Another big victory for the Edinburgh Lib Dem by-election machine nonetheless contains some good news for Labour and the Greens, whilst the SNP and Conservatives would lose their seats if all 3 were up.

Edinburgh’s bin wars rage on as gull-proof sacks, heritage protests and ‘bin hubs’ divide residents over how best to clean up a World Heritage…

A council by-election in Edinburgh this week is likely to be a toss-up between Holyrood’s five main parties, it is predicted.

The debt-ridden council delivering public services to Scotland's capital wants more power to raise public taxes even higher saying that local…

Scotland's housing emergency-hit capital is engulfed by a 'frightening' £1.7bn sea of debt which is set to rise by £1bn by the end of the decade…

Edinburgh is a growing city, drawing millions of tourists, and facing multiple challenges from housing to transport. Our series looks at its future

Over half of the requests for temporary accommodation in Edinburgh went unmet in March after the council was forced to stop using hotels and…

cottish Labour faces criticism over its Edinburgh candidate selection process, with insiders claiming local members were sidelined and rules were…

Work to start constructing Edinburgh’s first new concert hall in more than 100 years has been delayed further after project managers parted ways…

Following an 18-month trial councillors will decide whether to make Leith's low-traffic neighbourhood scheme permanent.

Council officials in Edinburgh handed a £32m contract to a construction firm held responsible for serious fire safety failures and other defects in…

Council officials in Edinburgh handed a £32m contract to a construction firm held responsible for serious fire safety failures and other defects in…

An investigation into how complaints about former Edinburgh Council leader Cammy Day were handled has been widened to include allegations against…

Edinburgh city councillors have commissioned a new independent investigation to determine if complaints against former council leader Cammy Day were…

Leith Theatre has been awarded a funding package worth £4.5m by the National Lottery which will help fund refurbishment works to secure the venue's…

Councillors in Edinburgh have voted to make it less onerous and expensive for residents to let out spare rooms during the festivals in response to…

A former head of the biggest arts festival in Africa and radio show host has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival…

Edinburgh’s South Suburban Railway has been closed to passenger services since 1962, and lack of capacity between Waverley and Haymarket has…

Edinburgh Council's investigation into its former leader Cammy Day will look at the handling of a "potential complaint" made about him in…

Anthony Simpson, head of Edinburgh's Erskine Stewart Melville School (ESMS) warned funding for bursaries could be cut following the introduction of…

One month on from the introduction of VAT for private school tuition fees, Edinburgh Correspondent Donald Turvill investigates the impact on the…

As The Herald looks at Scotland's railways, Edinburgh Correspondent Donald Turvill heads west to Glasgow on ScotRail's flagship express service to…

Edinburgh Council first received complaints about Labour's Cammy Day in 2018 - four years before he was installed as its leader, a freedom of…

Plans for hundreds of new homes on Edinburgh’s green belt near Edinburgh Airport and Mortonhall are set to be turned down, despite developers…

Edinburgh’s Gorgie Farm is set to reopen under new management more than two years after it shut due to financial troubles.

People planning holidays in Edinburgh next summer could be asked to pay a 5 tourist tax from as early as May, as the scheme looks set to get the…

The last-minute cancellation of official Hogmanay events in Edinburgh has reignited the debate over what more can be done to include the city's…

Despite ramping-up of warnings about strong gales set to batter the country, news Edinburgh’s outdoor Hogmanay party was cancelled came like a…

Former First Minister Humza Yousaf's decision to step away from frontline politics has raised questions about his legacy. Here Young Scot politicos…

It started with some festive favourites sung by a group of local primary school pupils, the familiar verses of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and…

Labour has held on to power at Edinburgh City Chambers despite losing their leader and having a small, divided group of councillors.

@donaldturvill: Edinburgh's full council meeting is underway at the City Chambers. Ex council leader Cammy Day has just joined the meeting remotely with his camera off, his vote could be decisive in L...

Shelter Scotland is at loggerheads with Edinburgh Council over claims the authority voted to strip homeless households of human rights.

EXCLUSIVE: Day, a senior councillor in Edinburgh, also faces a separate police investigation into allegations of "inappropriate behaviour".

Shelter Scotland has called for special measures to be taken against City of Edinburgh Council amid a worsening homelessness crisis in the capital.

Labour has been urged to “set out clearly and convincingly” why other parties should back them to continue running the City of Edinburgh Council.

Edinburgh’s council is in chaos after Cammy Day’s resignation amid scandal. With Labour’s grip slipping, Lib Dems and SNP jockey for control.…