Kevin Lang

Council officers are recommending that Queensferry High School be expanded, rather than building a new high school at Kirkliston

Council to decide fate of high school plans

The city council has its highest ever budget for road safety

Time to deliver on road safety - Kevin Lang

Elon Musk, social media site X owner and head of Donald Trump’s new department of government efficiency, pictured in the White House (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Social media's ills not confined to X - Susan Dalgety

Michael J Fox as teenager Marty McFly, left who accidently takes a trip back in time to 1955 where he must make sure that his parents still fall in love so that he can be born. Pictured with Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown

Type of disaster even Marty McFly couldn’t fix - Kevin Lang

Labour councillor Lezley Cameron speaks during the debate on choosing the new leader at the City Chambers last Thursday

No way to choose person who will run the city - Susan Dalgety

SNP claims Labour cannot run city with just 10 councillors

Council plans independent review of handling of Cammy Day allegations

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win before her abrupt resignation

Back to the drawing board for Colinton/Fairmilehead voters - Steve Cardownie

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

Fury as councillor resigns days after being elected

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

Surprise win could trigger change - Steve Cardownie

SNP and Greens consider motion of no confidence in Edinburgh Labour

New express bus service from Kirkliston and Winchburgh to Edinburgh

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Taking a leaf from The Donald’s playbook

Kevin Lang, Liberal Democrat councillor for Almond ward looks into traffic issues at the Barnton Road traffic junction

Forget gestures, in the end all politics is local - Kevin Lang

The Manse Road bus gate is one of the most controversial features of the Corstorphine low traffic neighbourhood.

Final decision on controversial road scheme is postponed

Corstorphine low traffic neighbourhood 'should become permanent'
Corstorphine's controversial low traffic neighbourhood should be made permanent, Edinburgh council officials have recommended.
Ian Swanson

Campaigners claim low traffic neighbourhood survey was 'skewed'

Greenbelt site for new high school 'would be vetoed by ministers'

Kevin Lang, Lib Dem group leader on Edinburgh City Council

Olympic task to repair European relations - Kevin Lang

Call for pause on north-south tram consultation

Cramond Primary pupil Thomas Wong, 11, died after being hit by a bin lorry as he cycled to school.

Golf club takes safety measures following tragic death of schoolboy

Ex-Army HQ in greenbelt sold to developers

Cllr Kate Campbell

Time for Kate to pick up the SNP city council group leader baton - Steve Cardown...

The Grand National 2023 at Aintree. Kevin Lang is sticking to political wagers from now on.

Hopeful of progress with deal-maker Kate - Kevin Lang

Council vehicles involved in 1,890 collisions in eight years

Plan to bulldoze leisure centre for new high school put on hold

Councillor Kevin Lang

It’s our duty to make our streets safer - Kevin Lang
Ten days ago, I got a phone call. It’s the phone call I and every other local councillor dreads getting, the kind of news we all hope and pray we’ll never have to hear.
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Vow to prevent repeat of fatal crash which killed schoolboy

Tributes have poured in after an 11-year-old Edinburgh schoolboy was killed in a crash with a bin lorry as he rode his bike.

Tributes as 11-year-old is killed in crash with bin lorry

The plan to route the trams along the popular Roseburn cycle path saw councillors inundated with protests. Picture: Greg Macvean

The gloves are off in Roseburn transport path stooshie - Steve Cardownie

Cllr Kevin Lang (Lib Dem)

Greens can learn from Claudia about traitors - Kevin Lang

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

The Roseburn cycle path is set to disappear to make way for the latest tram extension. Picture: Greg Macvean

Cycle path to be taken over for new tram route

The Newbridge Inn closed its doors in April last year

340-year-old village pub to be converted into flats

The bus gate at Manse Road has been the most contentious of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood measures.

Campaigners deny 'silent majority' backs traffic scheme

Edinburgh Council's SNP group leader Adam Nols-McVey

Don’t expect any SNP group member to risk their futures - Steve Cardownie

Cllr Kevin Lang (Lib Dem)

Silent night on budget from SNP councillors - Kevin Lang

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

Edinburgh Leisure, the arms-length organisation running the council's swimming pools and sports centres, says it wants to pay the real living wage and has done so in the past but does not have the funds to do so this year.

SNP bid to 'defund' sports centres defeated

Cllr Kevin Lang campaigned against the plans

Cammo homes plans submitted after appeal rejected

Edinburgh's W Hotel wanted taxis and coaches to be able to use St James Square to drop off guests - but the council has said no.

Hotel's bid for taxis to access pedestrian square blocked

Cllr Kevin Lang (Lib Dem)

Never let a good crisis go to waste - Kevin Lang

Only a fraction of existing Edinburgh short-term let landlords have registered for licensing and council leader Cammy Day appeared to support delaying the deadline, but a motion to full council will reaffirm the council's stance of sticking to the October 1 date. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Emergency motion on short-term lets licensing delay

Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond with their 2007 party message

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

The new neighbourhood to the north of Gogarburn would extend from Eastfield Road in the west to Maybury junction in the east, with Edinburgh Airport and Turnhouse Road to the north.

Vision for new 11,000-home neighbourhood along A8 corridor near airport

Elton John closes out the Glastonbury Festival on Sunday in what was billed as his final UK performance

Sun is going down on city’s SNP council group - Kevin Lang

Funding has now been agreed for a full upgrade at the Dalmahoy junction on the A71. Picture Ian Rutherford

Funding agreed for upgrade at danger junction

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

Kevin Lang has criticised a "culture of secrecy" over changes to bus routes after Lothian Buses said the 41 bus was being withdrawn.

Bus users left furious after key service withdrawn

An artist's impression of the plans for a new care home in Davidson's Mains.

Care home granted permission despite locals' concerns

Some roads are in need of repairs more than others (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Pothole blitz needs to target roads that actually need fixed! – Steve Cardownie

More than 200 roads, pavements and paths are to be repaired in Edinburgh (Picture: Ian Rutherford)

Council set to fix roads, pavements and paths across the city. No thanks to SNP!

Edinburgh's trams are still carrying under-22s for free, but it is not clear whether it can continue once the line to Newhaven opens. Picture: Scott Louden

Free tram travel for under-22s continues despite end of funding

Lib Dem group leader Kevin Lang and the party's candidate Fiona Bennett after the Corstorphine/Murrayfield byelection result was announced

We need to talk about Kevin (and the Lib Dems) – Adam McVey

Before the pandemic, Eastfield Road saw frequent traffic jams - and now passenger numbers are nearly back to pre-Covid levels. Picture: Lesley Martin.

Plans for airport access road blocked by ministers