Edinburgh libraries ‘will not close’
November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Quashing fears of community library closures, Edinburgh City council assured the public that all Edinburgh libraries will remain open. Across the country campaigners have been fighting to keep libraries open since budget cuts threatened to close some smaller libraries earlier this year. In response to public concerns, the council have published a libraries consultation document [...]
Leith Festival to Lose Funding
November 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Leith festival looks set to face a dramatic downsize due to public funding cuts. One of Edinburgh’s largest and most renowned festivals, it is likely to lose many of its benefactors, includingEdinburghCity Council. The event relies heavily on public and charitable funds, which are diminishing at an alarming rate. Edinburgh City Council is just [...]
Edinburgh Council’s ‘painful’ vote goes ahead despite court action
September 22, 2011 By 4 Comments
By Tom Freeman In the face of legal action, Edinburgh City Council is today voting to approve preparatory works on building on one of Edinburgh’s community parks. Portobello Park, between the ancient Portobello 9-hole golf course and the Milton Road section of the A1, is the preferred site for the new Portobello High School. The Portobello [...]
“Eureka! Wee’ve got it!” Street urinals are the answer
November 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Claudie Qumsieh In London at weekends dark figures connected to the sewers rise out of the pavements: urinals. Edinburgh has unveiled plans for similar, if not as cinematic, urinals to address the problem of drunkards using the streets as make-shift toilets. The proposal was outlined in a report into how the night-time economy of [...]
Edinburgh unveils antisocial behaviour strategy
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Oonagh Brown Edinburgh City Council has joined forces with the Lothian & Borders Police to tackle antisocial behaviour. Together they have launched The Antisocial Behaviour Strategy 2010-2013, aiming decrease the capital’s rates of vandalism and potential crime. The strategy plans to tackle the “root causes” of problems before they begin to affect the community. [...]
High speed rail discussions continue
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By, Kati Rawlins Edinburgh City Council is continuing with their agenda to include the city in the plans for a UK high speed rail network. City council leader, Cllr Jenny Dawe met with the Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Moore MP at the City Chambers this Thursday. The topic will be high on the [...]
Fire Brigade and council team up for a safe Guy Fawkes night
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Rachel Watson Edinburgh city council has this week been removing dangerously constructed and home made bonfires from around the city. This comes with the council’s launch of the new anti social behaviour strategy. It is hoped that these pro-active measures will target problematic situations before they arise, including accidents, injuries and violence. Community safety [...]
High Speed Rail Network to include Scotland
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Katariina Rawlins The 5th of November The Coalition Government at Westminster are currently considering how to best take forward plans for a UK High Speed Rail Network. Council leaders from Glasgow and Edinburgh explained this Thursday to MSPs why it would be beneficial to include Scotland in the high speed rail plans. Council members [...]
A ban on pets in flats has gone to the dogs
March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Edinburgh Sports Academy Serves Up Scotland Selection for City School Boy
October 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Lauren Witherspoon An Edinburgh teenager has been chosen to represent Scotland in an international badminton competition. The European Under-17 Championships are due to take place at Medvode in Slovenia, from the 7th to the 15th of November this year, and sixteen year old Edward Cogliano will attempt to smash his way to the final. [...]
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The future of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank stadium looks uncertain as council chiefs admit that they are uncertain of when work on the planned renovation can begin. Culture leader Diedre Brock has stated that while she is still “fully committed” to the project, that she can’t forecast when work can commence. The key stumbling block is the [...]
Pensioners Warned as Money-Making Scams on the Rise
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
21 October 2009 Amy Sutherland West Lothian Council has announced it is backing the ‘Think Jessica‘ campaign, which aims at raising awareness of scam letters circulating and tricking people – particularly pensioners – into sending money. This comes as Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service issued a warning for the public not to be duped [...]
Young Conservative Distributing Pro-Labour Pamphlets
October 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Lindsay Brown Edinburgh City Council mistakenly taxed Michael Henderson, 22, an extra £800. Nigel Griffiths, MP for South Edinburgh, corrected the charges and recruited conservative Henderson to pass flyers on the Labour Party’s behalf. After 6 months of written correspondence to correct the overcharge, Henderson wrote a thank you letter to Griffiths and offered [...]
Homeless service closed
March 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Edwin Mashonganyika The Edinburgh City Council will provide temporary accommodation to anyone at risk of having to sleep rough, the Housing leader Paul Edie said today. The Housing leader was reacting after Cowgate Centre, a Homeless service in the City, announced that it would close at night sparking fears that up to 40 would [...]
Holyrood defenceless against suicide attacks
February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Laura Mclean The Scottish Parliament is not strong enough to withstand a suicide bomb attack, despite having had £90 million spent on bomb-proofing the building, according to a report by the The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure. A ring of steel and concrete is to be erected surrounding the Scottish Parliament , [...]
Council warns of sale of dodgy shellfish
November 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
With a wave of illegal shellfish being harvested we sent Emma Hill to Leith Docks to find out more. Interviews with Dave the fisherman and Chris, assistant manager of Lochvine Edinburgh City Council has warned businesses against purchasing shellfish that is of an uncertain origin following concerns that it may have been illegally harvested. Local [...]
