The group behind proposals to hold a counter independence march in the opposite direction to an official event say they “will be conducting ourselves differently” after being forced to call off the plans over health and safety.
An independence campaigner has halted "highly embarrassing plans" to hold a march through the Capital at the same time as an official All Under One Banner (AUOB) event - travelling in the opposite direction.
TRADERS have been told to “stay in their lane” amid fears that community policing could be handed over to private companies – as plans to set up a business improvement district (BID) in the Old Town will go to a ballot.
TRANSPORT chiefs have been accused of chasing parking problems around the city like “a game of whack-a-mole” amid fears proposals to set up 32 new controlled areas could move issues to other parts of the Capital.
ROADS chiefs have given “absolute assurances” that Lothian Buses will play a key role in shaping a 10-year strategy to overhaul the Capital’s transport network.
CONSERVATIVES have delayed the final approval of the 10-year city centre transformation strategy after their calls for unfunded proposals to be put on hold were rejected.
WASTE chiefs have stressed that Scottish Government proposals for a bottle deposit scheme will help clean up the Capital’s street – despite a warning it could lead to more expensive contracts and recycling rates to fall.
PROPOSALS to build 155 “much-needed” new homes in Leith have been approved by councillors – despite concerns over the sustainability of the development.
COUNCILLORS have approved controversial proposals to replace an office block with flats – despite the planning convener branding the designs “not ideal”.
Schoolchildren are being “treated like criminals” after councillors banned them from marching down Princes Street during next week’s climate protest – with teenage organisers threatened with arrest.
Anti-terrorism security barriers could be installed at vulnerable sites across the Capital - amid fears that tightly-congested areas between road blocks could become more of a target.
BUS chiefs have warned that proposals to reduce the number of bus stops in the Capital could "impact on service provision" and have raised concerns that a free hopper bus may threaten the "viability" of the company.
A Conservative councillor has been labelled a “pound-shop Jeremy Clarkson” after warning that suburban residents will foot the bill as part of an overhaul of city centre parking.
NEW Scottish Government rules could mean the Capital’s “struggling” homelessness services will need to restrict all B&B stays to seven days or face breaking the law.
RESIDENTS are pleading with councillors to reject proposals to demolish an office block to make way for flats – over privacy concerns and increased levels of traffic.
TRANSPORT bosses have been accused of taking Lothian Buses “for granted” as the company’s plans to take control of the Capital’s bus station have been put “on hold”.
COMMUNITY councillors are calling on transport bosses to extend a proposed low emission zone (LEZ) to cover the entire New Town to “offer residents and visitors the highest levels of protection against air pollution”.
