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#Edinburgh2050 – Peter Proud wants innovation and change
Last September the #Edinburgh2050 conversation was launched at the Edinburgh offices of Cortex. The Cortex Founder and Managing Director Peter Proud names Bill Gates as one...
#Edinburgh2050 Hugh Rutherford’s view on Edinburgh
In the latest edition of the #Edinburgh2050 blog series, Hugh Rutherford tells us about the Edinburgh Business Forum's involvement in creating a vision for the...
#Edinburgh2050 – the tourism perspective
At the Edinburgh Tourism Action Group Conference 2017, held recently at Edinburgh Zoo, the council commissioned an information video featuring some of the main players...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Housing Convener
by Councillor Joan Griffiths MBE who represents the Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward and who was recently appointed as Housing Convener.
The council passed its 2017/18 budget on...
Every little litter picker helps
The P2 pupils from Dalry Primary School were very excited on Friday morning. Not only was it about to be holiday time, but also...
Cost of getting hitched has gone up in Edinburgh
For those romantics among you who plan to get married at one of Edinburgh's registrars' offices the cost has gone up by 4.44%.
Following the setting...
The Cole Report blames poor workmanship for defects in Edinburgh schools
The Cole Report was published yesterday. It is a report commissioned by the Chief Executive of The City of Edinburgh Council following school closures last...
Schools report – Chief Executive ‘believes all schools safe’
Today at the City Chambers they had a lot to discuss. First there was the budget meeting and then there was the publication of...
Car Parking charges to increase from 1 April 2017
The council passed its draft budget earlier today which includes proposals to increase the cost of car parking in Edinburgh.
Car parking charges will go...
Council’s Chief Executive says the Schools Report ‘pulls no punches’
17 of the city's schools were closed last year following storm damage to Oxgangs Primary School which uncovered building defects in schools built under...
Conservative councillors welcome the Cole Report on PPP1 schools
Conservative Group leader Councillor Cameron Rose has shared his thoughts on the report produced by Professor John Cole CBE at the City Chambers this...
Councillor chooses words carefully at Budget meeting
Councillor Gordon Munro is Labour councillor for Leith Ward. He is an experienced councillor who is never stuck for words, but we were again...
Independent report into schools closure now published
Last spring the outer skin of a wall at Oxgangs Primary School fell off. Following that defects were found in 17 schools across the...
Edinburgh’s draft budgets for 2017-18 in full
The four political parties represented on the council in Edinburgh have all lodged their own versions of what the council should spend almost £1...
TERLive! Edinburgh Council sets its budget for 2017-18
With warnings that council tax will rise by 3% the council will discuss its budget for the forthcoming year today.
Here you can follow all...
Half term – places available at Edinburgh Leisure Holiday Clubs
With half term coming up you may be wondering how to deal with childcare - or just making your children busy over the few...
Design competition launched today for Ross Bandstand replacement
Malcolm Reading Consultants have today launched a competition to find an architectural team who can redesign the space presently occupied by the Ross Bandstand....
Wannabe Morningside councillor wants council to get rid of gulls
Nick Cook is the Conservative councillor for Liberton and Gilmerton at the moment but is standing in the upcoming elections for Morningside. Today he...
UNISON will lobby the council about budget cuts
The City of Edinburgh Council hold their budget meeting tomorrow morning. This will set the spending for the year to come, even though there...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Gavin Barrie Economy Convener
SNP Councillor Gavin Barrie is Economy Convener. He took over this position after Councillor Frank Ross was elected Group Leader in March last year.
Ahead...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Alasdair Rankin the Finance Convener
The Finance Convener SNP Councillor Alasdair Rankin, along with his Labour vice-convener Councillor Bill Cook, are responsible for setting the budget which will govern council...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Lesley Hinds Transport Convener
Councillor Lesley Hinds is the Transport and Environment Convener charged with looking after two highly contentious areas of what the council does. Not a...
Lothian Chambers to become Edinburgh’s French Embassy
Councillors decided today to divest the council of two main properties, all as part of the ongoing Asset Management Strategy (AMS) which is aimed...
Are these the last Christmas trees in town?
Edinburgh Council has a policy of encouraging us to recycle our Christmas trees. They assured us before Christmas that all we had to do was put the...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Cammy Day Education Convener
Ahead of the council's budget meeting this Thursday, the Education Convener Councillor Cammy Day has set out his stall for council spending in his...
Trump placards and banners to go to the People’s Story Museum
Thousands of protesters took part in the anti-Trump protests which took place last Monday evening and during the previous weekend, all displaying some good humour with...
Extra monies from Holyrood as Edinburgh Council debate their budget next week
Even as the media met with Councillors Rankin and Cook yesterday afternoon, (the Convener and Vice-Convener of Finance and Resources respectively), the good news came...
#Edinburgh2050 Initial findings of Edinburgh City Vision published
The Edinburgh Reporter went along to Portobello High School today where 20 of the secondary pupils were discussing some of the issues which have...
Council and a couple of utility companies sign pledge on roadworks
The City of Edinburgh Council Transport Convener Councillor Lesley Hinds was joined by representatives from three utility companies earlier today in signing a public pledge...
Edinburgh jewellers take their seats on the Edinburgh to China flight
Laing Edinburgh is to be the first sponsor for Scotland's first ever direct flight to China.
The family-owned jeweller is supporting a collaborative proposal by...
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