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Edinburgh Council may return to running holiday hubs after vote
Edinburgh Council may start running its own holiday hubs again after concerns raised over a reduced service.
Until last spring, the council-run Braidburn holiday hub...
This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh
The planning applications lodged with the council's planning department this week are detailed on the list below.
Any property owner seeking to build, improve or...
Councillors vote to keep social work team at hospital
A ‘lifesaving’ social work team at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) has been retained after Edinburgh councillors reversed a decision...
Councillors examining access to bus lanes and bus gates for taxis and private hire...
Edinburgh councillors will review allowing private hire vehicles to use bus lanes in the city - but for now are asked to maintain the...
Council still examining subsidised bus to serve Ratho
A new minibus service could be launched between Ratho and the city centre under plans set to be considered by Edinburgh councillors.
If approved, council...
Figures show that school violence has increased “significantly”
Statistics have revealed that 14 injuries result from violence in capital schools every day – and councillors are to consider ways to deal with...
Council will review proposed lease of South Queensferry premises
Councillors voted on Thursday to review a decision concerning a lease of business premises in South Queensferry
The council had been working to lease additional...
Construction of Edinburgh’s Christmas has begun
Much of Edinburgh’s Christmas market has started construction – but a portion of it is being held back as it is likely to be...
Edinburgh Council wrongfully considered staff volunteers according to HMRC investigation
Edinburgh Council failed to appropriately pay volunteer staff at an outdoor centre, according to an HMRC investigation.
The tax service said the breaches were not...
Call for Edinburgh school attendance investigation
A call has been made for Edinburgh Council to investigate alleged under reporting of reduced timetables in capital schools.
SNP councillor Euan Hyslop has put...
This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh
The planning applications lodged with the council's planning department this week are detailed on the list below.
Any property owner seeking to build, improve or...
Voi to add more e-bikes for hire in Edinburgh
More than 21,700 trips have been taken by more than 5,800 riders on the city's new e-bikes provided by Voi since they were introduced....
Edinburgh social workers used AI for reports as part of trial
Edinburgh social workers have been using an AI programme to help write up reports as part of a trial into the potential benefits of...
Further delays in settling contributions from Crosswinds developer
Developers of Crosswinds on the former north-south runway at Edinburgh Airport in West Edinburgh have asked for a further six months in which to...
This week’s planning applications
All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below.
Any property owner seeking to build,...
Call to address Edinburgh Fringe antisemitism
Calls have been made to tighten up rules around anti-Semitism at Edinburgh venues after several Fringe acts were cancelled this summer.
During this year’s Fringe, comedians...
Poverty ‘absolute disgrace’ says Edinburgh Council leader
The level of poverty in the Capital has been slammed as an ‘absolute disgrace’ by the city’s council leader as she detailed plans to...
Petition to make Edinburgh Council plant-based
A petition to make all food at council events and meetings plant-based is set to be considered by councillors.
In 2023, the council voted to...
Warnings of violence against Edinburgh Council staff
Edinburgh council staff are facing “shocking levels of violence and threat” as they try to manage the city’s housing allocations freeze, councillors have been...
Edinburgh council tenant has to travel an hour each way to take a shower
An Edinburgh council tenant who has to travel to a gym an hour away to take a shower is demanding a move to more...
Council accused of mishandling government monies
An Edinburgh nursery body claims the city council is “creaming off” £1,500 per child of government funding, wasting resources for early learning and childcare.
The...
Locals in South Queensferry disappointed after petition
Local councillor Kevin Lang has put the skids on residents' hopes for dealing with the nightmare of boy racers outside their homes anytime soon.
Locals...
Call for action on Calton Hill erosion
Extra efforts to fight erosion on Calton Hill have been called for by councillors over fears ‘managed decline’ is harming the park’s health and...
Five things you need to know today
The Library of Lost Maps
Cartographer James Cheshire will share a story of an overlooked archive in his talks for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s...
This week’s planning applications
All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below.
Any property owner seeking to build,...
Calling for action this winter on Calton Hill
The Calton Hill Conservation Trust (CHCT) has declared an Erosion Emergency on the hill and will make a direct call to the council on...
Former Bruntsfield bank to be replaced with coffee shop
Edinburgh locals have hit out as the site of a once-loved local bank is set to be replaced with a new Black Sheep Coffee.
The...
Filmhouse may get certification permission
An independent cinema may get permission to self-certify films for screening, under plans set to be considered by Edinburgh councillors.
The Filmhouse, on Lothian Road,...
Dr Elsie Inglis statue set for approval
A controversial statue of a historic Edinburgh doctor is set to be approved by councillors for construction on the Royal Mile.
Dr Elsie Inglis worked...
Edinburgh rat task force to be explored
A new anti-rat task force will be explored by council officers after reports of rodent infestations across the city.
Residents told councillors that the rat...
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