Robert Aldridge

City of Edinburgh Council Leader Cammy Day

Event will reflect on city’s role in colonialism - Cammy Day

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and Andrew McLean, National Railway Museum assistant director and head curator, inspect the clock

Floral clock celebrates 100 years of Flying Scotsman

Preparations for King Charles visit to Edinburgh have begun, with a practise procession on the Royal Mile. (Photo credit: Matt Donlan)

Residents awoken at 5am thanks to procession rehearsals on Royal Mile

Richard Andrews (left) accepting the award from Edinburgh's Lord Provost Robert Aldridge.

Volunteer awarded for 20 years with children's charity

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the coronation on May 6. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Council spends under £1,000 on coronation

Edinburgh Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, seen with Prince Charles, can bring various interested parties together to solve some of the city festivals' problems (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Lord Provost needs to make 'Olympian' effort to defend festivals – Susan Dalgety

The coronation will be screened live in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens, the city council has announced.

Coronation to be screened in Princes Street Gardens

Edinburgh firefighter Barry Martin with his wife Shelley and twin boys Oliver and Daniel (Photo provided by SFRS)

Firefighter's wife pays moving tribute to 'remarkable' dad

Calls have been made to slash the Lord Provost's budget which covers luxury cars and wine

Calls for £525,000 Lord Provost budget for cars and entertaining to be slashed

Hannah Beaton-Hawryluk, Branch Chair of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB) Edinburgh, the Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge, Ukrainian singer and performer Elzara Batalova, Ukrainian activist Zhenya Dove, Councillor Steven Carr and Ukrainian Natalie Radchenko (both from the Dnipro Kids charity).

Events to be held to mark one year since Russian invasion of Ukraine

Angus Robertson with Rabbi Pinny Weinman and Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, right

Angus Robertson: Lights of Diwali, Christmas and Chanukah offer hope to many

Six months to remember for so many reasons - Lord Provost Robert Aldridge

The Christmas Tree and the Christmas Rainbow at the Mound in 2020. Photo by Ian Georgeson.

This is the history of the Edinburgh Christmas Tree

Santa Claus is coming to Edinburgh!

Full programme for Christmas events and market

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led tributes to the fallen outside the City Chambers on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Packed Royal Mile falls silent as Edinburgh pays tribute to the fallen

An Armistice event was called off due to the strong winds battering Edinburgh's city centre.

Princes Street Gardens, Castle and Botanics close due to high winds
Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh Castle and Botanics all close due to strong winds on Friday afternoon.

Legion Scotland and Poppyscotland held event at HQ instead

Armistice Day event cancelled due to weather

The Lord Provist with the Queen's Award for Enterprise - Innovation presented to Leonardo UK Radar and Advanced Targeting

Honoured: Edinburgh aerospace giant Leonardo recognised with Queen's Award

Sir Geoff Palmer received the Edinburgh Award for his human rights campaigning and contribution to academia earlier this year

Why apologising for the slave trade is right thing to do - Angus Robertson

Lord Provost started the full council meeting with the apology. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Lord Provost apologises for city's slavery links

Dusherra, the flagship event organised by Scottish Indian Arts Forum, will take place this Sunday on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.

Dusherra festival returns to Calton Hill

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge and council leader Cammy Day represented Edinburgh at the Queen's funeral. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

'Honour' to represent city at Queen's funeral

The Queen pictured during her visit to open the Scotsman and Evening News' former offices in Holyrood Road in 1999.

Special council meeting pays tribute to Queen

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral in London will be screened at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh (PA/Getty)

Queen's funeral to be screened in Holyrood Park

This picture shows the Queen smiling as she greets a crowd of people in Craigmillar and talking to some local children during her silver jubilee visit in 1977 .

Newly-released archive photos show the Queen in Capital

The hearse with the Queen's coffin leaves St Giles Cathedral.

Praise for Edinburgh after historic events

The official opening of Queensferry Crossing by HM The Queen in 2017. Photo by Michael Gillen.

Edinburgh West politicians pay tribute to The Queen
Edinburgh West politicians and the Capital’s Lord Lieutenant have been paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

David Dorward was joined by Lord Provost Robert Aldridge at the Floral Clock in Edinburgh's West Princes Street Gardens this week.

