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Community organisation to receive assistance from council on town centre gardening project 

A COMMUNITY organisation is due to receive assistance from the local authority to develop a gardening project in the town centre.   Blooming Haddington, a group...

“I sincerely hope this is an oversight”: Council leader slammed after funding for public toilets in her own ward is not included in budget 

THE CITY of Edinburgh Council’s leader, Jane Meagher, has been slammed for a lack of funding for public toilets in her own ward following...

East Lothian Council to raise council tax by 10% despite receiving bonus funding from Scottish Government  

EAST Lothian Council are set to raise council tax by 10% despite receiving extra funding from the Scottish Government.   Announcing their proposed budget, which is...

City council to spend £25m on HGV and welfare bus fleet  

THE City of Edinburgh Council is set to spend a whopping £25m on upgrading its HGV and welfare bus fleet.   Announcing the upgrades yesterday the...

Figures from first year of Edinburgh pavement parking ban released  

FIGURES from the first year of Edinburgh’s pavement parking ban have been released showing a huge number of fines handed out.   The legislation that allows...

Local man struggles with city council for over 24 hours to have pavement-blocking road signs moved 

A LOCAL man has spent over 24 hours struggling to get road signs allegedly blocking disabled spaces and pavements moved.   Keith Bell spotted the signs...

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