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Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

There's more to homelessness than no home - Ewan Aitken

Edinburgh and Glasgow are among Scottish councils considering introducing a workplace parking levy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Scottish Labour putting brakes on the Workplace Parking Levy - Steve Cardownie

The site in Newbridge which had been earmarked for 500 homes, but could now become an industrial estate.

Industrial estate recommended at 500 homes site

To mark Victoria Day in May 1952, locals gathered around a bonfire on the Grassmarket.

In pictures: Grassmarket in the 1950s and 1960s

Edinburgh Trams works on Princes Street - the years-late, over-budget project damaged the city's reputation. Picture: Neil Hanna.

‘Public trust in council yet to recover after trams fiasco’

Council officials say the Central Bar in Leith Walk was told to turn down the volume, not cancel bands.

Claim bar had music licence revoked denied by council

Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield has published a new report imagining what Edinburgh could look like in 2040.

Radical Princes Street revamp predicted under ‘imagined’ 2040 Edinburgh vision

Exclusive Tourist tax risks creating ‘negative and unwelcoming’ image of Scotland

Dog dirt needs disposing of properly by owners

It’s a tough job cleaning after your dog but someone’s got to do it - Vladimir ...

Exclusive Edinburgh’s festivals seek tourist tax exemption for performers and crews

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 17: Leader of the SNP, Humza Yousaf waves after giving a speech on day three of the SNP conference at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) on October 17, 2023 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Humza Yousaf addresses conference for the first time as party leader today and will pledge an extra £300 million for the NHS to cut waiting lists. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Yousaf’s conference speech was a jumble of U-turns - Ian Murray

Housing planning co-ordination, please - John McLellan

Lord Hardie said there had been a "litany of avoidable failures" in the Edinburgh tram project

Officers should tell the truth or face penalty - Iain Whyte

Former Deputy First Minister John Swinney

How about an apology for trams fiasco, John? - Sue Webber

Tom Connolly is UNISON City of Edinburgh Branch Secretary

City Council staff deserve a fair pay deal for all - Tom Connolly

City Council leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

City council STL planning regime in spotlight - John McLellan
The Fringe may be over for another year, but there is always Edinburgh’s planning system to provide year-round comedy, if only the issues weren’t so serious.

Exclusive Edinburgh International Festival “stretched to breaking point” by funding cuts

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A Festival village which turns into student accommodation? Now there’s a thought...

Kayleigh O'Neill

We need collective and immediate action on climate - Kayleigh O'Neill

First Minister Humza Yousaf has backed council's opposition to the proposals

FM condemns proposals house asylum seekers on ship

The very annoying Silent Disco at Hunter Square

After tourist tax, all we need now is a 1000 per cent Silent Disco tax - Vladimi...

Interim social care boss Alan Adams has left Edinburgh City Council after less than a month. Picture: Neil Hanna.

Pay row care boss quits after less than month

A weekend of free film screenings will be staged in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh later this month.

Edinburgh to revive free outdoor cinema screenings ahead

Edinburgh is an expensive city for people on the minimum wage (Picture: Robert Ray)

Edinburgh is a city divided between rich and poor – Susan Dalgety

Once members of Edinburgh Council's ruling coalition, Labour's Cammy Day ousted the SNP's Adam McVey as leader after last year's election

Dear Cammy, city may have ‘historical charm' but it's got big problems too

Gilmerton Cove, about ten feet below ground, is thought to have been inhabited up to 300 years ago (Picture: Phil Wilkinson)

Mysterious and historic cave is a gem well worth saving – Donald Anderson

The Edinburgh Tram Inquiry will have specific lessons about what went wrong, but also wider ones about how to handle major projects (Picture: PA)

Tram Inquiry’s critics are wrong, its late report will be far from 'meaningless'
Running Edinburgh Council was the equivalent of servicing a machine with millions of moving parts

School meal debt has been wiped out thanks to the Scottish Greens, says Alys Mumford (Picture: Chris Radburn/PA)

Here's what Scottish Green councillors have achieved – Alys Mumford

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Bid to 'derecognise' new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh fails

Further cutbacks come as Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership already finds itself at breaking point, after a wide-ranging investigation found “significant weaknesses” in the delivery of service.

