Tag: The City of Edinburgh Council

Plans have been lodged to build homes in north Edinburgh on a plot of land which locals are fighting to stop from being redeveloped as it has become rewilded in the meantime.The Western...

The matter of The Scottish Government’s sudden proposal to freeze council tax announced recently by the First Minister at the SNP party conference was discussed by councillors under an emergency motion tabled by the...

Edinburgh has been ranked the best council in Scotland on climate action, according to research by Climate Action UK.The City of Edinburgh Council was awarded an overall score of 58% making it fourth...

An advertising company which installed a “horrendously bright” advertising screen at Picardy Place has apologised for emitting “unacceptable levels of brightness” and said this was caused by “technical issues”.Locals took to social media to discuss the...

There is considerable anger in response to the announcement by the First Minister, Humza Yousaf that council tax next year will be frozen.The Edinburgh Reporter understands that the Deputy First Minister is to meet...

The City of Edinburgh Council has said it will take legal action against descendants of Henry Dundas if they do not return a stolen plaque which claimed the controversial 18th century politician was responsible...

Following in the footsteps of her predecessor, The Festival Director of the Edinburgh International Festival and internationally acclaimed classical violinist Nicola Benedetti, CBE, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Edinburgh Award.Since...

Plans to site a 5G mast in the Grange have been refused after more than 300 local people objected.Council planners ruled the 15-metre high pole could not be installed in The Grange as its...

The City of Edinburgh Council has backed a call to explore banning Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) from parts of the city amid concern they are endangering pedestrians and creating potholes.Green councillor Chas Booth said...

A new Edinburgh bus gate camera is being set up by Leith Links as part of more Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures being rolled out in the area this week.Restricting traffic to buses, taxis and bicycles will...

Edinburgh schoolchildren are “too scared to go to the toilet” due to a growing number of kids vaping in bathrooms, a council meeting has heard.Concerns over the affect of teen vaping on education and health...

Cllr James Dalgleish who is the planning convener has been shortlisted for Young Councillor of the Year by LGIU Scotland and CCLA.He was elected in May 2022 at the age of 27, and...

Picardy Place is the focus of a couple of bloopers this week in relation to matters which are under the control of the council.The first is the siting of a lamppost in the...

The bus gate camera on Manse Road which is an integral part of the Corstorphine Connections scheme to reduce through traffic in the area is about to become live once more.There have been...

Plans to allow taxis and coaches access to a busy Edinburgh city centre pedestrian area so that a new five-star hotel can “show off” celebrity guests have sparked “serious safety concerns”.The W Hotel wants...

Residents living in parts of Edinburgh which were affected by anti social behaviour on bonfire night will be offered free bulky waste uplifts, in a bid to clear the streets of items which could...

Community Cinema Hubs Project showing films all over Edinburgh.A new Local Cinema film programme has been rolled out this autumn with films including Ken Loach's The Old Oak being screened in seven community cinemas...

Police have warned Edinburgh Council against re-opening much-needed public toilets near the city centre over fears they would attract criminality and anti-social behaviour.Toilets at Nicolson Square were one of ten which were closed in...

An Edinburgh cabbie living in one of the city’s most expensive postcodes has been refused permission to use his garage as a short-term let – despite arguing it would not become a “party flat”.The council...

People in Edinburgh are invited to contribute their views on the creation of a new outdoor city skatepark as plans to transform a derelict bowling green begin to take shape.A council consultation on making Leith...

An Edinburgh couple’s controversial plan to turn a former bowling club into a family home has been given the go-ahead after a planning row with furious neighbours who wanted the space to become a...

Edinburgh Council has set out how it plans to enforce the new licensing rules in respect of short-term lets. But the council has admitted it has no powers of its own to force people...

Friends of the Earth Edinburgh protested against the approval for Rosebank outside the UK Government building on Sibbald Walk on Saturday.Crowds gathered to protest against the  Rosebank Oilfield approval at the UK Government Building...

The City of Edinburgh Council has agreed to ban the use of glyphosate based weedkillers in the city’s parks in what is regarded as a first in Scotland. All political parties were in broad agreement...

Full council meetingA meeting of all 63 councillors will be held at the City Chambers today beginning at 10am.It is always interesting to read the questions which councillors put to the various conveners,...

A sense of “dread and fear” is being felt in Edinburgh as the city faces cuts in vital health and social care services – which bosses warn would have a “direct impact” on people if approved. Proposals to...

A large neon pink sign erected in Edinburgh city centre to attract food market customers will have to be ripped out and taken away after operators lost a planning battle to keep it in...

Work is set to begin to demolish an Edinburgh high school to make way for an energy-saving ‘superblock’ with allotments, an orchard and outdoor gym.In a major milestone for the regeneration of Wester Hailes, plans for a state-of-the-art...

Police are investigating a missing bronze plaque taken from the base of Edinburgh’s Melville Monument.The plaque had been erected to clarify the involvement of First Lord of the Admiralty and 1st Viscount Melville,...

Cllr Scott Arthur, The City of Edinburgh Council's Transport and Environment Convener urges everyone who can to leave their car at home tomorrow and get on the bus, tram or train, or use active...