Politics

Kelly Parry hopes there will be some clarity 'sooner rather than later'

'Council shake-up could deter would-be candidates for 2027 elections'

Objectors said the hotel would bring more traffic onto an already busy road

Go-ahead for former masonic lodge to become hotel

Former Rockstar Games employees holding a rally

Rockstar Games denies sackings were act of 'revenge' against union

The EICC has hosted several previous prestigious international gatherings

Edinburgh to host G20 finance summit next year

Pressures on community policing are increasing

New calls for Edinburgh and Lothians to get 'fairer' police numbers

Ian Murray and Daniel Johnson say the latest figures underline the case for Edinburgh to have more powers and better funding

Edinburgh short-changed by £147 million since 2014, claims Labour

Education convener James Dalgleish

Education convener James Dalgleish cleared by Standards Commission

Neil Cuthbert hopes for cross-party support

Edinburgh referendum call on local government shake-up

Westfield Court now has crash decks in case of falling cladding

New blow for flat owners in troubled Westfield Court

Cllr Connor McManus

Mounjaro makers under fire over ‘monopoly’ of brand

Green Party leader Zack Polanski was defeated in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Analysis Changing political fortunes for Greens ahead of council elections

The Scottish Government says it is monitoring what happens in Nottingham

Edinburgh MSP says balaclava harassment 'cannot be allowed to go on'

St Margaret's House on London Road in Meadowbank.

Council pledges help for St Margaret's House artists facing eviction

Green Party MSP, Q Manivannan is sworn in during the first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament on May 14, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Q Manivannan allowed to continue working in UK after visa extended

People often find young men in balaclavas riding around on bikes intimidating,says Miles Briggs

Tories call for city centre balaclava ban to stem antisocial behaviour

Four Green councillors are standing down next May

Four Green councillors to stand down at 2027 council elections
Process under way to choose new candidates for next year’s elections
Ian Swanson

Alex Cole-Hamilton and Christine Jardine

Scottish Lib Dem leader denies manoeuvring against Edinburgh MP

Edinburgh has 'huge unmet demand' for allotments.
Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto

City's allotment waiting list almost 6,000 and more joining every week

Miles Briggs at Penumbra's Edinburgh Crisis Centre with Shaun Macaulay-Davidson, left, and chief executive Mike Burns, right.

Mental health crisis centre could close because of funding cuts

Katrina Faccenda has won her appeal against being barred from standing for Labour in next year’s elections

Leith Labour councillor wins appeal against election ban

Edinburgh council faces abolition under Scottish Government plans to shake up local government

Analysis Council shake-up plans get more complicated as clock ticks on talks

Katrina Faccenda is appealing against the decision to block her

Labour councillor appeals against election ban

Wardie Bay is a popular swimming beach - when the water is clean. Picture: SEPA

Ministers urged to 'finally clean up' Capital's sewage-plagued waters

West Lothian civic centre is home to the council, the sheriff court, the health and social care partnership and the police

Call for civic centre as base for police and other public services

Councils have been sidelined in the Scottish Government's local government reform process, says Cllr Stephen Jenkinson

Council shake-up plans 'amateurish' and 'doomed to fail'

Crowds gather at the Corstorphine Fair 2026 on Saturday, June 6, at St Margaret's Park.

Holyrood looks into hurdles facing organisers of community fairs

Katrina Faccenda - Labour

Decision to block Labour councillor from standing again 'vindictive'
‘Unless she stands as the candidate I think there’s a real chance Labour could lose the seat’
Ian Swanson

MSPs were told that areas like Fife and Scottish Borders do not want to become part of an Edinburgh region

'Fife and Borders don't want to be in the same region as Edinburgh'

Katrina Faccenda, left, and Conor Savage have been blocked from standing again

Two Labour councillors blocked by party from standing next year

Jane Meagher has branded the Scottish Government's approach as 'an insult to democracy'

City chief accuses Scottish Government of 'insult to local democracy'

The council features prominently in daily life. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Analysis More questions than answers as Edinburgh council faces the axe

Christine Jardine, Kevin Lang and Alex Cole-Hamilton

MP Christine Jardine to quit amid claims of being told she's 'too old'

Leith’s original town hall, built in 1828, later became the port’s police station

Semi-independence for Leith a welcome move - if it really happens

Lorna Slater says there are stairwells where there is nothing but short-term lets

Plea to Scottish Government to close loophole on short-term lets

Dunbar's Belhaven Beach is a popular destination for surfers. Pic: contributed

Call for legally binding targets to end sewage discharges into sea

With new regional and community authorities, Edinburgh council could cease to exist

Edinburgh council faces 'abolition' under shake-up proposals

Michael Marra was elected as new Scottish Labour leader on Saturday

Analysis Michael Marra brings fresh energy to 'hardest job in British politics'

Leith was an independent burgh until 1920

Leith could get its own council under local authority shake up

The proposal is for the area underneath North Bridge, opposite the station entrance, to become the new taxi rank.

Plan for new taxi rank at Market Street entrance to Waverley Station

Young dad Scott Arthur in 2003 with Ruth, 5, and baby Ben

City MP Scott Arthur backs call for increased paternity leave

Rejoining the EU was the most popular option across the UK, but especially in Scotland

Capital shows among strongest support for rejoining European Union

Equalities Minister Simita Kumar announced a £500,000 pot of funding for community initiatives

Minister at Big Hearts to announce more cash for community projects

Michael Marra celebrates after being named as the new Scottish Labour leader

New Scottish Labour leader promises 'politics with the doors open'

Edinburgh rejected a congestion charge in a referendum in 2005. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Scottish Government under fire over blocking congestion charge powers

Cammy Day, is leader of Edinburgh City Council. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Cammy Day appointed as baillie despite objections

Living Rent campaigners staged their protest outside the City Chambers

Call to close 'loophole' that encourages luxury student accommodation

An image from social media site X, posted by Graham Simpson of the fire in Breadalbane Street in March 2024. Picture: Graham Simpson/PA Wire

Homeowners from fire-hit flats face losing tens of thousands in tax

Heathrow expansion could hit Edinburgh’s ambition for more long-haul flights (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Fears Heathrow expansion could hit Edinburgh trains and planes

Pupils at Portobello and Queensferry High Schools already have pouches because they were trialling the scheme

First phone-ban pouches due to arrive in schools next week.

Richard Murphy's design for Princes Street

Analysis Councillors show no appetite for adventurous ideas on Princes Street

Parents have documented a series of accidents and near misses outside Craiglockhart Primary School

Vote to speed up action over zebra crossing outside city school

Lothian Buses has said without a bus gate it will not divert its No 31 service into West Craigs

Controversial bus gate approved despite 'one road out' warnings

The rankings compiled by Time Times link the schools from best to worst

Edinburgh's best and worst performing nurseries revealed

Edinburgh’s ban on on-street advertising boards is to remain. Picture: TSPL

Councillors rule out return of A-boards to Edinburgh's streets

Philip Flockhart on Atholl Crescent

Residents in court action against 544-bed 'super hostel' in West End