Saturday 11 February 2012

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Edinburgh Council

16 articles, sorted by name / date

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 »

Latest on Edinburgh trams »

The Edinburgh City trams project took another U-turn last week, after The City of Edinburgh Council voted to extend the project as far as St Andrews Square, in the centre of the New Town. The decision reverses the previous plan to provide an abridged ...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Renewable energy to be produced with food waste »

Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils’ proposal for a contractor to deliver anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities is being prepared to meet the requirements of Scotland's Zero Waste Plan. The Zero Waste Plan, which is expected to come into effect in 2...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Liam Bolton | Read more »

An alternative for broken items »

The Edinburgh workshop Tinker Tailor is offering to fix battered and broken possessions for free. The volunteer-led sessions run weekly in Drill Hall in Leith to teach people how to mend their broken belongings. Organiser Rosie Lewis hopes that the p...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Eilidh Dobson | Read more »

Salt supplies replenished for white christmas »

Council officials are stocking up on salt supplies in anticipation of a white Christmas. Since August, Edinburgh Council has managed to stockpile 5,200 tonnes of salt and is expecting another 2,000 tonnes to be delivered to the Capital. The action wa...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Melissa Wong | Read more »

Council workers given counter-terrorism training »

Council chiefs have been accused of taking a 'big brother' approach to counter-terrorism after it emerged last week that 60 staff had been given training on reporting suspicious activity to the police. Support workers, concierges, and community safety...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Steven Campbell-Harris | Read more »

Hotel development could dodge £250,000 in tram fees »

Edinburgh Council has postponed its decision on whether to discount the levy of the planned Shrub Place development. The proposed 121-bedroom aparthotel in the Leith Walk area received attention last week after it was revealed the developer may receiv...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Public safety fears as £5m cut from local fire service »

Fears that the level of public safety will drop have been sparked by council plans to cut Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue’s (LBFRS) budget by £5 million. It is thought that in order to make the savings the service will have to offer st...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Naomi Kennedy | Read more »

Binmen docked pay as wage dispute rumbles on »

A third of Edinburgh’s bin men have had their wages docked this month amid deteriorating relations between workers’ union Unite and the city council. Rubbish across the capital was left uncollected when 160 employees refused to work on 7 J...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Ross Haig | Read more »

Edinburgh pushes to the front in green revolution »

Edinburgh Council has become one of the latest to sign up to the 10:10 climate change initiative, the landmark campaign which aims for a 10 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2010. There are now 100 local authorities responsible for more than 18...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Anna Fenton | Read more »

Scottish councils plan general election vote count for next day »

Councils across Scotland are debating whether to move the vote counting in the forthcoming general election to the following day instead of the traditional overnight counts. The Interim Election Management Board (IEMB), which assesses the best ways to...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Honor Eldridge | Read more »

Council braces for drastic budget cuts »

Vital services are expected to suffer as Edinburgh Council faces budget cuts of £90 million over the next three years. To achieve the £90m savings, a 10 percent reduction in support costs across all services will be required, with 4 percen...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Alison Fulford | Read more »