Tag: Edinburgh City Council

First new council houses in generation to be built in Edinburgh

Clare Carswell - October 20, 2010

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...

Silver anniversary celebrations for Edinburgh day centre

Shaun Milne - October 19, 2010

by Shaun Milne ONE of Edinburgh’s longest-running day centres is celebrating its 25th anniversary later today (tues). The Rt. Hon. George Grubb, Lord Lieutenant and Lord...

City of Edinburgh Council reveal cash saving jobs cull plan

Shaun Milne - August 18, 2010

By Shaun Milne COUNCIL chiefs in Edinburgh have drawn up plans to axe at least 300 jobs as part of a £16m cost-saving plan. City of...

Council calls time on Edinburgh tram traffic chaos

Deadline News Journalist - July 27, 2010

By Martin Graham CARS could soon get the green light to drive in Edinburgh’s West End again – if council bosses finally agree to lift...

Public facing workers “deserving of abuse”

Deadline News Journalist - May 9, 2010

By Andrea McCallum NIGHTCLUB bouncers, call centre workers, parking attendants and receptionists are all considered “legitimate targets” for abuse from members of the public, according...