The Latest Breaking News from City of Edinburgh Council

Huge new Edinburgh development gets go ahead for 134 plush new family homes

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland have confirmed they have been granted planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for the project located in Gilmerton.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 22, 2022

Part of Edinburgh's Leith Walk set to reopen to traffic after progress on tram line

The City of Edinburgh Council confirmed that this marks the construction works between Montgomery Street/Annandale Street and Pilrig Street are now complete, with fencing being removed from outside businesses and homes.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 13, 2022

Edinburgh restaurants fume after outdoor terraces banned for the Fringe

A decision by the City of Edinburgh Council to remove the outdoor seating areas on sites such as Cockburn Street has seen venues hit out over fears of job losses.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 9, 2022

Up to 250 new Edinburgh homes set to be built on abandoned dump

The former Powderhall Refuse Depot, lying between Broughton and Warriston Road, includes a stables building that has laid derelict for years, with the main site behind it formerly being used as a waste incineration plant, constructed in 1893

Edinburgh Live · Jun 17, 2022

Edinburgh council 'sorry' after grandmother 'beaten with broom handle' at care home

Shirley Caffell, who has waived her right to anonymity, told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry of the years of neglect she suffered when she was put into a Portobello foster home between June 1965 and March 1968

Edinburgh Live · Jun 16, 2022

Edinburgh dad horrified as offensive graffiti appears on kids' playground slide

Dad Darren Hoy was dismayed when he spotted a swastika daubed on the slide in Saughton Park and blamed bad parenting for the behaviour - but not all locals agreed.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 10, 2022

The Edinburgh areas where neighbours are at war with each other

The areas of the capital with the most instances of neighbourly disputes reported to the police in 2021 over noise, parking and other issues were revealed in the Police Scotland statistics.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 10, 2022

Strippers say winning battle against Edinburgh council ban ‘essential’ to saving jobs

Union attempting to raise £20,000 to launch a judicial review and keep clubs open

Insider UK · Jun 9, 2022

Winning battle against strip club closures 'essential for workers', union says

A UNION representing Edinburgh’s strippers has said winning its battle against the city’s strip club ban is “essential to save the jobs of…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2022

Edinburgh's latest road closures and temporary traffic light works across the city

The City of Edinburgh Council has shared the city's latest road closures - with several of the capital's neighbourhoods affected. Here's everything the city's motorists should be aware of from today (7 June)

Edinburgh Live · Jun 7, 2022