Tag: The City of Edinburgh Council
Emergency motions lodged with council on provision of education for children with additional support...
Two political groups, the Greens and Liberal Democrats have lodged emergency motions on education which the Lord Provost has accepted for debate on Thursday.These ask for an urgent briefing note to be prepared...
Full council meeting – councillors’ questions
At each month's council meeting councillors have the opportunity of posing questions to Conveners for written answer. This month there are 33 questions on a variety of matters.The questions and answers are now published...
Council denies services for children with additional support needs are being cut
The City of Edinburgh Council denies that it is making changes or cuts to places in schools for children with additional support needs (ASN).The Edinburgh Reporter has been told that many applications for...
Council identifies funding to cover cuts to school budgets
‘One-off’ funding has been identified to prevent a cut of up to £8.2million being made in the budget for devolved school management (DSM) funds in Edinburgh schools.These funds are for head teachers to...
Council refuse Citadel funding request amid a “veil of secrecy”
The council has awarded only a fraction of the funding requested by one of the major youth groups in the city, and it is claimed that it has done so amid a veil of...
Education needs more investment not cuts
Edinburgh teachers are calling for “more investment in education, not cuts” ahead of a meeting where plans to slash £8.2m funding for the city’s schools will go before councillors.The cuts have been tabled by...
Council on track to complete more improvements on roads and pavements this year
With the additional £11 million for roads and pavements in the council budget agreed last February, the council will complete the largest area of road repairs and improvements in one financial year.The council...
Council finances under pressure
The Accounts Commission has said that councils in Scotland will have to make hard decisions about service cuts owing to financial pressures.The report just published assesses the finances for this year to April...
Newbridge pub to be demolished and replaced by housing
A pub with a history stretching back over 300 years is to be turned into flats as locals say it will be a “great loss” to the community. The Newbridge Inn, one of the city’s oldest...
Costs of short term let legal actions revealed
The City of Edinburgh Council spent nearly £400,000 defending their short-term let policies which were eventually declared unlawful after two court cases in twelve months.The costs were revealed in a Freedom of Information request...
Planning proposal to extend homeless hostel sparks concern
Plans to expand a homeless hostel in Abbeyhill have sparked concerns among locals who have argued the area is “already doing its fair share”.Owners of the 21-bed guest house have bought up a derelict neighbouring...
Advice Shop wins accreditation for its work
Advice Shop has been accredited by the government's Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.The service provides advice on welfare benefits and money. To achieve the recognition there was a rigorous review of...
Council monitors East London Street
The council will discuss next week whether to take any action on East London Street where residents have long complained about the noise levels of cars and buses travelling over the setts there.The...
Council setting up Accessibility Commission
Edinburgh Council is to establish an Accessibility Commission to ensure that the city's public spaces are as inclusive as possible for disabled people.The Transport and Environment Committee will note what needs to happen...
A costly encounter with a pothole
It was not the best start to the New Year for Deborah Hunter who is now £500 out of pocket after driving over a huge pothole on Pennywell Road and breaking the front suspension...
Ban on pavement parking – enforcement date now announced
Edinburgh will begin enforcement of the new laws on banning pavement parking from 29 January.The Scottish Government introduced new legislation in December and the capital will be the first city in Scotland to...
Braid Road to reopen
Council officers have issued a briefing about what is happening on Braid Road, which is helpful as it has been an area of confusion since the road was closed, and the layout altered at...
Moving towards enforcement of new pavement parking rules
The council is taking steps towards the enforcement of pavement parking rules which will begin in January and will send out letters to residents in certain streets in the next few days.The Scottish...
Council calls for new laws to permit regulation of short term lets
Edinburgh Council has called for emergency legislation to be passed by The Scottish Parliament to allow its crackdown on short-term lets to continue as originally planned.An Inner House judge ruled this month that the...
Student flats at Jock’s Lodge given approval on appeal
Alumno Group has been granted planning permission for the construction of what the developers describe as "high-quality purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)" on London Road at Jock’s Lodge following a successful appeal.Alumni say the...
Planners setting out plans for West Edinburgh
Following consultation with residents and interested organisations in and around the west of the city a final framework for development will be considered by the Planning Committee on 19 December.Development in the west of...
Scottish councils warn of bankruptcy and spending cuts
Almost a quarter of councils in Scotland warn of effective bankruptcy, as every single council is planning spending cuts to services, affecting millions of people.New research out today from Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) Scotland...
Permanent protection is approved for trees on housing site
Edinburgh councillors have narrowly voted in favour of permanently protecting trees on a site earmarked for housing – despite fears the move could lead to the council being sued by landowners.Campaigners fighting to save self-formed...
Short term lets decision “must be appealed”
A decision by the Court of Session on Edinburgh’s short-term lets (STLs) regulation “drives a coach and horses through the council’s attempts to regulate the sector,” a city councillor has said.A judicial review found...
If councillors had known true cost tram project “would not have gone ahead”
Edinburgh’s tram project would not have gone ahead if officials had not “lied to councillors” about construction costs, a council meeting has heard.A £13m public inquiry to establish why costs and timescales associated with...
EICC boss questioned over bonus
The Chief Executive of a council owned company has been questioned about his £72,280 bonus awarded last year.Chief Executive of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICCO) Marshall Dallas was handed the sum on top...
Norman Irons 1941-2023
Norman Irons, CBE, who was the Rt Hon Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh between 1992 and 1996, has died.He was the first SNP Lord Provost, and one of only two SNP...
Councillor calls for a crackdown on Royal Mile shops
A crackdown on gift shops on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile operated in properties owned by the council has been backed by a city councillor who says they make him feel “embarrassed” when walking down the...
Gillespie Crescent – residents do not feel charitable
Residents of Gillespie Crescent fail to see why a development which involves the sale of charity-owned premises should make them feel at all charitable.The development of the former Sight Scotland headquarters on Gillespie...
Council allocates millions to ensure fleet is LEZ compliant
The City of Edinburgh Council is to spend £55 million replacing over 1,000 vehicles to ensure its fleet is compliant with the city’s new Low Emission Zone.The investment, agreed by councillors this week, will...
