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Edinburgh should 'decide' how to spend tourist tax income says council leader

Councillor Cammy Day welcomed Holyrood's visitor levy bill as "a good start" but said it should not be up to MSPs to decide how income is reinvested.

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Edinburgh street closures announced as George Street transformation begins

As the regeneration of George Street kicks off, certain stretches of the city centre thoroughfare will be blocked off in stages as surveying begins over the comings weeks.

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Mum 'unable to sleep' after infestation of giant bed bugs in Edinburgh home

Samantha says Edinburgh Council are refusing to rehome her despite the infestation taking over her home.

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Interim Edinburgh Council director's £160k salary 'completely indefensible'

Councillors said the role was the highest-paid public sector role in Scotland, working out at over £400k a year on a full-time basis.

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School children 'covered in shattered glass' after Edinburgh bus crash

The number 27 was making its way from Hunter's Tryst towards Edinburgh city centre when the collision took place.

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Edinburgh schoolchildren 'covered in shards of glass' as bus crashes into tree

A bus carrying schoolchildren came to a shuddering halt as an upstairs window was impaled on a tree branch during a morning commute - with passengers covered in shards of glass.

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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.

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'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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Edinburgh Live

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

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