Tag: Edinburgh City Council

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer blasts Edinburgh tram loan plans

By Kevin Duguid ALISTAIR Darling has branded Edinburgh City Council's plans to borrow £231m to extend the city’s tram route as “absolute madness”. The former Chancellor...

Tourism agency backs call for earlier pub opening times on Sundays

SCOTLAND’s national tourism agency believes earlier opening times for pubs in the capital will improve Edinburgh’s economy. VisitScotland has appealed to licensing leaders asking them...

School ordered to remove banner from railings for distracting drivers

A SCHOOL'S fundraising banner has been ordered to be removed for "fanciful" road safety rules. St John's primary school in Edinburgh was told to take...

Visitor centre planned for recycling facility

by Kirsty Topping BARMY council chiefs are set to open a new visitor centre on the site of a new waste facility. Edinburgh and Midlothian councils...

Famous statue removed for restoration work

By Amanda MacMillan THE oldest equestrian lead statue in the UK was taken away from its plinth in Edinburgh for crucial restoration work today (Sun). The famous...

First new council houses in generation to be built in Edinburgh

By Amanda MacMillan SCOTLAND’S Housing Minister Alex Neil cut a sod of earth as work on the first new council houses to be built in...

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