LATEST NEWS: Annual poverty findings point to a fresh start

LATEST NEWS: Annual poverty findings point to a fresh start

Efforts to tackle poverty in Edinburgh have put almost £24 million into the pockets of residents who need it most, according to a report published today (Friday 11 October). Edinburgh’s latest End Poverty Annual Progress report looks at how partners are responding to the recommendations put to the city by the…

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Capital marks Challenge Poverty Week

The City of Edinburgh Council and partners from across the city are preparing to mark Challenge Poverty Week. Running from Monday 7 to Sunday 13 October 2024, Challenge Poverty Week is a national campaign highlighting the challenges people living in poverty are facing and how we can work together to…

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Forever Edinburgh launches Meet Edinburgh’s Makers, a toast to the city’s distillers and brewers

Forever Edinburgh is partnering with tourism businesses in Scotland’s capital to launch the ‘Meet Edinburgh’s Makers’ series, showcasing the creativity and craftsmanship of Edinburgh’s local producers. This series celebrates the enterprises at the heart of Edinburgh’s world-leading visitor economy, starting with the dynamic distilling and brewing scene that has established…

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Bin your gum – message from Edinburgh

In partnership with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, who has awarded a grant of £25K to the City of Edinburgh Council, a Chewing Gum Task force is cleaning up gum and reducing gum littering on the streets of the Capital. Cllr Stephen Jenkinson Environment Convener said: “This grant is very…

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Further success for Edinburgh pupils

Results from the SQA Insight report, shows Edinburgh’s learners are performing better than their virtual comparators in 14 out of 15 key measures, with 7% more pupils gaining at least one Advanced Higher than in other areas in Scotland. Edinburgh learners are also out-performing their virtual comparators in Literacy and Numeracy…

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Council invests £500,000 to protect Edinburgh’s coastline

Work to restore the iconic timber groynes on Portobello beach has been completed by the City of Edinburgh Council. The five timber groynes constructed in the 1970s help to hold sand in place to prevent further erosion of the Capital’s important coastline.   In November 2021, one of them was damaged…

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City Chambers turns pink for Organ and Tissue Donation Week

The Capital is gearing up to highlight the importance of Organ and Tissue Donation Week 2024 which runs from September 23-29 September. This year the NHS Organ Donor Register celebrates its 30th birthday. To raise awareness of the incredible gift of organ and tissue donation, the City Chambers is turning…

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Edinburgh residents urged to share their views on housing

The Council is looking for people’s views on the local housing strategy which will set out the vision for all types of homes and housing related services in the city for the next five years and beyond. Following an initial online consultation survey, which closed on 14 June 2024, the…

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City of Edinburgh Council, in collaboration with CGI, selects Access Mosaic as new case management system to enhance both social care and justice social work services

The City of Edinburgh Council and IT and business consulting services firm CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), have announced the selection of Access Mosaic to support the transformation of both digital social care and justice social work services in the capital. Access Mosaic is a comprehensive, cloud-based case management solution…

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Vision for new coastal neighbourhood in the Capital

A masterplan to transform Seafield in north-east Edinburgh into a new environmentally friendly neighbourhood, connecting its coastline to the surrounding communities in Leith, Portobello and Craigentinny, was published yesterday by the Council. Currently, the area is primarily made up of car showrooms, trades, light industry as well as Lothian Buses’…

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