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Council to restart garden waste collection
The council has advised they will restart garden waste collections from 11 May 2020.
The service was suspended in April as part of Edinburgh's...
Joint letter from Edinburgh’s political leaders
The leaders of the Council’s SNP, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green groups have come together to issue a joint letter.
Cllrs Adam McVey,...
Learn at home – whatever age you are
Get stuck in when you’re stuck at home!
A series of fun and free online activities to keep residents of all ages active and busy...
Changes to bin collections
From 7 April the council is suspending brown bin garden waste collections to help focus on priority services.
This will help crews on...
Coronavirus – What are our councillors doing?
The City of Edinburgh Council is in recess.
This means they no longer meet as a council nor do any of the councillors attend...
Using the parks in Edinburgh for your daily exercise
While you may of course use the parks in Edinburgh for exercise, the Council Leaders remind the public that they should follow social distancing guidance...
Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election postponed
The council by-election planned for 21 May 2020 in the Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward has had to be postponed.
Due to the current public health advice...
Council support for vulnerable pupils
The council has put plans in place to ensure learning continues for the city's vulnerable young people.
Two dedicated hub schools opened today for identified...
Coronavirus – Council leaders ‘Let’s look after one another’
Edinburgh’s Council Leaders urge people in Edinburgh to be considerate of one another and of their surroundings to help the city respond to the...
Home delivery for emergency food parcels
The council will deliver 2,000 emergency food parcels to vulnerable families across the city today.
A team of drivers will be delivering the parcels...
From the Council Leader
During this time the council has gone into recess and there is virtually nobody working from the City Chambers.
The council says it is...
Council looking at ways of protecting the homeless
Plans are in place to protect people facing homelessness in Edinburgh during the coronavirus outbreak thanks to the combined efforts of the council,...
Coronavirus – Council services suspended or changed – essential information here
As a result of coronavirus pandemic the council is making changes to its services to protect the public and its own staff.
These come...
Coronavirus – Council’s catering team donate food from school kitchens
The council's catering service has been busy over the last two days removing perishable items from school kitchens to make sure that valuable food...
Council establishes 3,500 places for children of key workers
Learning and childcare plans now set out for key workers in Edinburgh
Learning and childcare arrangements are in place at 23 Edinburgh schools to accommodate...
Coronavirus – council strengthen procedures to protect vulnerable residents
The City of Edinburgh Council has taken steps this morning to strengthen the way they work to provide support to those who need it...
Coronavirus – Council closes city venues
Council-owned venues across Edinburgh to close until the end of April.
A City of Edinburgh Council spokesperson said: “In the light of the latest...
Go-ahead for EICC hotel deal in spite of opposition
At the full council meeting earlier today the council gave the go-ahead to the proposal to enter a 25-year lease with the Edinburgh International...
The City of Edinburgh Council meeting 12 March 2020 – LIVE coverage
The City of Edinburgh Council meets today at the City Chambers from 10.00am.
The Edinburgh Reporter will be in the chamber to follow...
Council defers taking decisions on Third Party grants until May
We followed proceedings at the council earlier when the Education, Children and Families Committee heard from a variety of deputations for three and a...
South and south west of the city is being short changed
A report coming before the council today reveals that a higher percentage of funding is being awarded to the north of the city than...
Bike hire now includes 168 e-bikes
Now you have no excuse whatsoever not to use the Just Eat hire bikes. From today you can find an electrically assisted bike at...
Council promises support for bike buses
Claire Miller, Green transport spokesperson, lodged a motion at today's Transport and Environment Committee to draw attention to the bike buses which take place...
Council sets its three year budget – with increase to council tax
With two notable abstentions, all 63 councillors voted in the budget debate earlier today in a meeting which began at 10.00am with several deputations...
Council Budget 2020 – the proposals
There are various motions presented today from all the political parties represented at the City Chambers in Edinburgh, all with their own proposals as...
#Council budget meeting takes place today
The council meets today to discuss and set its revenue budget for the next three years.
There are organisations who will address the meeting...
Protests over education cuts at the City Chambers
Representatives from both the Musicians' Union and the Educational Institute for Scotland were trying to catch the eye of councillors attending the Finance and...
Holyrood allocates more money for housing in Edinburgh
The council's Housing Convener, Kate Campbell, has welcomed news that The Scottish Government has increased the amount of funding available for housing by £3million....
Conservative councillor accused of sexism
A Tory councillor has been accused of “casual, lazy, everyday sexism”, after speculating that Cllr Kate Campbell will “finally wield the knife” at council...
Council writes off £2.1m of unpaid parking tickets
The City of Edinburgh Council writes off millions in unpaid parking fees.
Transport chiefs at City Chambers have been forced to write off more than...
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