The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh Council

Council tax is to rise and parking fines will go up to help plug a £79 million gap in the city's finances.

SCOTTISH Labour have seen a “disaster” in the capital after their councillors failed to get their budget through – instead having to back…

Edinburgh Council has announced they will be clamping down on cars parked on cycle lanes, issuing instant fines from Monday, February 20 to those who do so.

The trip, which will be paid for by the Taiwanese government, has been criticised during the "worst cost of living crisis that we've experienced in a generation" but the council leader said he was "keen to develop a friendship with Taiwan".

PROPOSALS for a ferry link between Edinburgh and Fife will be on the table ...

The council has agreed to buy more than a dozen properties on the Dreghorn estate to help families 'desperate' for housing.

The city has recovered almost £600,000 from the UK Government over costs related to events around the death of the Queen, but councillors now want greater transparancy on the cost of all Royal visits

Councillors were warned the mistakes which led to problems with last years event could be repeated, with a decision on who will run the 2023 Christmas event not set to be discussed until March.

The proposals, part of the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration, have been given planning approval and the park could be open to the public by 2025.