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Tram planners listening to Leithers?

Cargo bikes, subsidised local discount schemes, a business continuity fund and logistics hubs – these are among the ideas most supported in a local survey of businesses who would be most affected should the Council decide to take trams down to Newhaven. Continue reading Tram planners listening to Leithers?

Parking Holidays over Festive Period

The parking holidays in Edinburgh over Christmas and New Year are:

Tuesday 25 December 2018

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Tuesday 1 January 2019

Members of the public can park free of charge in public parking bays and on single yellow lines on these dates.

The parking holidays are detailed on the city council’s web page at

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20276/parking_spaces/566/parking_holidays

Transforming the waterfront: ‘key partners’ sign pledge

The City of Edinburgh Council, National Galleries of Scotland, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh College, Scottish Government and Scottish Futures Trust have signed an agreement to work together to create a new vibrant, city quarter in Granton Waterfront – but a Conservative MSP says the plans lack ambition.

Local community councils were not invited to sign the agreement.

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Equally Safe: Groundbreaking new centre for victims of abuse to be created in Edinburgh

A pioneering centre for people who have been victims of sexual assault and other forms of abuse and neglect is to be created for Edinburgh and the Lothians.

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Bleak Christmas for some community organisations as Health & Social Care grants announced

NO FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT CORE FUNDING REJECTED Continue reading Bleak Christmas for some community organisations as Health & Social Care grants announced

Pupil Christmas cards bring festive cheer to Princes Street

A series of Christmas card designs by Edinburgh school pupils are brightening up Princes Street this festive season by being displayed on all the street’s digital bus shelter screens.

Xmas card bus shelter
Eleven designs will be shown on the screens, with three of them – chosen by Education Convener Councillor Ian Perry, Vice Convener Councillor Alison Dickie and Executive Director Alistair Gaw as their official Christmas cards – unveiled at a special event on Friday.

They were designed by Jack Thomson (Oaklands School), Halle Jacobs (Sighthill Primary School), and Joshua O’Brien (Woodlands School).

The Christmas card competition is an annual event and for the fourth year JCDecaux offered the added incentive of 11 lucky pupils having their designs shown on their digital bus shelter screens in Princes Street.

Cllr Perry said: “It was really difficult picking the winning designs for the bus shelters as the quality of the entries once again was really high. I’m delighted we’ve got three winners for our Christmas cards with Jack, Halle and Joshua’s festive designs.”

Cllr Dickie added: “It was great to see how excited the pupils were this morning when their cards came up on the digital bus shelters. All the entries deserve special mention and thanks must go to JCDecaux for having the designs displayed until Christmas Day.”

Danielle Jeffrey, Partnership Manager at JCDecaux said, “For the fourth year, JCDecaux and the City of Edinburgh council have worked together to display some of the fantastic Christmas cards on the digital screens in Princes Street. We’re always delighted to be part of this project that showcases the beautiful artwork created by talented pupils at local schools.”

The designs will be displayed throughout December until Christmas Day on all the digital screens on Princes Street.