Kevin Stewart

The tramline from the city centre, down Leith Walk and on to Newhaven began running passenger services on June 7.

Council seeks talks with new Transport Minister

The buses will travel at up to 50mph across the Forth Road Bridge.
A fleet of five Alexander Dennis Enviro200AV vehicles will cover the 14-mile route. The buses have already completed one million testing miles. The service will now operate on a trial basis until 2025.

Driverless buses take a test drive ahead of launch - in pictures

Edinburgh Airport has announced twice weekly flights to Beijing, the capital city of China (Getty Images)

Airport announces 'exciting' new flights to China

ScotRail bosses have forked out more than £200,000 on taxis for travellers after train services were cancelled
Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Scotrail spent £200k on taxis replacing cancelled trains

Sue Webber is a Scottish Conservative MSP for the Lothians

Winchburgh deserves its promised railway station - Sue Webber

The funding will help a number of dementia programmes

Edinburgh groups land funding to help dementia-friendly communities

Picture: Shutterstock

'Desperate' need for more child mental health support, government told

Mental wellbeing minister Kevin Stewart said the Government recognises it has "to do more”

Action pledge on on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements in Scotland

Lothian List MSP Miles Briggs (Con).

MSP calls to solve 'Edinburgh's Social Care Crisis'

Susana Ramos Sanchez has not been able to get a referral to a psychiatrist in Edinburgh.

'I'm in limbo, there's no-one to refer me to' - concern over gaps in psychiatry

Isolation periods in care homes have been changed.

Care home isolation requirements eased

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Pressure mounts for 'unfair' care home 14-day isolation period to be cut

Resident Annie Innes, 90, talks with a healthcare worker at the Abercorn House Care Home in Hamilton.

Scottish Government urged to protect care home visiting rights over winter

Kevin Stewart, the Scottish government's minister for mental wellbeing, has said that Scotland is aiming to become the first country in the world with a dedicated self-harm strategy.

Scotland could become first country with self-harm strategy, says minister

As of March, 2,012 young people in Scotland had been waiting more than 12 months for treatment.

Half of Scottish youth facing year-long wait for counselling from NHS Lothian

Susan Webber made her debut in the Scottish Parliament

New Tory MSP makes Holyrood debut
Newly-elected Lothian Tory MSP Susan Webber made her debut in the Scottish Parliament calling for an immediate public inquiry into what happened in care homes early in the Covid pandemic.
Ian Swanson

Living Rent protest to extend eviction ban

Scottish government announce eviction ban extension to September 30

A new law intended to tackle the growth of short-term let properties has been pushed back in Holyrood’s schedule until after the Scottish election in May

Law to clamp down on Scottish short-term let properties delayed

The new recommendations aim to prevent homelessness.

New plan to end homelessness by catching causes six months early

Traditional bed & breakfasts face regulation under the new system intended to control Airbnbs

Traditional B&Bs caught by Airbnb crackdown

Legislation for a licensing regime to tackle the growth of short-term lets have been recommended for approval by a Holyrood committee.

'Not fit for purpose' short-term let licensing scheme approved by Holyrood commi...

Lothian MSP Sarah Boyack (top left) and founder of Edinburgh-based charity Steps to Hope (right).

City's homeless crisis should be at 'very top' of policy agenda

Short-term lets have been linked to noise, nuisance, anti-social behaviour and loss of housing stock

Short-term lets get two years to apply for licence

Fire alarm

Scottish fire safety law delayed amid row over costs

Aparthotels are common in cities such as Edinburgh.

Aparthotels in plea for Scottish short-term licence exemption

The Scottish Government has said it aims to introduce a licensing scheme for holiday lets

Self-caterers call for delay and blast 'ham-fisted' Airbnb licensing scheme

A pilot scheme that provides first-time buyers with loans of up to £25,000 to help them get on the property ladder is being continued next year, the Scottish housing minister announced today.

Scottish Government loan scheme to help first-time buyers will reopen next year
Applications for the pilot scheme close at 6pm on Friday October 2, 2020.
Katrine Bussey

Key safes are a common sight in Edinburgh city centre

Have your say on short-term lets – Angus Robertson

Airbnb hosts without a licence could face a fine of £50,000 in new Scottish Government plans.

Rogue Airbnb hosts could face £50,000 fines

Stock homelessness photo, by John Devlin.

Midlothian has Scotland’s highest temporary housing rate

Homelessness has risen in Scotland with nearly 16,000 children reporting as homeless.

More than 15,000 children homeless in Scotland

A high rise building in Western Harbour way which was rated 'zero value' due to the cladding certification rules.

Group helps home owners with 'Grenfell-style' cladding

Cllr Kate Campbell is convener of the council’s housing homelessness and fair work committee

We ended rough sleeping in the city, so let’s keep it that way – Cllr Kate Campb...

Are you looking into the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Help to Buy Scheme Scotland explained

Work on non-essential construction projects in Scotland is currently suspended. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Industry bodies make plea to Scottish Government to reopen building sites

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart and city housing and homelessness convener, Cllr Kate Campbell

Housing Minister 'disappointed' with Edinburgh Council's failures over children ...

Edinburgh City Council has employed an empty homes officer

Edinburgh Council employs dedicated empty homes officer to bring properties back...

The five "boatels" will be moored outside Boroughmuir High School

Scottish Government accused of putting commerce before communities by allowing E...

Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will look to pick a fight with Westminster, suggests John McLellan. Picture: John Devlin

Why SNP is wrong to attack UK Government over Budget date – John McLellan

The new measures are expected to come into effect from spring 2021

Scottish Government announces licensing scheme for Airbnbs

We've not yet heard from the Hardie Inquiry, but tram works have started in Leith. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Eight reasons why 2020 is going to be an ‘interesting’ year for Edinburgh – John...

Experts have expressed concern over the state of Edinburgh's housing stock

Support for Edinburgh homeowners to repair crumbling tenements

Members of the Wellington Action Group, at the site of the former Wellington School in Penicuik.

Penicuik residents opposed to Wellington School plans appeal to Holyrood housing...

Some stairs in the Old Town have more or less been taken over by short-term lets

Edinburgh SNP politicians ask Scottish Government to pilot action on short-term ...

Stills from videos made by stonemasons working on dangerous Edinburgh buildings.

'Someone is going to be killed' - Nearly 180 reports of falling masonry from Edi...

A section of stone window surround comes off a building in George Street

Shocking images emerge of Edinburgh's crumbling tenements

A registration system will be brought in for Airbnb

Airbnb to bring in Scottish registration system and landlord regulations

Tenements are in a worse state of repair than any other housing type

Calls for new rules on tenements as masonry falls in Edinburgh quadruple

Calls have been made for a cap on rents in Scottish hotspots

Most Scots back rent caps to tackle soaring costs in hotspots

Building new affordable homes is vital but families stuck in B&Bs cant wait that long. Picture: PA

This family’s plight shows how bad Edinburgh’s housing crisis has got – Kezia Du...

Edinburgh Council headquarters. Pic: Scott Louden

Edinburgh Council put homeless families in squalid rooms costing

More than 2,000 former council homes in Edinburgh bought under Right to Buy laws have been resold on the open market since the turn of the century, new research has found.

‘Devastating impact’ on Edinburgh as 2,000 council homes resold in past 19 years

Housing Minister Kevin Stewart

John McLellan: Bricking it over housing report

Families are being urged to be aware of the danger of button batteries following the death of a child who had swallowed one. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Parents warned about dangers of button batteries

Many people in B&Bs were subjected to curfews and not allowed to be visited by family or friends, Picture: PA

Holyrood law change needed to stop homeless people being left in B&Bs