New boss at City of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council has offered the post of Chief Executive to Sue Bruce following the conclusion of short-list interviews by the recruitment committee. The appointment still has to be ratified by the Council at its meeting on 16 September.
Council Leader Cllr Jenny Dawe said: “It is essential that we have the right calibre [...]

New council website

The City of Edinburgh Council believes it will make major savings following the launch of its new website. Scheduled to go live on 15 September, the site at www.edinburgh.gov.uk will  provide   easier ways for users to make payments, request information and ask for help. Anyone who accesses the council website regularly will know that [...]

The Dangers of Ship-to-Ship transfers

by Robin Harper MSP
I was not born or educated in Edinburgh, but have lived here for over forty years, and have had the honour and pleasure of representing Edinburgh and the wider Lothians region in the Scottish Parliament since I was elected in its first term over a decade ago.
Over the past decade, I have [...]

Council Leader’s Report

The Leader of The City of Edinburgh Council, Jenny Dawe, is charged with the responsibility of writing a report which is then published on the website. It seems there was no need for a report in July which is therefore omitted.
The Edinburgh City Council Leader’s report August 2010 is now available.
The Reporter has two comments [...]

Developments at the Waterfront

by Councillor Tim McKay
Vice Convener, Economic Development, The City of Edinburgh Council
Given the current financial situation the council is looking at using a new method,
Tax Incremental Finance (TIF), as an alternative way of enabling investment  in infrastructure projects – in this case at the Waterfront.
The idea is that the council borrows to invest in public [...]

Liberton & Gilmerton By-election

The following are standing for election as councillors for the ward in the by-election coming up on 9th September 2010.
Mev Brown, Independent
Bill Cook, Scottish Labour Party Candidate
Colin Fox, Scottish Socialist Party
Philip Hunt, Pirate Party Scotland
John Christopher Knox, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Richard Lewis, Scottish National Party (SNP)
Peter McColl, Scottish Green Party
Stephanie Murray, Scottish Conservative and Unionist

Major cuts considered by council

The City of Edinburgh Council is set to consider options at its meeting in September aimed at reducing management costs and increasing efficiencies in preparation for government funding cuts. If approved, around £16m would be saved over the next three years as a first step towards the budget savings target of [...]

Safer Streets

Every local authority in Scotland is invited to apply for funding from the Scottish Government to help ensure that people going out for the night can enjoy themselves in a safe environment.
Last year’s Safer Streets funding awards benefited projects around Scotland. Community Safety Partnerships in all 32 local authorities used funding for community safety initiatives [...]

US call for medical evidence

The US Senate Committee has called for the Lockerbie Bomber’s medical records to be released. According to the Scottish Conservatives, the SNP Government has been refusing to do this for a year now.
Annabel Goldie MSP, Scottish Conservative Leader, says:
“The Salmond and MacAskill soundbites are now hollow and meaningless. We need facts.
“Even [...]

Clear about nuclear?

UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been branded ‘brazen and dishonest’ after insisting that he was never an opponent of nuclear energy.
Claiming that he has never changed his stance on atomic power, Mr Huhne said “My views have always been misunderstood…we are on course to make sure that [...]

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