Pennywell regeneration up for award

The City of Edinburgh Council’s affordable housing development in Muirhouse has been short listed in the ‘Best Social Housing Initiative’ category in the MJ Local Government Awards 

The city council has also received a nomination in the Innovation in Communications category.

The MJ Achievement Award winners will be announced at a gala event at London’s Hilton Hotel on Park Lane on 27 June.

Three thousand people have their say on Trams to Newhaven

“Of course, no final decision on taking trams to Newhaven, or not, will be made until much later in the year”

Trams to Newhaven consultation event at Leith Community Education Centre
Consultation event at Leith Community Education Centre, 12 April 2018

More than three thousand people have shared their views in a six-week long consultation about plans for taking trams to Newhaven. Edinburgh citizens either attended one of the information events, sent in their comments by email or completed the consultation online on the Council’s Consultation Hub. Continue reading Three thousand people have their say on Trams to Newhaven

West Pilton West Granton Community Council sets AGM date

WEST PILTON WEST GRANTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday 8th May at 7pm in West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre Continue reading West Pilton West Granton Community Council sets AGM date

“I was there”: sign up for PROCESSIONS Edinburgh

The City of Edinburgh Council has pledged support for PROCESSIONS Edinburgh. Alongside the Scottish Government’s Centenary Fund, Event Scotland part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate and Creative Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council has partnered with Artichoke to support the mass participatory event on 10 June. Continue reading “I was there”: sign up for PROCESSIONS Edinburgh

North West Localities Committee meets tomorrow

North West Localities Committee

Wednesday 25th April

7pm Dean of Guild Court Room, City Chambers

This is a public meeting and members of the public are welcome to attend

Residents are being encouraged to tune in to the second meeting of their Locality Committee when they meet this week to discuss the pressing topics in their local area.

North West Localities Committees meets on Wednesday evening in the City Chambers and can be attended in person or viewed live via webcast.

Main Council Committees currently have responsibility for services across the city and Locality Committees will complement this by addressing specific service and community issues within their areas.

Each of the Committees will have powers over community safety, lifelong learning and libraries, traffic management, roads and parking, parks and green space, street cleaning and open space maintenance and public realm projects on a local basis.

 

Councillors on the North West Locality Committee will meet from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday and Convener Cllr Robert Aldridge will manage discussion of the Locality Improvement Plan and hear a Health and Social Care update.

You can find out more about Locality Committees and their membership on the Council’s website.

See below for meeting papers

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