Tag: trams

Edinburgh council facing compensation battle over injured cyclists

TRAM lines in Edinburgh have caused injuries to more than 70 cyclists who are now demanded more over £1m in compensation, it emerged today.   Cycle...

Edinburgh faces flood -prevention fiasco

THE Scottish capital is heading for another trams-style disaster with its controversial flood-prevention scheme, critics warn. Edinburgh City Council is beefing up its flood defences...

Trams at centre of compo claims

EDINBURGH’S disastrous trams project is costing the taxpayer an extra £10m in compensation to angry traders. Almost 300 firms in the capital have launched compensation...

Tram drivers recruited two years before launch date

TRAM bosses are spending £500,000 on wages for drivers and other staff despite them having virtually nothing to do for 18 months. Adverts for 11...

Scots council in line to scoop gong despite tram fiasco

THE Scots council responsible for the trams fiasco is in line for an award - for the UK’s best town centre. Despite being blamed for...

£800K for Edinburgh tram bosses

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...

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