Floral clock mastermind retires after 44-year career

Fringe Society chief executive Shona McCarthy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Fringe chief secures vote of confidence as 1.5 million ticket sales are revealed

Adam McVey needs to stop sulking after being ousted as Edinburgh Council leader, says Kevin Lang (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

When will SNP end what's fast becoming the longest sulk in Scottish politics?

The Queen, dressed in a powder blue silk wool coat and dress, was spotted by excited rail passengers in Edinburgh Waverley on Monday. (Photo credit: Mick Kendrick)

Rail passengers shocked to see the Queen arriving at Edinburgh Waverley

Queen Elizabeth II during the traditional Ceremony of the Keys at Holyroodhouse. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Queen in Scotland for traditional week of events

Robert Aldridge spoke of his pride at becoming Edinburgh's Lord Provost
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Edinburgh's first openly gay Lord Provost urges people to 'be themselves'

Edinburgh councillors must collaborate more than ever at City Chambers to bring real change, writes Councillor Robert Aldrige.

In Edinburgh, we'll show we are far better than self-indulgent gesture politics ...

Sir Ian Rankin should also be given Edinburgh's freedom of the city award (Picture: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)

Sir Ian Rankin deserves Edinburgh's Freedom of the City award – Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh's world famous floral clock in bloom for the Queen's platinum jubilee

Picnic planned beneath Edinburgh Castle to celebrate the platinum jubilee

A 42-gun salute was fired at Edinburgh Castle

Gun salute held at Edinburgh Castle to mark Queen’s Jubilee

Edinburgh's floral clock is the world's oldest
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Edinburgh's world famous floral clock marks the Queen's platinum jubilee

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge

Queen’s jubilee adds to great Provost honour - Robert Aldridge

Despite Labour having just 13 out of 63 councillors, group leader Cammy Day managed to take control of the council, with help from the Liberal Democrats and Tories (Picture: Scott Louden)

Angry SNP need to knuckle down after Cammy’s ‘coup’ – Steve Cardownie

Despite the recent outbreak of Game of Thrones at Edinburgh Council, councillors should avoid summoning a fire-breathing dragon (Picture: HBO Game of Thrones)

After an Edinburgh episode of Game of Thrones, here's what councillors should do

Clockwise from top right: Councillors Day, Aldridge, Cameron, Arthur, Griffiths, Watt, Dalgleish, and Mowatt

Labour unveils top team to run city

Cammy Day, seen at Edinburgh Council election count, may be able to secure support for a minority Labour/Liberal Democrat administration (Picture: Scott Louden)

How Labour and the Lib Dems could gazump SNP and Greens – Steve Cardownie

Liberal Democrat Robert Aldridge has been a councillor for nearly 40 years.

SNP nominates Aldridge to be Lord Provost

John Cleese, Neil Innes, Michael Palin and Eric Idle dressed as Arthurian knights on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Picture: John Downing/Express/Getty Images)

Brave Sir Robert and his Lib Dem knights seem scared of power – John McLellan

Could Labour's Cammy Day emerge as the next leader of Edinburgh Council? Or will the SNP run a minority administration? (Picture: Scott Louden)

Looks like we're down to final three options for next council administration

The full council is due to meet on Thursday for the first time since the elections. Picture: Neil Hanna.

Move to choose Lord Provost ahead of coalition deal

Robert Aldridge should be Edinburgh's next Lord Provost, says Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh's next Lord Provost, continuing centuries of tradition, should be...

Talks about a new administration were continuing at Edinburgh City Chambers today.

Lib Dems say no to deal with SNP

Edinburgh's voters may have spoken, but councillors will need to keep listening to their views (Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Here's what the city's councillors need to do now

David Jamieson, with Claire Telfer from Save The Children, and Councillor Karen Doran, at the official opening of the floral clock in Princes Street Gardens in 2019

Thanks David for helping Capital create Scotland's best parks service!

An estimated 1000 people attended a meeting in Gyle Park at the height of the pandemic on the controversial plans for a Low Traffic Neighbourhood in East Craigs.

Council elections: Drum Brae/Gyle ward

West Edinburgh: Scottish Government gives final approval to new £500 million housing development

Scottish Government gives final approval to new £500 million housing development

Lib Dem candidates helped launch the manifesto outside the City Chambers

Lib Dems set out stall for council elections

More should be done to tackle air pollution in Edinburgh (Picture: Jon Savage)

As cost of living soars, council needs to get the basics right – Robert Aldridge