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Council Elections 2017 – Alex Lunn Craigentinny/Duddingston – SNP candidate
Alex Lunn is one of the three existing councillors for Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward and he is standing again as an SNP candidate in May 2017.
We...
Register now to vote in the council elections – reminder to 16 & 17...
Registration to vote in the council elections closes on 17 April 2017.
A voter registration event was held recently at Holy Rood RC High...
Comment – Councillor Melanie Main on Morningside banking closure
by Councillor Melanie Main, Green Group councillor for Meadows/Morningside and one of the candidates for the newly named Morningside Ward in 2017.
Power in your hands...
Council elections 2017 – Callum Laidlaw – Portobello and Craigmillar
Callum Laidlaw is the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party candidate for Portobello and Craigmillar Ward. We met him on Portobello Beach to find out...
Council Elections 2017 – SNP candidates
There are 26 SNP candidates standing at the 2017 council elections on 4 May, 9 of whom are women.
NORMAN WORK – SNP CANDIDATE FOR...
Last petition handed in to the council’s Petitions Committee handed in today
Councillor Chas Booth the Convener of the Petitions Committee was at the City Chambers yesterday to meet the organisations behind what will be the last...
List of candidates for Council Elections 2017
Council elections will be held across Scotland on 4 May 2017.
These are the candidates for The City of Edinburgh Council who had registered as at 4.00pm on...
Council has no more to say on silent fireworks
It was Conservative Councillor Joanna Mowat who first whispered the words Silent Fireworks, asking for this possibility to be looked into in a way...
World Heritage Site management plan to be examined
The City of Edinburgh Council has drawn up a plan detailing ways it will look after the World Heritage site, and it will be considered next...
Aged 11 -21? Go to the Big Vote Party tomorrow!
On Friday 24 March 2017 between 1. 30 and 4.00pm young people in Edinburgh are invited to the inaugural Big Vote Party at the Festival Theatre.
The vote...
Edinburgh People Survey 2017
According to the latest Edinburgh People Survey capital residents remain happy with life here.
This is the largest survey of its kind in the UK,...
Protest to council about investment policy
Local campaign groups Divest Lothian and People and Planet Edinburgh protested outside the City Chambers today about the Council's investment in fossil fuel companies.
A report published...
Photographers do their best to Capture Edinburgh
At the City Art Centre there will be a major exhibition of photographs this summer following the recent Capture Edinburgh photography competition. From a...
Council claims recycling rates are on the rise
The City of Edinburgh Council says that recycling rates are climbing after new policies which they have introduced. Recycling has been made simpler in...
Determined moves by council to minimise street clutter
The council are set to declare war on A boards. These are the collapsible advertising boards which some traders set on the pavement outside their...
Council on course to improve roads and pavements next year
The council is about to embark on a major spending spree to repair roads, pavements and other infrastructure in the city in the next year.
In...
Commonwealth Day – the flag is now flying above the City Chambers
At 10am precisely The Lord Provost the Rt Hon Donald Wilson raised the Commonwealth Flag above the archway in front of the City Chambers.
The...
Deputy Council Leader muses on the Spring 2017 budget
The recent Scottish Government budget, despite supporting local services and expanding the living wage coverage, was lambasted by the Conservative party in Scotland as...
Scottish Greens launch biggest ever council campaign
This morning co-convenors of the Scottish Greens former Leith councillor Maggie Chapman and Patrick Harvie MSP launched the party's biggest ever council campaign at...
Ken Buchanan receives the Edinburgh Award
Former Undisputed World Lightweight Champion Boxer Ken Buchanan MBE was presented this evening with the prestigious Edinburgh Award 2016.
At The City Chambers there was a very nice...
Millerhill now ready to recycle food into energy
Cllr Lesley Hinds the Transport and Environment Convener the City of Edinburgh Council and Cllr Derek Rosie the Cabinet Member for Commercial Operations at Midlothian...
Supreme Court to sit in Edinburgh
The Supreme Court usually sits in London. The highest civil court in the UK it is the final court of appeal in all court...
20 mph – Phase Two is kicked off by football mascots
The council remains committed to rolling out the next phases of its 20mph scheme and today enlisted the help of the Hibs and Hearts...
20 mph – Zone 2 rolls out today
Although some key routes still have a speed limit of 30 and 40 mph Edinburgh is on a journey to become a 20mph city with...
Green Group will launch council election campaign tonight
Later today Edinburgh Greens will launch their 2017 council election campaign promising a green future for a great city with what they describe as...
More cycling racks to be installed in Edinburgh
More cycle racks are to be installed in the city to increase the amount of bike parking available.
233 racks (which means 466 spaces) will...
#Edinburgh2050 Council Leader wants young people to have their say
The conversation about a city vision for Edinburgh as to what it will look like in 2050 is ongoing.
Here Councillor Andrew Burns the...
Council candidate wants enforcement on dog ASBOs
Callum Laidlaw is the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for Portobello Craigmillar and this week he has called for more Dog Control Notices. This follows...
Garden waste to be collected every three weeks from March
The City of Edinburgh Council is making changes to the way that garden waste is being collected in the city.
Until now garden rubbish has...
Edinburgh Printmakers bouncing their way to Fountainbridge
Edinburgh Printmakers have big plans for the Castle Mill Works in Fountainbridge. This was occupied by the North British Rubber Company, and is an iconic...
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