in Broughton Street Lane, planning has been granted by the council...
Council leader visits the Ukrainian Club
Every Tuesday morning a coffee and cake morning is held at the Ukrainian Club on Royal Terrace for people who have arrived in Edinburgh...
Leith Central Community Council holding AGM next week
Leith Central Community Council plan to hold their AGM on 20 June 2022 at 7pm at the Nelson Hall at McDonald Road Library.
AGM...
Tron to reopen to the public once more
The Tron Kirk on the Royal Mile will be reopened on 1 July in the first stage of a project between The City of...
Three new major incidents reported by council whistleblowers
Three major incidents of alleged misconduct and malpractice within The City of Edinburgh Council were reported by staff between January and April this year.
Safecall,...
BT make new application for removal of phone kiosks
BT have applied for planning permission to remove the telephone kiosk at the foot of Dundas Street, asking the planners to allow them to...
Podcast – speaking with the Council Leader about his first week in the job
I met up with the council leader, Cllr Cammy Day, at a Jubilee event on Wednesday and we recorded the podcast episode below.
This...
Climate Commission urges Edinburgh councillors to work together
Edinburgh’s newly-elected councillors have been urged to work together and “seize the mandate for action” to deliver on the city’s ambitious climate targets.
Dr Sam...
The Big Interview – Cllr Scott Arthur on a new approach to dealing with...
Transport matters have been the talk of the steamie in Edinburgh for many years, but particularly during the pandemic when Spaces for People measures...
Dangers remain for cyclists in the city say campaigners
Edinburgh’s tramlines remain a significant danger to cyclists five years on from the death of a young student, campaigners have warned.
Crowds turning out for a...
Council Elections 2022 – Labour win the day in Edinburgh
The new council administration in Edinburgh will be led by 13 Labour councillors, two of whom abstained from the vote to put their party...
Council elections 2022 – Papers now published for council meeting on Thursday
There are two options for the new administration on Thursday and they are encompassed in papers published this evening on the council's website.
The first...
Council elections 2022 – SNP and Greens publish their coalition deal in full
The SNP and Green groups on The City of Edinburgh Council have published their written coalition agreement which has been approved by both. It...
Council elections 2022 – SNP say lack of clarity on Labour deal will jeopardise...
Edinburgh Labour propose forming a minority administration to take control of the council on Thursday. But the SNP say a lack of clarity on...
Council elections 2022 – Liberal Democrats welcome chance to work with Labour
There are two possible arrangements of the political parties elected to represent Edinburgh.
The first is a deal between SNP and Greens - we...
Council elections 2022 – SNP MPs and MSPs say Labour deal with Tories is...
SNP politicians at Holyrood and Westminster have written to Cllr Cammy Day, the leader of the Edinburgh Labour party, asking for an assurance that...
Council elections 2022 – Liberal Democrat Group to back Edinburgh Labour
The Liberal Democrat group has announced on Twitter that it will back the Edinburgh Labour group plans for a minority administration at the council...
Council elections 2022 – Greens back coalition deal with SNP in Edinburgh
A decision was made at a specially convened meeting of Green party members in Edinburgh on Tuesday night, to support a coalition agreement with...
Water of Leith crossing must be included in redevelopment of former cash and carry...
A planning application has been lodged by J Smart & Co to develop the former Booker site next to Sainsbury’s at 22 Inglis Green...
Council elections 2022 – Labour minority administration depends on the arithmetic
Edinburgh Labour propose to run the council with only 13 councillors out of 63. This arrangement would depend on the opposition groups - Liberal...
Council elections 2022 – Labour confirm they are trying to form a minority administration
With no single party having an overall majority the administration which will run the council in Edinburgh is still being formed. There are discussions...
Council elections 2022 – SNP say the door is still open to Labour
An SNP/Green deal looks as though it would be the simplest arrangement in forming a new administration at the City Chambers, but the draft...
SNP name preference for Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh
The SNP group in Edinburgh have nominated Liberal Democrat group leader, Cllr Robert Aldridge, for the senior role of Lord Provost, in a formal...
Council elections 2022 – Liberal Democrats are still having “constructive talks”
It is now more than three weeks since the council elections and while other towns and cities have formed administrations, Edinburgh is as yet...
Council elections 2022 – Edinburgh Greens to take decision on coalition on Tuesday
At the recent council elections the Greens increased their councillor numbers in Edinburgh to ten and the SNP now have 19 councillors.
The two...
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