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Plans announced for Gorgie student accomodation  »

A massive development of student flats is set to be built in the heart of Gorgie, as Edinburgh’s student accommodation sector continues to boom. Last week, Chamic Estates announced plans to construct three buildings on Gorgie Road of between fou...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by James Gale | Read more »

Binmen docked pay as wage dispute rumbles on  »

Binmen

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 refuse strike nearing close after violent turn  »

Council leader Jenny Dawe has said negotiations between trade unionists representing Edinburgh's refuse workers and council bosses are "nearing a compromise". After more than four months of "work-to-rule" strike action, the local council has met with ...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by Polly Dallyn | Read more »

Edinburgh council: failing to help »

It would be a naïve man who thought himself capable of entirely resolving the squabbles between town and gown that have seasoned university life for the best part of a millennium. Nonetheless, it is safe to say that much has changed since February...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 | Read more »

Council workers' strike set to "bring Scotland to a standstill" »

Representatives from trade unions Unite and GMB have confirmed that they will join fellow public sector union Unison for a one-day strike on Wednesday 24 September.This latest bout of industrial action is set to bring Scotland to a 24-hour standstill, ...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Council planning chief hails student ghettos »

Students may be forced to turn to expensive purpose built accommodation rather than renting normal residential flats, if current plans to further restrict HMO licenses go forward.The Scottish Executive’s ‘Planning For Housing Consultation&r...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Helen Walker | Read more »

UNITE launch new Edinburgh property into fraught student housing market »

Architects of new UNITE accommodation

A new student accommodation development has been unveiled in Edinburgh’s Canongate by UNITE, the UK’s leading private provider of student housing. The building at Panmure Court on Calton Road will, when fully completed, comprise 59 studio a...

Mon 19 Nov 2007 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Art and Artifice Clash at Panmure Place Launch »

Architects of new UNITE accommodation

There’s a joke amongst University of Edinburgh students that the best view of the city is from the top of Appleton Tower – because if you’re on top of it, at least you can’t see it. Much in the same way, in a room full of arch...

Mon 05 Nov 2007 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

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