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Council approves recommendations made by the Tanner inquiry
The council today approved the recommendations in a report from an independent inquiry which is led by Susanne Tanner QC.
Ms Tanner and a...
Inquiry critical of council and two former officers
An independent report has criticised The City of Edinburgh Council for their handling of complaints of abuse by a senior manager and recommends an...
Edinburgh councillor shortlisted for award
Cllr Eleanor Bird who represents the Forth ward is shortlisted in the category of council champion for education in the 2021 Local Government Information...
Council moving forward with proposals for city centre low emission zone
The council will take forward its plans for a city centre low emission zone (LEZ) in Edinburgh when it meets next week, banning petrol...
Green flags in abundance for Edinburgh
Keep Scotland Beautiful has awarded green flag status to a record-breaking 38 capital parks - including 35 managed by the council.
There are only 77...
Council agree short term measures for improvements at Portobello junction
Two cyclists died in a two year period at the junction of Portobello High Street with Sir Harry Lauder Road and Inchview Terrace: Heather...
What deputations had to say to the Transport and Environment Committee
There were several written deputations to the Transport and Environment Committee when it met on Thursday.
Some of these also took the relatively new...
Edinburgh restores homeless centre at The Haymarket Hub
Edinburgh Council has restored its homeless centre set up last year during the pandemic at The Haymarket Hub Hotel. This is regarded as a...
Council pave the way for spending on footpaths and dropped kerbs
Increased spending will allow The City of Edinburgh Council to keep to its promise of ensuring safer, more accessible footpaths in the city.
In...
CCWEL – work may at long last begin
Around seven or eight years after the first consultation began under the previous council administration, it is likely that the work on providing a...
Council publish annual report on poverty in Edinburgh
The council has reported progress on dealing with poverty in the city and the council's ambition to end poverty by 2030.
Latest data shows...
Moving BioQuarter forward
At Tuesday's Policy and Sustainability Committee a decision will be taken by councillors which will allow the development of the area known as BioQuarter...
Planning for the future by keeping new developments within the city boundary
Edinburgh Council is to adopt a brownfield first strategy in its new local development plan which has now been drafted, and is part way...
Scottish Home Award for Craigmillar Town Centre
The new Craigmillar Town Centre has won the Housing Regeneration Project of the Year award at the Scottish Home Awards.
The prestigious accolade was...
Bike hire scheme skids to a halt
The Just Eat Bike Hire scheme which allowed anyone with a credit card to pick up a bike and drop it somewhere else in...
Councillors welcome doctors’ support for active travel measures
Edinburgh’s Transport Convener has welcomed the call by more than 140 medical professionals to keep and expand upon measures introduced to support active travel...
Council demands increase in the number of Afghan refugees welcomed to the UK
Edinburgh's Council Leader will write to the UK Government calling for the number of refugees to be welcomed to the UK to be increased...
George IV Bridge to reopen gradually to traffic
Following the fire on George IV Bridge on Tuesday the cordon around the site near The Elephant House has been reduced. This is...
Airport criticise council for denying planning permission
Edinburgh Airport bosses have criticised a decision by the city council refusing permission for a new access road – saying councillors and officers are...
Further site being considered for Edinburgh’s Gaelic High School
Edinburgh Council education officers are to look again at the feasibility of two sites in central Edinburgh for a Gaelic high school after internal...
Edinburgh Council to licence short term lets
The City of Edinburgh Council decided today to take steps to cracking down on Airbnbs and other short term lets in the capital.
In the...
Pennywell Hub – at the centre of Muirhouse regeneration
Plans have now been lodged for the new multi million pound civic centre in North Edinburgh as part of The City of Edinburgh’s...
Council launch new active travel campaign
People in Edinburgh are being encouraged to make even part of their journey by active travel - walking, wheeling or cycling - and repeat...
Toilets at Inverleith Park closed due to vandalism
The temporary toilets at Inverleith Park recently installed by the council have been vandalised and will be closed for a day or two pending...
Planning application lodged for expansion of South Queensferry
A detailed masterplan for a major mixed-use development between the approaches for the bridges over the River Forth at South Queensferry has been submitted.
CALA...
Council gives go ahead to festival for outdoor concerts in Inverleith
Forty classical musical performances are to be staged at The Edinburgh Academy Junior School, next to residential properties – despite objections of neighbours concerned...
Edinburgh receives funding for affordable housing for the next five years
The Scottish Government announced today that council areas in Scotland will share more than £3.2 billion in grant funding in the next five years...
Council to reopen more community centres
There has been a constant plea from community groups all over the city during the last year demanding that the council reopens community centres....
Council cleaning up after record rainfall
Anyone in Edinburgh on Sunday could tell you that there was a record amount of rain in a very short space of time.
It...
Permission granted for Scotland’s largest net zero housing development
The City of Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for 444 houses at Western Villages which will create the largest net zero carbon housing...
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