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Steve Cardownie

Steve Cardownie is a former Deputy Lord Provost, former deputy leader of the City of Edinburgh Council, and former leader of the council's SNP group

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A motion to Edinburgh Council says it should refer to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh simply as Edward and Sophie Windsor (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Bid to declare Duke of Edinburgh title ‘illegitimate’ looks set to fail Steve Cardownie

Some roads are in need of repairs more than others (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Pothole blitz needs to target roads that actually need fixed! – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Carry On films were fond of a double entendre, and so apparently was Queen Elizabeth (Picture: Victor Blackman/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth's ‘Carry On’ quip showed the Royals are up for a laugh Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh Council has published a draft plan for the future of the city's transport system (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

I've had my say on council's big travel plans, have you? – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a class cage at the Moscow City Court, where he was given a 25-year prison sentence (Picture: Moscow City Court via AP)

Russians speaking out against power-mad Putin deserve huge respect Steve Cardownie

Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan in conversation with Patricia Espinosa, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, during an Edinburgh Science Festival event (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Science Festival is a 'living laboratory' once more – and long may it continue Steve Cardownie

Ukrainian T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut, in Donetsk, amid bitter fighting over the town (Picture: Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukraine War heading for a crucial phrase as Kyiv prepares spring offensive Steve Cardownie

Daria Trepova, a 26-year-old from St Petersburg, has been arrested in Russia after a bomb killed the pro-Putin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky (Picture: Russian Interior Ministry Press Service via AP)

Killing of pro-Russian blogger likely being used for Kremlin propaganda Steve Cardownie

Revellers enjoy the atmosphere of the British Fancy Dress Day in Benidorm, Spain (Picture: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Benidorm is a place of pilgrimage – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Online gambling, in addition to casinos and bookmakers, has made it far easier to lose vast amounts of money (Picture: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)

Big fine provides another reason for gambling addicts to get help Steve Cardownie

People attend a vigil for those killed in a mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee (Picture: Seth Herald/Getty Images)

The deadly price of prioritising gun ownership over basic human rights Steve Cardownie

A test tram makes its way along Elm Row at walking pace

I was against original tram plan, but extension is good news – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Election officials visited Murrayfield stadium, one of nine polling stations used for the by-election, to demonstrate the single transferable vote (STV) system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference

Labour's Day safe as council leader despite Lib Dem byelection win Steve Cardownie

Once members of a coalition, Labour's Cammy Day ousted the SNP's Adam McVey as Edinburgh City Council leader

Edinburgh Council budget row is just a storm in a teacup – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Teddy bears and toys represent the thousands of children abducted by Russian forces in Ukraine at this protest in Brussels last month (Picture: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)

Ukrainian kids are being abducted and sent to Russian 're-education camps' Steve Cardownie

Scotland's new Hunting with Dogs Bill has been acclaimed by animal rights groups (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Scotland finally has a real ban on fox hunting – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh council leader Cammy Day appears safe from calls for him to resign by the SNP (Picture: Dan Barker)

Despite budget defeat, only Labour rebels pose real threat to council leader Steve Cardownie

Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Parking fines to rise to £100? Councillors face tough choices as they set budget Steve Cardownie

Ukrainian soldiers raise their national flag on an armoured car near Lyman, Donetsk region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin signals fresh offensive, Ukrainians remain determined to resist Steve Cardownie

A Ukrainian soldier fires during a training exercise in the Rivne region, amid reports of a new Russian offensive (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

As Putin redoubles efforts to take Ukraine, we must not give in to war fatigue Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh Council is holding a consultation exercise on its plans for a '20-minute neighbourhood' in Portobello (Picture: Dan Phillips)

Have your say about Porty’s planned 20-minute neighbourhood – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Putting homeless people up in bed-and-breakfasts is not good for them and costs Edinburgh Council a fortune (Picture: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images)

Homeless are being forced to pay the price of councillors' political dogma Steve Cardownie

Girls playing skipping ropes in Lapicide Place, Leith, in August 1957

Much of old Leith may be gone but photos have helped preserve the memories Steve Cardownie

A captured Russian tank is repaired by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region (Picture: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)

Boosted by US, German and Russian tanks, Ukrainian morale is high Steve Cardownie

Transport convener Scott Arthur has big plans for Edinburgh

City’s big transport plans suggest Arthur is in the right job – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

Sectarian chanting by a fan at the Hearts-St Mirren game left a bitter taste in Steve Cardownie's mouth (Picture: Mark Scates/SNS Group)

Hearts supporters turned on fan who sang sectarian song – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

A makeshift memorial outside the scene of another deadly mass shooting in America, this time in Monterey Park, California (Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

America hit by 38 mass shootings in the first 24 days of 2023 – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

A bandstand without a band makes a sorry sight (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Ross Bandstand should be for the many, not just a few – Steve Cardownie Steve Cardownie

The charity Fight Against Cancer Edinburgh (Face) organises an annual visit to Lapland for families who have lost a loved one to cancer, like Calum and Caitlin, whose mother was just 43 when she died

Cancer charities like Face are heroes for their work to help bereaved families Steve Cardownie

Protesters demonstrate in Tehran following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's so-called 'morality police' (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian regime is slaughtering its own people. The world must act Steve Cardownie

An injured man stands on a street after Russian shells hit the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday. Five were killed and 20 injured in the attack (Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)

Refugees ate Xmas dinner safe from Putin’s bombs, with a tear for those at home Steve Cardownie

Steve Cardownie is looking forward to celebrating many more Hearts goals, like this one by Lawrence Shankland (Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

As Scottish football restarts, hopefully fans will retain sense of perspective Steve Cardownie

A woman decorates a Christmas tree at the grave of her husband, Oleg Skybyk, a Ukrainian serviceman who was killed resisting the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images)

A sad Christmas for Ukrainian refugees, but their resolve remains strong Steve Cardownie

People sit in a café without power in Lviv, Ukraine. Once a safe haven for refugees, Russian attacks have plunged the city into darkness and cold (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

As winter chills hits Scotland, Ukrainians face 'unliveable' conditions Steve Cardownie

A new controlled parking zone has been proposed for Portobello (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Controlled parking expansion looks set to continue despite opposition Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh's Christmas market in Princes Street gardens, next to Ross Fountain (Picture: Annabelle Gauntlett)

Christmas celebrations are bringing crowds of smiling faces to city centre Steve Cardownie