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The UK areas with the longest duration of road closures have been named.

Where Edinburgh ranks as UK's 10 cities with most roadworks named

Beloved city artwork goes missing for a second time

Humbie Primary School will remain closed for the next school year

Local authority to keep two village schools closed for another year

The former White Stuff and Grays store at 89 George Street is currently empty.

Plans approved for former department store to become a new restaurant

Edinburgh taxi driver Keith Auld, 44, who has launched a petition calling on the number of private hires in Edinburgh to be capped by the council.

Black cab taxi driver calls on council to cap number of private hires

Three businesses in Pendle failed to ask for ID and sold vapes to underage volunteers.

Trading standards officials say they lack funding to tackle vape ban

The traffic ban in Edinburgh's Cockburn Street's, which is in effect during certain times of day, has been made permanent

City centre traffic ban to be made permanent following trial

School students in Edinburgh have been locked out of key learning resources following the cyber attack. PIC: pexels.com

Council says no data was compromised in schools cyber attack

Pupils in Edinburgh have been cut off from revision resources ahead of exam dates following an attempted cyber attack.

Council hit by cyber attack affecting schools network

East Lothian Council looks set to raise council tax by ten per cent

East Lothian Council writes off £800,000 in bad debt

Tributes paid to 'gentle and loyal' councillor after sudden death

The former Colinton Hair Design salon at 4a Bridge Road, Colinton, previously also known as Lavender Blue, is situated between a food takeaway shop and Co-Op store.

Former hair salon to be transformed into new coffee shop

Hive Ransomware Group has hacked Wootton Upper School

Investigation into cyberattack affecting 86 schools continues

The Scottish War Blinded building in Bruntsfield will be demolished if plans are approved to build a new 131-bedroom student development there.

Plans to demolish Scottish War Blinded building to build student flats

Whitburn residents say foodstuff and household rubbish dumped in back bags at bin stores are a magnet for rats

Residents plagued by rats as rubbish dumped beside bins

Causeway House at 140 Causewayside in Edinburgh.

Plans to demolish landmark building to make way for student flats
Plans are afoot to demolish a landmark Edinburgh building near the city centre, to make way for new student accomodation.
Kevin Quinn

The new cafe in Tollcross was approved despite objections from locals. Stock photo Pixabay.

Plans to turn office into new cafe approved despite six objections

The new food container units would be erected at this car park at rear of the Westside Plaza shopping centre in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.

Plans re-submitted for food units in shopping centre car park

The new homes will see development of the south side of Cannop Crescent at the west end of Bents and Stoneyburn, often dubbed the island village because of it lack of footpath access.

Footpath to 'island village' could still be two years away

Council considers buying student flats to help tackle housing crisis

Council headquarters at Waverley Court.

British Transport Police could move in to council headquarters

Councillors at Edinburgh City Chambers will set the council tax as part of the budget debate on February 20.

System errors saw city council overpay staff £1.78 million

Plans are afoot to turn this Castle Gifts shop on Princes Street, Edinburgh into a new Skechers store.

Footwear company plans to open new city centre shop

An artist's impression of the final part of the Pennywell regeneration project at the former Muirhouse Shopping Centre.

Plans for final phase of city area's regeneration lodged

The former bowling club building at Russell Road, Edinburgh.

Plans to turn former bowling club into new student flats

Tributes paid to ‘warm and kind’ councillor after sudden death

Extending the tram network will cost a sum which you can guarantee will start with 'eye-watering' says Sue Webber

Council still hell-bent on tram extension - Sue Webber
Despite the squeeze on public spending, Edinburgh City Council is apparently still hell-bent on extending the tram network for a sum which you can guarantee will start with “eye-watering”.
Sue Webber

We spotted a decomposed dead rat when we visited

I visited the area plagued by pests and found dead rats in the street

Completed mural in Victoria Park

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Potholes cost East Lothian Council nearly £500,000 to repair last year

East Lothian Council spent nearly £500,000 fixing potholes last year

Active travel improvements to George Street are among those in Edinburgh that have been delayed

70 per cent of active travel projects have been delayed

The site of the proposed 141 new homes at Turnhouse Road, opposite the golf club.

Plans approved to build 141 new homes despite 19 objections

Parent representatives of Mauricewood Primary School

Parents of Midlothian school pupils call on government minister to address safet...

School meals staff prepare hundreds of meals a day in central kitchens for distribution to primary school and high school. They range from sit down three course meals to meal deal grab and go sandwich boxes

West Lothian schools revamp menus after survey results

Appeal after suspected commercial fly-tipping in West Lothian

Schools across Midlothian, like Loanhead PS pictured, will adopt new expectations over uniform policy from August

Midlothian schools can no longer enforce branded uniforms

A police officer tickets a car parked at the foot of the Bathgate precinct in January 2020.

Town fighting plans to pay for parking calls for wardens return

The Gasholder 1 Park sits within the completely restored gasholder with views over the Firth of Forth.

New park opens within former gasholder

An example of a continuous pavement, which aims to prioritise pedestrians over car traffic, off Leith Walk.

Councillor calls for junction changes trial to fight pavement parking

The group of travellers, believed to be those who were at Clermiston until last weekend, have set-up home at Silverknowes in Edinburgh.

Travellers move on to new city area

Beach Lane in Edinburgh has been closed off to traffic after a large sinkhole opened up outside Towerbank Primary School.

City road closed after large sinkhole appears outside primary school

Travellers have returned to a regular Edinburgh stop-off earlier than normal this year, with two caravans appearing at Drumbrae Park next to Drumbrae Leisure Centre in Clermiston at the weekend.

Delight as barriers to be installed at park 'blighted' by travellers

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

Fly tipping on a footpath in Prestonpans, East Lothian

East Lothian Council targets fly tipping

An artist's impression of the main entrance of new Beeslack High School in Midlothian

Council unanimously approves plans for new £120m school

Redford Barracks in Edinburgh

Council considers changes to school admissions for military families

The Capital Cars taxi office and garage in Gorgie, which would be demolished under the plans.

Plans to build 28 serviced apartments to meet tourism demand

Garibaldi's is located at 97 Hanover Street, Edinburgh | Image via Google StreetView

Popular nightclub forced to close for a month after license violations

Sports centres see 10 per cent drop in customers

There has been criticism locally that the council does not promote the venue properly.

Future of wedding venue in doubt

One of South’s girls’ teams playing at Inch Park, near the proposed site for new 3G facility and pavilion

Edinburgh football club risk losing share of £8.6m government fund

This team from Royal London volunteered at Tall Oaks Community Hub last week, helping with a number of tasks ranging from painting, fencing, building steps, cleaning and installing netting.

'We opened a community hub which we hope will benefit our community'

Citywide firework control zone ruled out by council

In July 2007, Stagecoach ran a two-week trial of a hovercraft service between Portobello and Kirkcaldy. There were shuttle buses to the city centre and Leith. The service, called Forthfast, could carry 130 foot passengers at a time and proved popular with commuters and others. A total of 32,000 passengers made the 20-minute journey over the two weeks.
Stagecoach was keen to carry the project forward and pledged to invest more than £10 million in two craft plus infrastructure, but the plans for a permanent route were sunk when Edinburgh City Council refused planning permission for a terminal.

Edinburgh to Fife hovercraft service explored by council

Residents said the area is being overlooked

Residents call for action on bin woes after dead rats found in street