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Major Queensferry expansion given the go-ahead
A major expansion of South Queensferry is set to get underway after plans were approved by The City of Edinburgh Council.
The project – which...
Council approves “ugly and unsuitable” retirement village in Cramond
Changes to plans for a luxury retirement village in Edinburgh have been approved despite complaints that it’s “ugly” and “unsuitable” and would look directly...
City Centre West to East Link – ground broken today at official ceremony
The official ceremony to break ground on the City Centre West to East Link project took place on Tuesday. The ground was broken today...
Works begin (at last) on CCWEL
After seven years of planning and legal delays to the proposals, work has finally begun on the £19.4 million City Centre West to East...
Decision due this week on significant expansion of The Royal Burgh of South Queensferry
Proposals regarding a major expansion to South Queensferry will be assessed by The City of Edinburgh Council planning committee this week - marking a...
Mobile library will visit Oxgangs every Monday evening from 5pm – service begins today
As a way of replacing the library at Oxgangs which continues to be used as a Covid-19 test centre, the council will use the...
Demand for national review of land for allotments while Edinburgh council create 200 more
Miles Briggs MSP has called for a National Allotment Viability Study to review potential land which could be developed for allotments and community growing...
Site at Kirkliston could be used for whisky storage
A huge whisky storage facility could be built in Edinburgh under new plans submitted to the council.
Covering an area equivalent of more than two...
After the Tanner Report – compliance and change in culture could cost £10 million
The cost of acting on the findings of an inquiry into whistle-blowing and workplace culture at The City of Edinburgh Council is set to top...
Van Gogh exhibition is go
An immersive pop-up 4D gallery in Edinburgh city centre featuring the work of Vincent Van Gogh is set to get planning approval.
Van Gogh Alive which...
Warning that rent freeze will mean fewer affordable homes being built
Council bosses have warned that a further rent freeze for tenants could prevent dozens of new affordable homes from being built.
They also say that...
Opinion – Cllr Ashley Graczyk speaks out on vandalism at Sighthill Park
Cllr Ashley Graczyk is independent councillor for Sighthill/Gorgie ward.
Over the last week, Edinburgh’s popular Sighthill Public Park has been subject to a spate...
Lothian care homes under pressure after spike in Covid-19 cases
The number of Covid-19 outbreaks in Edinburgh’s care homes more than doubled between December and January, as students and council staff were drafted in to...
Finance & Resources Committee will examine reduction in income during the pandemic
The council's Finance & Resources Committee meets on Thursday to examine the council's position two years after the pandemic began.
Councillors will hear that...
Father of boy killed in Morningside fails in bid to have dogs banned in...
A grieving father’s plea to have dogs banned from graveyards in Edinburgh has been rejected by councillors – who instead agreed to tighten rules.
Paul Irvine,...
Council to spend £400,000 on new computers for libraries – existing software “outdated”
Computers in Edinburgh’s public libraries running on outdated software have been described as ‘not fit for purpose’, as the council pledges to spend over...
Compulsory purchases will progress the West Edinburgh Link
The Council has agreed to issue Compulsory Purchase Orders for several plots of land in West Edinburgh as part a new active travel route.
The 10...
Unwanted bin hubs will become part of the New Town – despite warnings to...
Edinburgh councillors have vowed to press ahead with the roll-out of communal "bin hubs" in the New Town – despite repeated warnings that such a...
Young Queensferry boy gifted dumper truck by waste crew
A four year boy in South Queensferry was gifted a dumper truck by a City of Edinburgh Council waste crew after his mum asked...
Complaints about overflowing and uncollected bins increased last year
The number of complaints made to The City of Edinburgh Council about overflowing and uncollected bins rose by more than 70 per cent last...
Portobello restaurant plans set for refusal
“Unauthorised” plans to convert a former barbershop on Portobello High Street into a restaurant are set to be rejected by councillors after concerns were...
Brakes put on plans for Gaelic secondary school
Plans to create a Gaelic high school in Edinburgh have been put on pause after parents urged the council to consider further options for...
Residents in high rises feel ignored by council over action on damp
People living in high-rise flats in south-east Edinburgh say excessive damp and mould is damaging their physical and mental wellbeing — as concerns were...
New short term lets legislation is welcome in Edinburgh
All short-term let properties will require a licence which can be granted by the local council.
This legislation approved by The Scottish Parliament is...
Half of Edinburgh’s council houses not yet fitted with new smoke alarms
Little more than half of Edinburgh’s council houses have been upgraded to meet new fire safety regulations coming into effect from next month, it...
Council rents will be frozen for the second year
Edinburgh council tenants are set to have their rent frozen for the second year running in response to the rise in the cost of...
Planners refuse appeal to build flats in Davidson’s Mains
A last-ditch effort to build an “imposing” apartment block opposite an Edinburgh primary school has failed amid concerns over privacy and pupils’ safety.
The planning...
Temporary outdoor seating in the Old Town refused permanent permission
Outside seating areas built to help cafés, restaurants and bars in Edinburgh’s Old Town serve customers during the pandemic will have to be removed,...
Digital rollout begins for Edinburgh school pupils
The City of Edinburgh Council leader Cllr Adam McVey was joined by Education Committee member Cllr Joan Griffiths to witness first hand the handover...
Almost 500 council homes identified as damp and mouldy
Nearly 500 council house tenants in Edinburgh reported experiencing problems with damp and mould over a three month period last year, new figures reveal.
Around...
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