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Lord Provost Robert Aldridge’s luxury civic cars are often seen waiting to pick him up for engagements outside the City Chambers.

Lord Provost's cars could be banned from the City Chambers

A week after the Hardie Report confirmed a catalogue of misinformation, the tram inquiry report is not even a proper agenda item at today’s full council meeting

Findings of Lord Hardie’s tram inquiry report can’t just be brushed under the c...

An Edinburgh man will be ordered to rebuild a wall he knocked down to create a driveway. Image: Google.

Man told to rebuild garden wall he knocked down to create driveway

The Best One store on Lochend Road South.

Shopkeeper sold vodka, cigarettes and vapes to a 16 year-old girl

The Black Bull pub in the Grassmarket.

Grassmarket pub's bid to increase capacity refused

Edinburgh Christmas Market

Council incompetence still costs us dearly - Kevin Buckle

Lord Andrew Hardie has finally completed his Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Oversight of major projects shouldn’t be left to amateurs - John McLellan

An artist's impression of the new Wester Hailes High School. Image: City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans approved for new high school ‘superblock’

New ‘modern’ houses get go ahead despite road safety fears

Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Bid to put brakes on workplace parking levy fails

Residents say their communal garden would be seriously overshadowed by the proposed new student flats - at 4pm, the area receiving sunlight would be reduced from 100 square metres to zero.

New bid for student flats three months after refusal

Councillors have said the Festival Village on top of Waverley Mall is “not good enough for one of the number one cities in the world” and have repeatedly refused requests for extensions.

Waverley beer garden Festival Village must close in weeks

Midlothian House.

Council headquarters could become 'one stop shop' for local people

Kirkliston Leisure Centre is the proposed site for the new Kirkliston High School. Pupils from Kirkliston currently travel to Queensferry High, but it is projected to exceed its capacity by 2025. Picture: Neil Hanna.

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Step forward for three new schools

Opinions submitted will influence the design of the resurfacing work and the materials used and also inform plans to close the path while the work takes place.

Safer route survey launched

Discarded paraphernalia used by drug users
Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Drug deaths hit record high sparking calls for safe rooms
It’s claimed setting up of safe consumption facilities restrained by ‘outdated and failed drug law’.

I don’t want to say ‘I told you so’ about the plans for the old Royal High Schoo...

Union representing strippers says workers fear for jobs again

Strippers fear for jobs as council consults again on 'nil cap'

Plans for the site of the former pub. Image: Stefano Smith Building.

Pub to be demolished for new homes

The Festival Village on Princes Street. Image: Google.

Beer garden to be taken down after applicants lose appeal

C-listed Dalmeny Water Tower. Image: Google.

Plans to turn a water tower into a holiday let refused

A drawing of what the replacement for Beeslack could look like.

Budgets approved for replacing high school

The Edinburgh World Naked Bike Ride has been held in some form on-and-off since 2004.

Naked bike ride taking place through city's streets

The Edinburgh World Naked Bike Ride has been held in some form on-and-off since 2004.

Naked bike ride to return to city centre

Councillors voted to retain most of the Spaces for People measures. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

‘Minor errors’ means road orders will be readvertised

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 from romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse in Edinburgh after its sudden closure. Picture: Jane Barlow

Secret talks with pub giant over Filmhouse future after £2.65m sale is confirmed
One of Scotland's biggest pub operators is said to be involved in secret talks to reopen Edinburgh's boarded-up Filmhouse cinema after snapping up the historic cinema building.

Sensitive information was found to have been stored outside the Swift computer system, enabling unauthorised access (Picture: Neil Hanna)

Social care computer system scandal should be a resignation issue

James Bevis in front of the sunroom and garage at his home in Mayfield.

Planning disputes referred to Crown Office

Councillors have been accused of not taking advantage of new powers to crack down on short-term lets.

Row as city-centre short-term let approved

Drumbrae care home has been lying empty for 15 months and it is still not clear what will happen to it.

Empty care home saga 'an absolute disgrace'

Concerns have been voiced that an increase in entertainment licences will put galas at risk.

Emergency fund set up to help galas pay increased costs as council raises its pr...

Krem Karamel, on the corner of Inverleith Row and Elidon Stree

Bookshop café avoids closure after planning row

Councillor appeals to public after incident at Midlothian site visit

There is no date yet for when the new Controlled Parking Zones will take effect. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Work starts on new controlled parking zones

A stretch of bollards on Drum Brae North will be reinstated after cars were seen encroaching on the cycle lane.

Bollards go back after cars drive in cycle lane

Edinburgh has a network of chargers but funding for future expansion is being cut, so the council is likely to seek a private sector partner to provide further chargers. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Call to ensure best provider for EV chargers

Locals hope to save the Muirhouse Millennium Centre.

Lack of fair funding for councils is hitting most-deprived areas hard

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

Residents say locals concerns being 'bulldozed'

Residents fighting student housing plans furious after appeal lodged

Strip clubs Burke & Hare, Baby Dolls, Showbar and Western Bar are spared

Readers' letters: Councillors go quiet on strip club verdict

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

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

Charles will be crowned on Saturday May 6 - and Monday May 8 will be a public holiday. Picture: Gordon Terris, Herald & Times.

Council confirms public holiday for coronation

Some residents were unable to see family at Christmas and others could not get food deliveries. Picture: Google Streetview

Broken lifts trapped residents in high-rise flats over Christmas

Drumbrae care home has been closed for more than a year - ad future plans remain unclear. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Councillors unite to call for Drumbrae home to reopen

Taxi fares in the Capital will rise by up to 20 per cent after councillors approved recommendations from consultants. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Taxi fares set to increase by up to 20 per cent

Britain left the European Union three years ago yesterday

Readers' letters: UK reaps what it’s sown with Brexit

The Filmhouse closed after the Centre for the Moving Image, the charity which ran it, went into administration in October. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Fears Filmhouse could become flats after licence refused

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

The bridge at the Longstone end of the path, which has been closed since July 2019, although locals often find a way through the fencing erected to keep them out.

Row about 'vital' community link path rumbles on

Road and pavement maintenance is important to people who want to walk or wheel (Picture: Ian Rutherford)

Treacherous roads risk making mockery of council's active travel strategy

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 recycling initiative has seen an increase in recycling but the council says there is still room for improvement.

Recycling in schools increases after bins initiative

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