Planned works ranging from repairs and maintenance to upgrades will be taking place at 35 schools and nurseries during the Easter holidays as part of a major £47m maintenance programme.
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High school pupils make it count for Leith Walk By-election
Local school pupils are urging residents in the area to cast their votes in the Leith Walk by-election this Thursday (11 April).
Fifth and sixth-years at Drummond Community High School, who are eligible to vote in local elections as they are aged over 16, helped demonstrate the single transferable vote (STV) system, which is used in local elections. Continue reading High school pupils make it count for Leith Walk By-election
For Britain campaign in Leith Walk by-election
The Leith Ward by-election features the first appearance in Scottish electoral politics of new political party, The For Britain Movement. For Britain was founded by former UKIP leadership candidate Anne Marie Waters in March 2018 and became active in Scotland after Waters’ speech in Glasgow in August 2018. Continue reading For Britain campaign in Leith Walk by-election
Rejuvenating Roseburn: have your say on placemaking plans
Refined placemaking plans to enhance the Roseburn area will go on display next week following extensive engagement with the local community.
Continue reading Rejuvenating Roseburn: have your say on placemaking plans
Outrage as Edinburgh residents face city centre curfew
Edinburgh residents are set to be barred from the city centre in a controversial experiment this summer. City chiefs want to make the world famous old and new towns a tourist-only zone over the festival period. Continue reading Outrage as Edinburgh residents face city centre curfew
Explore the ‘Past Lives of Leith’ in the Museum of Edinburgh
Visitors to the Museum of Edinburgh can now explore the results of the largest excavation of a medieval graveyard undertaken in Leith.
Continue reading Explore the ‘Past Lives of Leith’ in the Museum of Edinburgh
Funding to support low carbon projects
Two Edinburgh organisations are to receive Scottish Government funding to support low carbon initiatives. There’s over £49,000 for Edinburgh Airport to develop a green energy project, while the city council receives £40,000 for solar powered charging points for electric vehicles at Ingliston and Hermiston Park and Ride sites. Continue reading Funding to support low carbon projects
Thousands of new trees for Edinburgh
As the planting season draws to a close, Parks Leader and Vice Convener of Transport and Environment Councillor Karen Doran has paid a visit to the Council’s Inch Nursery to see how trees are nurtured before being planted in Edinburgh’s streets and parks. Continue reading Thousands of new trees for Edinburgh
Last day to register for vote in Leith Walk by-election
Edinburgh’s Returning Officer has urged people living in the Leith Walk ward to make sure they are registered to vote in the area’s forthcoming by-election. Eligible residents must register by midnight tonight to have their say in the Leith Walk By-Election on 11 April. Continue reading Last day to register for vote in Leith Walk by-election
‘Lukewarm support’ for Tourist Tax?
At Portfolio questions yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP, was questioned by Lothian MSP Miles Briggs over the plans for a new tourist tax in Edinburgh. Continue reading ‘Lukewarm support’ for Tourist Tax?