Trams to Newhaven passenger services launch date announced

Passenger services on the new tram route to Newhaven are scheduled to start on 7 June, it was announced today (Thursday, 25 May). The route, which has been under construction since November 2019, has been delivered on schedule and within the £207.3m budget. Council Leader Cammy Day welcomed the news…

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Long-awaited legislation for a visitor levy

Council Leader Cammy Day has welcomed today’s publication of a Bill by the Scottish Parliament to empower councils to raise money through tourism. If passed, the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will give the City of Edinburgh Council the power to progress plans for a levy on stays in overnight accommodation, which it…

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Living Wage conference to confront the cost-of-living crisis

Advocates for the real living wage will unite in Edinburgh when the City Chambers hosts Scotland’s first Living Wage Places Network event. Over 70 delegates from 16 UK towns, boroughs and cities will join the City of Edinburgh Council tomorrow (Wednesday 25 May) to call for employers to offer “a fair…

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Edinburgh Local Heritage Network Launched by the Lord Provost

A network to support, develop and promote local heritage groups across the capital city has been launched by their Honorary President, the Lord Provost Robert Aldridge. The Edinburgh Local Heritage Network (ELHN) launched last week (Wednesday 10 May) with the aim of developing and sustaining relationships between local heritage groups…

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Great British Bake-Off Winner Peter Sawkins Leads National Numeracy Day Event in Edinburgh

Building brighter futures through confidence with numbers. That was the message today for children and young people from across the Capital as they celebrated National Numeracy Day. The national scheme, run by charity National Numeracy, aims to promote confidence through numbers and how we use them in our everyday lives. Here…

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Council leader welcomes funding to help protect and enhance Granton Waterfront’s heritage

The City of Edinburgh Council is to receive over £50,000 to develop plans for the heritage and restoration of four key historic buildings and structures in Granton Waterfront along with heritage skills training and community events. The announcement was made today (Wednesday, 17 May) by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and…

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Edinburgh Welcomes the 2023 UCI Cycling Championships

From 3-13 August 2023, the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships is coming to Scotland and will make a stop in Edinburgh on August 6. The single biggest cycling event in history, it brings together 13 existing individual cycling world championships into one mega event. Scotland is the first country in the world…

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Ukrainians and Volunteers Give Eurovision Screening ‘Douze Points’

Over 100 members of the Ukrainian community in the Capital, alongside volunteers, attended a special screening of the live Eurovision Song Contest Final at Edinburgh’s City Chambers on Saturday (13 May). Council Leader Cammy Day welcomed guests with a moving speech and then turned hosting duties over to Graham Norton…

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Plans to Double Secure On-Street Cycle Parking Spaces

The roll-out of 180 secure on-street cycle parking units, providing space for 1080 bikes, will soon be complete, with plans for a further 200 units across the city. The Council has secured £806,600 from the Scottish Government via the Sustrans Places for Everyone Fund and Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Storage Fund…

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New Council Figures Show Communal Bin Rollout is a Success

The first phase of new communal bin hubs rolled out by the City of Edinburgh Council has already led to a massive drop in the number of overflowing bin reports to the local authority. Figures published for January-March 2023 show that the number of requests reporting overflowing bins in the areas…

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