The city council has invited youth work projects to apply for funding from a total pot of £60,000 in the latest participatory budgeting project in the Capital. Continue reading Youth decides in PB project
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Recovery on record
From Johnny Cash to Amy Winehouse, alcoholism and the spiral down into addiction is a recurring theme amongst musicians. But one man from Blackburn, West Lothian, hopes the music he wrote as part of his recovery will now help the service which turned his life around. Continue reading Recovery on record
“A matter of luck a child didn’t die”
PPP School buildings report published
An independent report into the closure of 17 Edinburgh schools has been published. The report into safety failures has highlighted a lack of proper scrutiny of the construction work and criticises both the council and the partnership which managed the building contracts, as well as the construction company. The city council said lessons would be learned from the report but Edinburgh’s Green councillors said the report is a “shocking wake up call.”
Edinburgh’s Council Tax to rise by 3%
The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to increase Council Tax bills by 3%. The council says it will continue to prioritise frontline services for young, older and vulnerable residents while making necessary savings under the budget agreed yesterday, but critics say Edinburgh’s citizens are being forced to pay more for poorer council services.
Councillors urged: Stand Up for Local Services
UNISON, the union representing Edinburgh Council workers, will lobby the City of Edinburgh Council’s budget meeting this morning, calling on the Labour/SNP administration to expose ‘the human cost of yet more massive Government cuts.’ Continue reading Councillors urged: Stand Up for Local Services
Joan is Edinburgh’s Scambassador!
The City of Edinburgh Council has stepped up its fight against scams by joining forces with the Friends Against Scams campaign. The Council is the first organisation in Scotland to make the Friends Against Scams pledge to change perceptions and raise awareness of scams amongst staff and the wider community. Continue reading Joan is Edinburgh’s Scambassador!
Work starts on new Early Years Centre
Children from Granton Early Years Centre were the guests of honour at a special sod cutting event for their new nursery in north Edinburgh yesterday.
‘Responsible roadworks’ in Edinburgh?
City of Edinburgh Council Transport Convener Councillor Lesley Hinds has been joined by representatives from utility companies in signing a public pledge to uphold high standards in the management, coordination and communication of roadworks in the Capital.
City Vision 2050: the story so far
Edinburgh 2050: ‘a place without poverty or barriers to achievement’
Edinburgh should be a city full of opportunity and innovation with no barriers to achievement, according to the initial findings of a city-wide campaign. Analysis of 5,700 views submitted so far towards the ‘2050 Edinburgh City Vision’ has been published today.
Crackdown on antisocial behaviour in Hunter Square
The public toilets in Edinburgh’s Hunter Square have been closed in the latest move to tackle anti-social behaviour. The joint agreement between the City of Edinburgh Council and Police Scotland to close the toilets comes as part of a set of actions being taken forward to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area. Continue reading Crackdown on antisocial behaviour in Hunter Square