Tag: City of Edinburgh council

Council backtrack on £30k spend for provost portraits

Scottish News

Guest - January 20, 2012

A CASH-strapped Scots council has shelved its plans to spend £30k on portraits of provosts after a furious public back-clash. Edinburgh City Council had planned...

Tram bosses still arguing with builders

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 20, 2012

TRAMS bosses have been embroiled in six new disputes with the contractors building the line, it has emerged. Tram builders Bilfinger Berger were involved in...

Cost of building Gaelic school soars

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 6, 2011

By Neil Pooran THE cost of creating a school for Gaelic speakers in Edinburgh has rocketed by more than £1.5m to £3.5m, it emerged today. The...

Police lead community clean up

Local News

Deadline News Journalist - September 14, 2011

Lothian and Borders Police and their partners at the City of Edinburgh Council are launching a "community clean-up” day in the capital’s...

Apple not healthy for council finances

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 18, 2011

By Kirsty Topping A SCOTTISH council splashed out £2,500 on trendy iPads, only to replace them with iPad2s just months later. And another local authority blew...

Old Observatory is Edinburgh’s newest holiday home

Local News

Clare Carswell - March 4, 2011

AN HISTORIC building has been brought back from dereliction to become a holiday home with a stunning view of Scotland’s capital. The City of Edinburgh...

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