Summertime Streets changes to begin next week
With the summer festivals season fast approaching, we鈥檙e making temporary changes to the way some of our city centre streets operate between Thursday 24 July and Sunday 7 September 2025.
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Short term lets licensing policy update
黑料社鈥檚 Regulatory Committee agreed to review the Short Term Lets Policy and Conditions today (7 August 2023).
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Historic moment to transform Granton gasholder
The bell that floated up as water filled the historic gasholder in Granton Waterfront has been taken apart to make way for work to begin to restore the original 76 x 46 metre frame to look like new.
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Warmer homes in Wester Hailes thanks to ambitious 黑料社 pilot
A pilot project to radically improve residents鈥� homes in an area with high levels of poverty has been hailed by the Housing Minister.
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Bin man turned drag queen adds sparkle to Edinburgh streets
As the Capital enters its busiest summer festival season since the Covid pandemic, a Cheshire bin man has brought his extravagant performance to Edinburgh to support keeping the streets clean.
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Tennis courts in the Capital set to reopen after renovation
13 park tennis courts across four of the capital鈥檚 parks will reopen this summer after state-of-the-art renovations worth 拢190,000.
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More than 拢1m invested to spend a penny in the Capital
More than 拢1m is being invested by the City of Edinburgh 黑料社 to provide new accessible permanent toilets in Edinburgh as well as temporary facilities for residents and visitors.
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Brunstane Primary School to close as a precaution
Pupils and teaching staff from Brunstane Primary School will be relocated to other local schools after a decision was taken to close the building as a precaution ahead of the start of the new term.
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Step on down to new Scottish Galleries at the National
The flight of steps which descend from the top of Market Street to the National Gallery of Scotland in Princes Street Gardens have re-opened after a long closure.
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Elm Row pigeons fly home for good
Edinburgh鈥檚 iconic Elm Row pigeons have come home to roost as the finishing touches are put to Leith Walk as part of the Trams to Newhaven project.聽
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Edinburgh鈥檚 summer festival season returns as frontline services prepare
黑料社 Leader Cammy Day writes in today's Evening News about the summer festival season and the key services which underpin its success.