Social care services overspending by £100,000 a day

An image of actor Anna Karina from the film Vivre Sa Vie was projected onto Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh last month as part of a campaign to save the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Filmhouse cinema in the city. (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Rescue package revealed for Edinburgh International Film Festival revival

The Newcraighall East proposals form part of a £60m investment by Cullross and the development consists of 236 properties.

More than 200 homes planned for development to east of Edinburgh

Meadowbank: Plans submitted for 650 new homes in Edinburgh on site of former stadium

Plans submitted for 650 new homes in Edinburgh on site of former stadium

Lorna Slater is the minister for green skills, circular economy and biodiversity

Active travel and safer streets are good for city life - Lorna Slater

Dancer at the Burke and Hare

Council's legal fees for strip club ban bid costs taxpayers £117k

Proposals for the delivery of an exciting mixed-use development at 20 Haymarket Yards have been given the green light by City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans for new Edinburgh hotel get the green light

The Cocktail Club wants to change the use of the building which sits at 102 George Street, transforming it into a trendy bar.

Swish new cocktail bar set for George Street

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

Lothian Buses runs more than 50 services (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Lothian Buses' ticket prices are going up. But they're worth every penny

Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of her desire to help vulnerable children (Picture: Andy Buchanan/pool/Getty Images)

Sturgeon's pledge to help vulnerable young people faces key test – Susan Dalgety

Locals hope to save the Muirhouse Millennium Centre.

Lifeline community centre at risk of closure over lack of funding

Living Rent campaigners and other members of the community demonstrated outside the old Tynecastle High School on Saturday morning.

Protest over ‘undemocratic’ approval of student flats

Councillors have decided to hold a new consultation on the strip club ban agreed in March last year. Picture: Tony Marsh.

Public asked thoughts on strip club ban

Education Scotland said the teaching on offer at the Howdenhall children’s home was unsatisfactory (Picture: Emma Cook)

Council's guardianship of vulnerable children is a disgrace – Susan Dalgety

Elaine Miller, a physiotherapist with a sideline in comedy, is standing as an independent in the Corstorphine/Murrayfield council by-election

Women's rights campaigner is right by-election choice for the independent-minded

Burns Night celebrates seasonal food produced locally

Readers' letters: How can Edinburgh City Council simply ditch meat and dairy?

The new park, which has now been granted planning permission, will serve an influx of new residents moving to the town, where over 3,000 sustainable homes are being built.

Granton Gasholder Park plans granted

Edinburgh protest for Global Day of Action during the UN Climate Conference COP27 (Lisa Ferguson)

Edinburgh is first European capital to embrace vegan treaty

Cammy Day is the leader of Edinburgh City Council

20-minute neighbourhoods: living well locally is the goal for Edinburgh council ...

The operators of the King's Theatre in Edinburgh have warned it is at risk of permanent closure due to an £8.9 million funding gap for a long-awaited refurbishment.

'Last chance saloon' closure warning over £8.9m funding gap for King’s revamp

Council voted to use grant funding to move two employees over to council payroll

Council vote to fund short-term rescue of Gorgie Farm

The holiday flats will be created in a former language school in Albyn Place at the west end of Queen Street. Picture: Google Streetview.

Plans for Airbnb-style holiday flats given go-ahead

Kevin Lang (left) and fellow Liberal Democrats campaigned against the plans for 500 homes on the greenbelt at Cammo.

Greenbelt victory for Cammo campaigners

Plans have been submitted for a new huge new Edinburgh village with over 200 homes.

Consultation over huge new development in Newcraighall

Edinburgh social housing numbers show one person still waiting after 60 years on the register

Edinburgh social housing numbers show one person still waiting after 60 years