The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh City Council Chief Executive Andrew Kerr welcomed recommendations and called it "an opportunity to shape our culture". But a group of council whistle-blowers labelled it a "whitewash".

Whistleblowers have criticised two independent reports into the council as being a 'whitewash' and said no one had yet been held to account.

Adam McVey, the leader of Edinburgh Council, shared the new photos on Twitter after a recent visit to the centre, saying it is "something the whole city can be proud of"

The City of Edinburgh Council made the controversial decision this week - but there was an objection from the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland who say that they were created in World War Two and have historical significance.

The developers are pleading with Edinburgh Council to allow them to change the use of the shop and to operate a busy new restaurant and takeaway service in the area

Edinburgh city council chief Adam McVey confirmed the planned increase to the Sunday National amid speculation the country’s other local authorities will follow suit.

Don't Tell Mamma opened in 2018 but now it appears they have been operating without the correct planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council ever since.

A Freedom of Information request found that currently there are 861 empty council properties at the moment, the largest amount of empty council houses are in the north east of the city.

The City of Edinburgh Council handled the recent planning application from the developers to create the new establishment in the busy residential area but locals lined up to complain and object

The City of Edinburgh Council approved the plan for the new hotel this week at the historic locations on Princes Street after the old Debenhams building was vacated

Edinburgh World Heritage told the council the bin scheme would be a "threat to the visual integrity of the New Town", while there was also criticism of the public consultations around the plan.