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Safer cycling access to King's Buildings in Council proposition »

The City of Edinburgh Council are proposing the development of a new Quality Bike Corridor between the King's Buildings and the city centre under their transport budget. The corridor would see the introduction of new cycle and bus lanes to improve cyc...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Nadia Mehdi | Read more »

Edinburgh is Scotland's biggest spender on surveillance, report claims »

The City of Edinburgh Council spent £6.2 million on CCTV surveillance over the last four years, making it by far the biggest-spending local authority in Scotland, figures released today show. A new report [PDF] from privacy campaigners Big Broth...

Tue 21 Feb 2012 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

£2m surplus to be spent by Edinburgh City Council »

The City of Edinburgh Council are set to invest £2m in services after discovering a surplus in their budget. Identifying the surplus as "the result of prudent financial management across all services," the Council has announced where the money w...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

All-Gaelic primary school to open in Edinburgh »

A new Gaelic primary school is set to open in Edinburgh by 2013, the City of Edinburgh Council has announced. It will be Edinburgh’s first primary school dedicated to teaching Gaelic, and will open at the site of the former Bonnington Primary Sc...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

A very private privatisation plan »

Back in February 2009, nearly two years after they took control of the local Council, the SNP/Lib-Dem Coalition that runs Edinburgh approved a budget that included the decision to look at the potential privatisation of essential front-line services. T...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Andrew Burns | Read more »

Freedom of speech exhibition opened »

An exhibition to commemorate imprisoned and exiled writers has been opened at Edinburgh’s Writers' Museum. This year marks the 50th anniversary of International PEN’s Writers in Prison (WIP) Commitee. The exhibition is titled 'Writers in P...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Melissa Wong | Read more »

Council to consult residents on £90 million cuts »

Edinburgh City Council has released plans to make £90 million worth of cuts over the next three years. Cutback proposals include the possible permanent closure of certain care homes, public toilets, community recycling centre, the canc...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Kati Rawlins | Read more »

Primark planned for Princes Street »

Work is finally due to start on a flagship Primark store in Edinburgh after a year of speculation. However, the Princes Street store is not set to open for at least another year. After buying the former Marks and Spencer store in the centre of Ed...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Rachel Hunt | Read more »

Radical reform of Scottish drinking laws threatens to dry out Freshers' Week »

The most wide-ranging changes in the laws covering the sale of alcohol in Scotland in three decades have been rolled out across Scotland, leading to fears that students will be hit by increased drink prices. As part of the Scottish executive's efforts...

Wed 09 Sep 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Edinburgh Trams back on track after last minute negotiation breakthrough »

Work has finally begun on the Princes Street phase of the capital’s tram network after project bosses and construction chiefs came to an agreement to end their month-long stand-off over costs. Work had been due to start on the latest stage of th...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Edinburgh to introduce emissions-based parking charges »

A new residents’ parking permits scheme aimed at rewarding environmentally friendly car usage has been approved by Edinburgh City Council. Under the new scheme, parking permit charges will be graded according to vehicle size and CO2 emissions le...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Lidija Liegis | Read more »

Trams face further delay after contractor fall out »

Edinburgh's tram project suffered a major setback last week following the announcement that the start of infrastructure work on Princes Street would be delayed after a fall-out between tram bosses and contractors. City leaders and Transports Initiativ...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Students threatened by bailiffs over council tax exemption »

The City of Edinburgh Council is under increasing pressure from student leaders and local politicians to revamp its council tax collection system after an investigation by The Journal revealed widespread incompetence in the council's exemption process....

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Tron revamp faces funding shortage »

Council chiefs have confirmed that the project to redevelop the Royal Mile’s Tron Kirk are facing financial problems, and that plans may have to be scaled back if new revenue is not found soon. The development, announced in 2004, was originally ...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Council faces shortfall as credit crunch hits home »

The effects of the global financial crisis hit Edinburgh last week, as it was confirmed that the council faces growing financial pressures. Until recently it was expected that Edinburgh City Council would bring in around £43 million from the sal...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | Read more »