Joe Sullivan, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Local Democracy Reporting Service

Call for ban against flypast aerial displays over environmental concerns
Edinburgh & East

Call for ban against flypast aerial displays over environmental concerns

Businesses facing ‘huge costs and abuse’ due to lack of public toilets near Haymarket station
Edinburgh & East

Businesses facing 'huge costs and abuse' due to lack of public toilets near station

Edinburgh residents could be asked to fund city projects as part of ‘fundraising team’
Edinburgh & East

Residents could be asked to fund city projects as part of 'fundraising team'

Edinburgh Council overpaid staff nearly £2m over five years
Edinburgh & East

Council overpaid staff nearly £2m over five years

Plan for Edinburgh venues to sell cheaper tram and bus tickets for events
Edinburgh & East

Plan for Edinburgh venues to sell cheaper tram and bus tickets for events

Nearly 70% of Edinburgh council’s active travel projects delayed
Edinburgh & East

Nearly 70% of council's active travel projects delayed

Edinburgh strip club given permission to open later during festival months
Edinburgh & East

Strip club given permission to open later during festival months

Edinburgh nightclub where staff attacked customer ordered to close for a month
Edinburgh & East

Nightclub where staff attacked customer ordered to close for a month

Secondary school to get £52m expansion as it faces over-capacity
Edinburgh & East

Secondary school to get £52m expansion as it faces over-capacity

Edinburgh Council slammed for ‘splurging’ on marketing campaign amid service cuts
Edinburgh & East

Council slammed for 'splurging' on marketing campaign amid service cuts

Edinburgh-wide firework control zone ruled out despite concerns
Edinburgh & East

City-wide firework control zone ruled out despite concerns

Edinburgh Council to stop running ‘lifeline’ hub after Easter holidays
Edinburgh & East

Council to stop running 'lifeline' hub after Easter holidays

Edinburgh residents call for hundreds of bin hubs to be moved following complaints
Edinburgh & East

Residents call for hundreds of bin hubs to be moved following complaints

Terminal V license approved in Edinburgh despite ‘noise and drug use’ concerns
Edinburgh & East

Terminal V license approved despite 'noise and drug use' concerns

Edinburgh council considering crackdown on illegal street traders 
Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh council considering crackdown on illegal street traders 

Delay to decision on consultation for city-wide firework ban in Edinburgh
Edinburgh & East

Delay to decision on consultation for city-wide firework ban 

Locals slam council decision not to fund new public toilets at Portobello beach
Edinburgh & East

Locals slam council failure to fund new public toilets at popular beach

Edinburgh confirms council tax rise of 8%
Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh confirms council tax rise of 8%

Councillors vote to make low traffic area in Edinburgh permanent
Edinburgh & East

Councillors vote to make low traffic area in Scots city permanent

Edinburgh facing 10% council tax rise and free tram travel axed under latest budget
Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh facing 10% council tax rise and free tram travel axed under latest budget

Every Edinburgh council service set to increase in price from burial costs to parking
Edinburgh & East

Edinburgh council services set to increase in price from burial costs to parking

Edinburgh Council exploring £600,000 spend on new public toilets at Portobello Beach
Edinburgh & East

Council exploring £600,000 spend on new public toilets amid complaints

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VE Day in pictures: Royals, Red Arrows flypast and crowds of thousands
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VE Day in pictures: Royals, Red Arrows flypast and crowds of thousands

Drivers told to expect long delays as work begins on major motorway
Edinburgh & East

Drivers told to expect long delays as work begins on major motorway

Appeal for driver who may have witnessed fatal crash to come forward
Edinburgh & East

Appeal for driver who may have witnessed fatal crash to come forward

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Call for ban against flypast aerial displays over environmental concerns
Edinburgh & East

Call for ban against flypast aerial displays over environmental concerns

Benefits cheat who claimed she was immobile caught playing badminton and driving
Edinburgh & East

Benefits cheat who claimed she was immobile caught playing badminton and driving

Man charged after £184,000 of cocaine seized in Falkirk raid
Edinburgh & East

Man charged after £184,000 of cocaine seized in raid

Breeding ospreys lay egg for the first time this year
Edinburgh & East

Breeding ospreys lay egg for the first time this year

First penguin chicks of breeding season hatch at Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh & East

First penguin chicks of breeding season hatch at Edinburgh Zoo

Volunteers take over lease of public toilets closed by Falkirk Council for financial reasons
Edinburgh & East

Volunteers step in to take over public toilets closed by council due to costs

Businesses facing ‘huge costs and abuse’ due to lack of public toilets near Haymarket station
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Businesses facing 'huge costs and abuse' due to lack of public toilets near station

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