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Edinburgh Council approves return of FLY Open Air Festival in Princes Street Gardens

Edinburgh Council have granted FLY Open Air Festival for a two day event at Princes Street Gardens, with 4,000 people expected to be dancing under the castle in September.

Edinburgh Live

'Invasive' drug testing for Edinburgh council staff rejected by councillors

Drug testing was described as "invasive" by one councillor whilst another argued it "might become useful" in the future.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh council to investigate claims officials tried to override care homes decision

Councillors and trade unionists reacted furiously to claims decisions had been taken by officers without the board's approval.

Edinburgh Live

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Man fuming after Scots council slap him with £30 fine for abandoning car when he fell ill

Walter Grieve, 66, was fined by Edinburgh Council after his vehicle was left in a electric charging point for over 12 hours.

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Angry Edinburgh driver fined £30 by council after falling ill and 'abandoning car'

The driver explained his troubling situation when appealing the £30 fine but only received one response over a three-month period despite escalating the query to a complaint.

Edinburgh Live

All Edinburgh council vehicles set to be tracked despite union fears over data misuse

The council dismissed concerns saying there have been very few instances where driver data has been used to investigate employee misconduct.

Edinburgh Live

All the Edinburgh streets set to get new secure bike storage under expansion of scheme

The number of secure bike hangars available to Edinburgh residents will more than double over the next few years.

Edinburgh Live

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Edinburgh council 'in dispute' with tram contractors over defects on new line

The vast majority of the remaining construction issues are associated with hard landscaping and the concrete blocks which sit under the tram rails.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council insist crackdown on short term lets 'lawful'

At the second day of a judicial review the council defended it's policy, which a group of landlords have argued would 'wipe out' operators.

Edinburgh Live

Plans for new Edinburgh student flats submitted including affordable housing and commercial space

New plans for student flats in the city have been submitted to the Edinburgh Council, including affordable housing and commercial space, which would be constructed off Sibbald Walk in the Holyrood area.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh mum panics after spotting men in protective clothing on doorbell cam

Paulina Niedzialek has been left feeling 'unsafe' in Craigmillar Court and has spoken out after she heard workmen drilling and scrapping the flat next to her following an investigation into asbestos.

Edinburgh Live

Major changes in Edinburgh neighbourhood will make area 'cycling and pedestrian friendly'

Edinburgh Council confirmed that changes including bollards to prevent parking, bus gates and no entry signs will be implemented in the Corstorphine neighbourhood.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council's ability to deliver health and social care at 'critical' risk

The council's highest ranking civil servant admitted the authority is "not delivering the services to the extent that we need to".

Edinburgh Live

Plans for 236 East Lothian homes set for approval despite objections

New plans for a residential development in East Lothian have been submitted to Edinburgh Council, which would bring 236 new homes as well as a commercial development and green spaces to the area.

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Edinburgh busker says local group 'approached him with anger' branding him 'pathetic'

Stephen Lafferty was busking in Edinburgh's Grassmarket when he claims a local group approached him with 'anger' before labelling him 'disgusting and pathetic' before laughing at him.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh council use of controversial weedkiller rises despite pledge to cut down

It has been claimed glyphosate is a cause of cancer and can threaten bee populations, and union GMB wants it banned - calling the weedkiller a "severe health risk to workers".

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council plan more than 100 affordable homes at Liberton Hospital site

The site which is approximately 6.5 hectares with a net developable area of 4.7 hectares was earlier priced at £16 million including £560,000 in demolition costs.

Edinburgh Live

Plans for new Edinburgh homes and offices near railway opposed by locals

A submission has been made to Edinburgh Council, proposing eight flats as well as an office unit and landscaping at Meadowbank - with objections from locals already made.

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Plans for new Edinburgh National Galleries of Scotland visitor attraction and café

The combination of four separate buildings and associated travel links have been proposed by the National Galleries of Scotland in the city's Granton area in new plans submitted to the council

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh council pest control team called in as 'dead rat' found at retail park

The dead rodent was discovered by a local in the area last week who reported it to the council. A spokesperson since confirmed that they are aware of the issue and have set up a baiting programme

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman sues council as they 'refuse to give her time off for football match'

The worker made the allegation at the tribunal court on Tuesday March 21 that she was unfairly treated as a female when asking for time off for an Edinburgh derby at Hampden.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council forks out over £100k in legal fees on failed strip club fight

The battle to keep Edinburgh’s four strip clubs open was launched in March 2022 when the council's regulatory committee voted to set the number of venues at zero - effectively banning them.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman says disabled people have been 'ignored' in Leith regeneration

An Edinburgh woman is pushing for more blue badge parking spaces to return to Leith Walk, and claims the number has reduced significantly since the tramworks began.

Edinburgh Live

Abandoned Edinburgh office set for demolition for student flats despite objection

Vacant office buildings on Westfield Road are set to be demolished to make way for 289 student rooms, despite objections from the Gorgie branch of the Living Rent union.

Edinburgh Live

Deserted Edinburgh city centre shop set to be turned into fancy new cocktail bar

An application for a trendy new cocktail bar has been submitted to Edinburgh Council, which could see a space on George Street that has been empty since 2018 transformed.

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