Edinburgh Council

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

Edinburgh Council’s integrity is at stake over tram inquiry investigation- John ...

The council's attempt to regulate Airbnb-style lets was dealt another blow when Lord Braid described its implementation of a control area as “unfair and illogical". Picture: Scott Louden

Counci refusal to debate 'unlawful' ruling 'complacent'

The old Royal High School building on Edinburgh's Calton Hill

Concert hall plans look like financial suicide in current climate - Kevin Buckle

Parts of the City of Edinburgh Council’s short-term let licensing policy are “unfair” and “illogical”, a judge has ruled, in a decision which could affect attempts to regulate Airbnb-style properties.

Parts of short-term let policy ‘unfair and illogical’, judge rules

Martin Dallas (inset) is chief executive of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

EICC boss grilled over £72,280 bonus by councillors

Scottish gift shops on the Royal Mile. Image: Google.

Calls for crackdown on Royal Mile’s gift shops

An artist's impression of inside the new Dunard Centre concert hall. Image: David Chipperfield Architects/ Hayes Davidson.

Council asked for more concert hall funding

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

The South Queensferry Christmas lights switch-on event takes place on Thursday, November 24, at 5.30pm. The Santa parade starts from Scotmid on The Loan at 5.45pm, then on to the High Steet for the light switch-on show featuring school choirs, a brass band, Forth Dimension, solo performers and more. Sponsored by BuzzWorks, organisers will have 200 light wands to give out free, courtesy of Diamond Financial. The 2016 event is pictured above.

Christmas lights switch-on events across Capital

Under a Workplace Parking Levy, employers are charged for parking spaces they provide for staff - it's up to the employers to decide whether to pass the charge on to the employees. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Residents asked for views on Workplace Parking Levy

Residents in Ratho say they are disappointed at the latest proposals on a bus service to the city centre.

Residents 'disappointed' with latest plans for new bus routes

A report will be presented to today’s transport committee about City of Edinburgh Council’s response to Lord Hardie’s findings in the Tram Inquiry (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Council committee reports tell you all you really need to know - John McLellan

The pop up barriers were installed in 2017

Calls to remove 'unsightly' bollards on Royal Mile

Stock photo of Air BnB key boxes on railings at Upper Bow, Edinburgh, by Lisa Ferguson.

Court hears more on short-term lets control area

Members from Leith community councils say public consultation demonstrated a need for more affordable housing

Housing shortage own goal - John McLellan

The plaque was removed from the base of the Melville Monument, commemorating Henry Dundas, in St Andrew Square. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Henry Dundas descendant refuses to return controversial plaque
Bobby Dundas claims city council has ‘no ownership rights’ but council leader Cammy Day plaque belongs to authority

Surely, councillors argued, the council should pay Edinburgh Leisure enough to keep all facilities open and pay the real living wage too?

Local SNP need to make use of the ‘levers’ of power - John McLellan

Edinburgh City Chambers. Neil Hanna Photography

Councillors’ Code of Conduct needs to include ECHR article

Fiona Duff

Council can use my calculator to work out tourist tax - Fiona Duff

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

Council’s code of conduct needs beefing up after Hardie Inquiry - John McLellan

Stock photo of damage caused in Pilton in 2017 on bonfire night. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

Youths taken on taxpayer-funded Alton Towers trip

The Edinburgh tram inquiry report comes five years after the public hearings finished

Fortunate we still have a strong press - John McLellan

The Edinburgh tram inquiry report comes five years after the public hearings finished.

Tram inquiry held powerful people to account

Cracked and broken pavements are a real problem for pedestrians across Edinburgh

Broken pavements mean elderly resident is a virtual prisoner in her own home - S...

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

Cllr Kevin Lang (Lib Dem)

Never let a good crisis go to waste - Kevin Lang

Groundhog Day for council investigations - John McLellan
Another fine mess or, to paraphrase the late and unlamented Robert Maxwell, is it just another gnat on Edinburgh Council’s backside?

Groan if you must, dear reader, but the City Chambers would be ideal for convers...

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Council paying a heavy price for its new STL rules - Sue Webber

The Duchess of Cornwall, now Queen Camilla, visits The Shortbread House of Edinburgh in 2014

City Plan 2030 – you know it makes no sense - John McLellan

Designs for proposed Lothian Road Boulevard. Image: City of Edinburgh Council.

Boulevard project construction will not begin until 2028

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP

Council's embarrassing climbdown over short-term lets - Sue Webber

Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond with their 2007 party message

When the SNP say ‘reform’, they mean people paying more - Kevin Lang

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Persecuting short term let owners won't solve housing shortage - Sue Webber

Cllr James Dalgleish is planning convener at Edinburgh City Council

Planning appeal system is an essential backstop - John McLellan

Redevelopment of the former BHS store

Global clothing giant to open in former BHS on Princes Street

High-street vacancies have increased in Princes Street. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

City can learn from Westminster on retail strategy - Kevin Buckle

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

West Edinburgh will grind to a halt without transport investment - Sue Webber

Miranda Dickson's pink door in Edinburgh's Drummond Place has been repainted (Picture: Courtesy of Miranda Dickson/SWNS)

I see a pink door and I want it painted black - Susan Dalgety

Council consultation must be a genuine exercise - John McLellan

Supporting Scotland’s communities out of poverty - Foysol Choudhury

Plaques, education and progress - Foysol Choudhury

Avalanche does not feature on the Royal Mail postcode and address finder at the Waverley Market address along with half of the other businesses, says Kevin Buckle

Less than fast connection to full fibre broadband - Kevin Buckle

Many food outlets are struggling for staff as well as customers

Why we need a city centre recovery plan - Kevin Buckle

An impression of how the trees could look in George Street, looking from Hanover Street towards St Andrew Square

Edinburgh’s Las Ramblas is a pleasing prospect but the devil is in the detail – ...

An industrial tribunal has awarded £28,665 compensation to a Lithuanian social worker employed by City of Edinburgh Council

We were assured that disciplinary problems were behind council - John McLellan

Trams to Newhaven services start running in Edinburgh today.

Passengers to travel on Trams to Newhaven line for first time

Edinburgh Council has employed a council official on the highest public sector salary in Scotland (Picture: Neil Hanna)

Social care staff need better pay, not Scotland’s highest-paid council boss

Questioned about the need for the deposit return scheme to include glass, Lorna Slater resorted to gobbledygook about the 'lossiness' of kerbside recycling (Picture: Steve Welsh/PA)

Slater's deposit return scheme is a 'total farce', not a cunning indy plan

It's often the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in society who rely most on buses

Lothian Buses needs to realise its owned by the council – Kevin Lang

Labour leader Cammy Day may be getting a visit from Edinburgh Council's standards people (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Council leader Cammy Day may face questions over his union ties – John McLellan

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

Tackling homelessness requires more than hand-wringing from politicians (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Council pays out millions to landlords but still fails to tackle homelessness

Trams to Newhaven is due to open in Edinburgh in June

Hundreds of defects found with trams to Newhaven weeks before launch

Haymarket Terrace is closed eastbound during the construction of the new cross-city cycle route

Haymarket shops hit by roadworks left to suffer just like those in Roseburn