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Campaigners call for Lord Provost to resign
Campaigners who want the council to backtrack on plans to demolish Meadowbank, replacing it with a new stadium and housing, have called this morning...
TVL Consultation launched by Council
The City of Edinburgh Council today (Wednesday) opened a citywide consultation on proposals for a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) or 'Tourist Tax'.
Having conducted detailed...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Scott Arthur on public conveniences
Councillor Scott Arthur tells us that he believes Colinton Public Toilets are at risk from budget cuts.
The City of Edinburgh Council currently has a...
The Finance Convener talking to us about the budget – and leaks
Councillor Alasdair Rankin has been in charge of the city's finances for about seven years now. We sat down with him in his office...
One parking ticket is more than enough!
I met American visitor Steve Neff at the City Chambers where he was first of all trying to pay for a parking ticket he...
SP Energy announce start of next phase on Queensferry Road
SP Energy Networks began the second phase of work in the vicinity of Queensferry Road on Friday 12th October at 18.00 as already planned.
This...
North West Locality Committee meetings
The council now devolves some decisions to the locality committees which meet regularly.
We have listed below the dates for the North West Locality Committee....
Don’t put all the culture in the city centre!
by Councillor Ashley Graczyk an Independent councillor for Sighthill/Gorgie Ward
As another summer comes to a close, I have increasingly been made aware of the...
Meadowbank consultation runs for another few weeks
The City of Edinburgh Council approved plans for the new sports stadium to replace the Meadowbank Stadium built in 1970 for the Commonwealth Games.
They...
‘New Meadowbank build’ contractor close to being appointed
Next week councillors are set to appoint a contractor to deliver a new state-of-art Meadowbank Sports Centre for Edinburgh. It has been designed to...
Opening ceremony held at new Edinburgh primary school
Earlier today the Deputy First Minister John Swinney opened the latest new Edinburgh school.
Mr Swinney was accompanied by Councillor Alison Dickie, Vice Convener for Education,...
Jardine welcomes Pinkhill planning refusal
Lib Dem MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government Reporter to reject planning permission for a 5...
Secure, on-street bicycle parking to be rolled out across Edinburgh.
Secure, on-street bike parking is set to be introduced across the Capital, under recommendations approved today (Thursday).
Members of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport...
There’s ‘bin’ some confusion….
The council has admitted that some of you will have received the wrong information about your bin collections owing to a data error.
There will...
Young motorists learn about the risks of driving
Fledgling motorists from across Edinburgh are getting a hard-hitting introduction to the risks of driving at a popular road safety event this week.
Hundreds of...
Holyrood to consult on Tourist Tax
At The Scottish Tourism Alliance autumn conference, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that there will be a national consultation on councils getting the...
Trams Consultation leads to Updated Plans
Refined plans ready to go on public display
Earlier in the summer, the Council's Trams to Newhaven project team embarked on a major public consultation...
Consultation seen as the way forward for TVL
The City of Edinburgh Council today outlined details of how a transient visitor levy, or 'tourist tax', could look if it were introduced in...
Chair to be appointed to Edinburgh Poverty Commission
The council hope to announce during Challenge Poverty Week that it will appoint Dr Jim McCormick as the chair of the new Edinburgh Poverty...
Tourist tax still on the agenda
The Council Leader and Deputy Leader of The City of Edinburgh Council are unapologetic about the amount of emphasis that is placed on Transient...
Residents’ views sought on City Council’s long term plans for change
Plans have been outlined by The City of Edinburgh Council to engage with residents on developing a four-year strategy to meet the changing demands...
Council looking for more savings in next five years
There was an air of déja vu at the media briefing to tell us about the latest in a busy line of council consultations. ...
Learning in the great outdoors…
The Outdoor Learning Challenge is the first event of its kind to be staged in Scotland and is taking place in Holyrood Park today....
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay dispel the myths over use of volunteers
At this morning's launch of the full programme for our end of year festivities, Underbelly director Ed Bartlam explained that Underbelly, as producers of...
Bonaly Primary gets the thumbs up from inspectors
The Primary School and nursery class at Bonaly were subjected to a recent inspection by Education Scotland who have given them a glowing report.
The...
Funding boost for children and young people with disabilities
The council has announced a £600,000 funding boost for children and young people with disabilities. This will mean more holiday and weekend activity clubs.
Twelve groups...
And the Edinburgh Award goes to… Doddie Weir
Cue the drum roll. Get ready to cheer. This year's Edinburgh Award goes to former Scotland cap Doddie Weir.
Doddie is being recognised for his...
How to make your own street a safer one
It was during the Beast from the East in March that we were all supposed to go riding bikes across the city centre to...
Mental health is already on the agenda in Edinburgh’s secondary schools
In its programme for government announced in Holyrood yesterday, The Scottish Government promised £60 million in additional school nursing and counselling services.
Just ahead of...
What do you think of plans for West Princes Street Gardens?
You have a couple of weeks to comment on the council consultation about West Princes Street Gardens.
Following a proposal that the Ross Bandstand is...
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