Tag: trams

City bosses in desperate search for trams buyer

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 23, 2011

By Kirsty Topping TRAMS chief are desperately searching for a new home for their redundant vehicles. The council had previously failed to seal a...

Trams “compensation” for businesses

Business

Deadline News Journalist - August 22, 2011

By Kirsty Topping BUSINESSES affected by Edinburgh’s troubled trams project are to get a £210,000 “compensation” boost from council chiefs. Shops affected by the closure of...

Delay threat to trams over OAP travel row

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - August 16, 2011

By Kirsty Topping EDINBURGH’S trams could face another delay unless the service is made free for pensioners. Last week it was reported that OAPs could have...

Tram contractors demand six times original estimate

Business

Christine Lavelle - January 25, 2011

CONTRACTORS brought in to build the capital’s tram network are demanding £12 million – six times the original estimate. BSC consortium is taking...

Edinburgh City Council boss walks away with thousands

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - January 9, 2011

THE former boss of a cash-strapped Scots council has walked away with thousands in his pension pot as the local authority prepares to axe...

More cracks show in Edinburgh tram project

Local News

Clare Carswell - January 6, 2011

TRAM chiefs are facing a potentially massive bill for repairing tracks in Edinburgh before the troubled project even opens. Serious cracking has appeared...

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