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An artist's impression of Kilspindie Golf Course holiday house

Plans for East Lothian holiday homes near golf course spark concerns

Flats in James Court, Edinburgh operating as short term holiday lets

Short term let owners dealt blow after councillors reject 18 appeals

They owner said the property above The Elephant House café is "famously known as the 'birthplace' of Harry Potter" and has a "unique connection to global literary history"

Wizard-themed holiday lets to mark Harry Potter 'birthplace' rejected

This is a testing time for Edinburgh City Council

Local democracy is under the spotlight - Alys Mumford

A Battery Energy Storage System is proposed for field behind Dalkeith schools campus. (Pic Google Maps)

Councillors' concerns over battery storage near school campus

North Berwick parking charges steam ahead

Tina MacDonald pleaded guilt to being the owner of a banned XL Bully like this one

XL bully concerns see controls tightened at boarding kennels

‘Intrusive’ CCTV still in place despite council order to remove it

Resident hits out after plans approved for 850-home development

Edinburgh Critical Mass protest outside the City Chambers

"Saving lives is not controversial" say campaigners

The Liquorice Club in Tollcross has lain empty for almost a decade. Picture: Greg Macvean.

Former lap-dancing club to become comedy venue

Lord Hardie finally published the report of his inquiry into what went wrong with Edinburgh's much-delayed, over-budget tram project. He said Edinburgh City Council, its tram firm TIE and the Scottish Government all shared the blame for a "litany of avoidable failures". When the inquiry was set up in 2014 it was to be "swift and thorough", but the report's publication came more than five years after the last pubic hearing and at a total cost of over £13m.

Transport chief linked to trams fiasco denied Lothian Buses board role

Stock photo from a past Ripple Project day trip to Ratho.

Community project faces closure before Christmas due to proposed cuts

An artists' impression shows walls and embankments which will be built as part of the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme

Hundreds of residents object to £54m flood protection scheme

Visitor levy can restore balance for all of us - Ian Murray

The figures were conveyed to councillors in a recent report. (Google Maps)

Councillors hear of sharp rise in the number of exclusions in Midothian schools
The number of primary school pupils excluded in Midlothian has doubled in the last two years with nearly one in a 100 taken out of classes, a new report has revealed.
By The Newsroom

The council wants the public to have a say on savings proposals to bridge its £9.41 million budget gap.

Public are urged to have their say on council budget proposals

Annie Valentine is sick of people putting rubbish in the recycling bins.

'It grinds me down...it's not low-level crime when you live with it'

Much-loved social history museum faces prolonged closure

Judith Proctor - former chief officer of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Former council care chief got pay-off

Parents call for increased security at primary school

Rising costs prompt rethink for George Street revamp

Montgomery Park in Penicuik is a well used recreational site

Concerns after popular park included in plans to redevelop high school

Craigentinny/Duddingston Councillor Iain Whyte

People speak but the council doesn’t listen - Iain Whyte

Photograph by Ian Georgeson

Private hire drivers blocked from using bus lanes in trial scheme

Councillors urged to U-turn and allow vehicles into pedestrian area

Dog will continue to be allowed in Edinburgh cemeteries

Council votes to allow dog walking in cemeteries
Councillors have voted against banning dog walking in Edinburgh’s cemeteries despite emotional pleas from mourners.
Donald Turvill, Local Democracy Reporter

Edinburgh city council has shelved the planned friendship arrangement amid concerns about China's reaction

Plans for £120k outdoor projections for city's 900th birthday scrapped

Edinburgh City Council's Director of Place, Paul Lawrence

New council boss on budgets, bin strikes and empowering staff

Coun Karen Bruce claimed that a Pop Tart was to blame for a dramatic toaster fire that nearly torched her kitchen.

I put a Pop Tart in toaster - my kitchen almost went up in flames

Edinburgh councillors are due to debate whether people should be banned from exercising dog in cemeteries, allowing entry only to assistance animals or those accompanying mourners

Councillors to vote on cemetery dog ban after grieving dad's plea

The Tower Inn, in Tranent, which first opened in 1902, was described as ‘the hub’ of its local community by local councillors

Pub wins fight to open beer garden on 'open space' behind it

An artist's impression of new Mayfield community campus. (Pic: Midlothian Council)

Mayfield campus is given the green light

Hyatt-EICC hotel and hotel school development at Haymarket

Contractor pulls out of multi-million pound EICC hotel scheme

East Links Family Park has been refused permission to open on a new site.

Plans for family theme park move thrown out by councillors

Pictured are the first district heating pipes being laid at Shawfair.

Councillors updated on net zero progress

The flat at Haddington High Street, East Lothian.

Roof terrace owners win fight to keep protective pergola

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf at Bute House in Edinburgh – but not for long if Susan Dalgety has her way. (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Never mind the roadworks, stick your pin in Bute House - Susan Dalgety

Councillor Adam Nols-McVey

No levelling-up for areas north of the border - Adam Nols-McVey

Green councillor Claire Miller

Edinburgh is a player on the global stage, let’s make that a reputation to be pr...

Former Scotts Caravans site in Mayfield, Dalkeith, has been refused permission for housing. (Google Maps)

Bid for homes on former caravan sales site rejected

SNP leader Adam Nols-McVey to stand down after seven years

SNP group leader to step down

Window cleaners and taxi drivers will see the cost of operating licences soar under new fees proposed in East Lothian.

Window cleaners and taxi drivers to see licence costs soar

Cllr Christopher Cowdy at the Moat Drive playpark in Slateford.

Playpark compared to scenes from Chernobyl by local councillor

Street ad boards on the Royal Mile. Photo by X user 'Fountainbridge'

Royal Mile businesses investigated after street-ad breach

Structural damage to Anchorfield flats on Lindsay Road led to residents being evacuated and the road closed

Secrecy of closed room briefings is adding to erosion of public trust - Steve Ca...

Council 'secrecy' claims over investigation into tram works and damage

'Secrecy' over investigation into Anchorfield tenement damage

Safe Consumption Edinburgh campaigners staged a protest outside Edinburgh City Chambers in June 2023

Campaigners to protest outside City Chambers for safe drug facilities

Alison Murphy from EIS addressing the finance committee

School funding cuts will be "devastating" trade union warns

A second bid to ban strip clubs in Edinburgh has been defeated

Second bid to ban strip clubs defeated as council votes to keep venues

Wedding venue asked to carry out bat survey after marquee approved

Residents are railing against the potential loss of the Roseburn cycle path to make way for the latest tram extension (Picture: Greg Macvean)

Edinburgh residents up in arms as future of Roseburn Path uncertain

Councillor Joan Griffiths, education, children and families convener for the City of Edinburgh Council

Youth clubs should be nurtured, not neutered - Steve Cardownie

Increasing parking charges, using up reserves and leaving hundreds of jobs unfilled are among the options being mulled by Edinburgh Council bosses in a bid to “protect front-line services.” Photo: Scott Louden

Council leader considers raising parking charges ahead of "difficult" budget

SNP Councillor Kate Campbell raised the issue of the Real Living Wage at last week’s Policy and Sustainability Committee

Paying real living wage is laudable aim, but not at any price - Steve Cardownie