Tag: Edinburgh City Council

£800K for Edinburgh tram bosses

Scottish News

Guest - June 20, 2012

BOSSES at Edinburgh's disastrous trams project were paid a "breathtaking" £800,000 after they left the project. Shocking new figures reveal that seven senior directors from...

Council development wins at Homes for Scotland Awards

Local News

Guest - May 28, 2012

A DEVELOPMENT which includes Edinburgh’s first new Council homes for a generation has won a prestigious national housing award. The Gracemount site was given the...

Into reverse: Council to refund bus lane fines

Scottish News

Guest - May 24, 2012

MOTORISTS in a Scots city are to receive refunds of fines received for for driving in bus lanes after the system caused chaos. Edinburgh City...

Mum is as branded “another ranting parent” by council

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 28, 2012

A MOTHER who tried to get extra help for her dyslexic son was branded “another ranting parent” by education officials. The 45-year-old emailed the children...

Posh Edinburgh suburb too middle class for city’s ban on alcohol outlets

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 28, 2012

TESCO has avoided a crackdown on shops selling alcohol by arguing that residents of a Scots suburb are healthy and middle class. Edinburgh Council has...