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Thanks a million: Council finds more cash to support city festivals

Extra £1 million per year to ensure ‘future success’ of Edinburgh’s festivals

The City of Edinburgh Council is proposing to create a legacy funding package for the city’s Festivals in their 70th anniversary year. The Council has agreed to invest an additional £1 million every year for five years to protect the legacy and strengthen the future of the city’s 11 major festivals towards a joint fund proposed to Edinburgh’s Festivals and the Scottish Government. Continue reading Thanks a million: Council finds more cash to support city festivals

‘City needs a council that shows strong leadership’: coalition unveils Capital programme

The SNP – Labour coalition has published plans to deliver improved services for the Capital’s residents and communities. The ‘Programme for the Capital’, the proposed business plan for the Council for the next five years, is built around 52 commitments set out by the SNP and Labour groups in their coalition agreement.

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Work gets under way in Saughton Park

A major project to restore Edinburgh’s historic Saughton Park got under way this week with the official start of a year-long programme of work. The milestone sees the culmination of five years’ effort to establish the park’s £5.2m redevelopment, which has been made possible thanks to £3.8 million of Heritage Lottery Funding. Continue reading Work gets under way in Saughton Park

“Going to be great for us all”: latest 20mph zones go live tomorrow

The rollout of 20mph speed limits across the capital continues with phase three of the scheme being introduced in North West and West Edinburgh tomorrow (see map). Continue reading “Going to be great for us all”: latest 20mph zones go live tomorrow

Letter: Sarah’s fond farewell to ‘amazing’ North Edinburgh community

 

Dear Editor

This is a really hard letter for me to write, but I need to say goodbye to the amazing community of North Edinburgh. I’ve worked for what was Community Education, and then Community Learning and Development in Greater Pilton for over twenty years.

It’s been a total privilege to serve such a strong and proud community. There are too many people to mention, many of them gone now, but to every learner and activist I’ve supported in every group, each child, young person, family, management committee and partner, it’s been so special and I will miss you all so very much.

Thank you for putting up with me for all those years! Your community has taught me so much and I feel proud and blessed to have been able to work here. The Council’s ‘Transformation’ process has meant I’ve been moved to another part of the city. I wish you everything you’d wish for yourself,

With much love and respect,

Sarah Neal (Low)’

Getting it fixed first time: new plan to improve city’s roads

A plan to improve the way the Council carries out road repairs is set to go before councillors this week. A report on the Roads Services Improvement Plan, which will be considered by the Transport and Environment Committee on Thursday, states that: “the Council needs to maintain a high-quality road network to ensure the safety of road users, to ensure road users can freely travel around our network and to protect the overall appearance of Edinburgh as a city”.  

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