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SNP group leader Cllr Lesley Macinnes

Letting people stay cold this winter - Lesley Macinnes

The new red lights will light up sections of the park's walkways

Edinburgh park installs bat-friendly street lights in £134,000 upgrade

Ed Thornley, Councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle and Leader of the Liberal Democrat group

Standing up for others in a darkening world - Edward Thornley

Robert Drysdale, transport campaigner and retired engineer

An expanded city tram system needs government funding - Robert Drysdale

The Holyrood chamber where MSPs gather to make law for the people of Scotland

Last day of parliament beckons a shake-up of the status quo - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur (centre) stands with supporters of a change in the law on assisted dying outside the Scottish Parliament

Better end of life care is more needed than assisted dying law - Susan Dalgety

Councillors Ed Thornley and Robert Aldridge at the path behind Torwood Crescent

Shedding light on council budget priorities - Ed Thornley

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We must give Scots choice at the end of life - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Steve Cardownie

Council puts money where its mouth is on housing emergency - Steve Cardownie

Charles Kennedy was a fierce opponent of the Iraq war

Law matters in Iran as it should have in Iraq - Alex Cole-Hamilton

The bizarre thing is that most other opposition parties failed to even try for the same

Budget deal shows Lib Dems are serious about getting stuff done - Alex Cole-Hami...

Jim Wallace, with Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, left, at the launch of the party's 2024 election campaign in Edinburgh

The incredible liberal legacy of Jim Wallace - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Ben Parker, Scottish Green Party councillor for Morningside

Green plans to reduce social housing rents - Ben Parker

Malcolm Offord, left, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Picture: Jane Barlow

Alex Cole-Hamilton: Reform – a modern tragedy for our politics

The private hire driver has lost his licence.

Private hire driver who picked up passenger without booking suspended

Christine Jardine reacts to the Budget

Jardine reacts to “mixed bag” budget
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has urged the Government to look again at VAT and the UK’s relationship with Europe in the aftermath of Rachel Reeves’ budget.
Christine Jardine

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Alex Cole-Hamilton delivers his keynote speach

Lib Dem MSPs will let Scotland flourish...

Christine Jardine MP

Jardine secures meeting with Transport Minister on driving tests

The Roseburn Path is a popular walking and cycling route through the city (Photo by Lisa Ferguson)

Path is, quite literally, priceless - Ed Thornley

Christine Jardine MP at the Forth Rail Bridge

Increased rail services a boost for communities, says Jardine

Christine Jardine MP in the House of Commons Chamber

Jardine urges UK Government to support Edinburgh hospitality ahead of summer sea...

Lib Dem victor Kevin McKay makes his speech after the Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election result was announced

No wonder Lib Dem colour is yellow - Sue Webber

Ed Thornley, Liberal Democrat councillor for the Drum Brae/Gyle ward

Kevin has stepped into my favourite job - Ed Thornley

Lib Dem councillor Kevin McKay

By-election nobody wanted - Susan Dalgety

You’ll have two ballot papers in the Scottish Parliament election

Life’s a peach with the Lib Dems - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Helen Barnard, director of policy at Trussell

Majority of UK voters agree UK Government is responsible for ensuring disabled p...

Councillors at Edinburgh City Chambers will set the council tax as part of the budget debate on February 20.

Edinburgh council leader to get £7,500 pay rise
Edinburgh Council’s leader and other councillors are set to get a pay increase as a result of new Scottish Government policy.
Joe Sullivan

Police in Edinburgh have made eight further arrests following the Bonfire Night riots in Edinburgh.

Councillors delay consultation for a city-wide fireworks ban

The Budget will see £1 million extra for hospices

Budget will undo SNP damage - Alex Cole-Hamilton

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

Kevin Lang, Lib Dem group leader on Edinburgh City Council

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times - Kevin Lang

Newly elected councillor Louise Spence is off to Dubai

Lib Dems and SNP have let the community down - Ian Murray

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

Fury as councillor resigns days after being elected

Kevin Lang, Lib Dem group leader on Edinburgh City Council

Olympic task to repair European relations - Kevin Lang

Angus MacDonald is elected to the Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituency

Carrying forward Charles Kennedy’s legacy with pride - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge & Mrs Grubb with the team from Taylor Wimpey East Scotland

New public artwork revealed at local development in South Queensferry

Diane Abbott, MP

For political change to happen, politics itself must change - Alys Mumford

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

Edinburgh Council's SNP group leader Adam Nols-McVey

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

Labour’s Shadow Scotland Secretary Ian Murray MP

Scottish Labour MPs look set to increase at next election - Susan Dalgety

Chalmers Sexual health clinic in Edinburgh

Fears over 'worrying' sexual health test kit figures

Those who deliver the care and those who need it have been pushed to their absolute limit, says Lewis Younie

Social care disaster needs to be prevented - Lewis Younie

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, centre, arrives with Daisy Cooper, front left, Layla Moran, front right, and parliamentary candidates for the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre

Only Lib Dems can fix broken Britain - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lib Dem women’s group claims party has banned promotion of event over trans views. (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking Lib Dem women’s group banned from promoting event over trans views

Breaking 39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Cllr Kevin Lang (Lib Dem)

Never let a good crisis go to waste - Kevin Lang

Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond with their 2007 party message

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

Christine Jardine , Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West. Photo by David Woolfall/UK Parliament.

Jardine is the Lothians’ busiest MP, figures show

Edinburgh's new Sick Kids Hospital at Little France - over 300 children's operations in Lothian have been cancelled since 2019. Picture: Scott Louden.

Over 300 children's operations cancelled in Lothian

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

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

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!

SNP leadership candidates Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes, right, and Ash Regan (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Left-wing nationalists may defect to Greens if SNP lurches to right – Kevin Lang

Election officials visited Murrayfield stadium, one of nine polling stations used for the by-election, to demonstrate the single transferable vote (STV) system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference

Labour's Day safe as council leader despite Lib Dem byelection win

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