Have your say on ambitious vision for Edinburgh’s city centre

  • Have your say on ambitious vision for Edinburgh’s city centre

    26th November 2024

    Residents, businesses and other interested groups in the Capital are being asked to comment on a strategy to revitalise Princes Street and the wider Waverley Valley to be more vibrant and welcoming. The new vision will guide the long-term regeneration of this part of the city centre, providing a mix…

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  • Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election to be held in January

    26th November 2024

    A by-election will be held in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward following the resignation of Councillor Marco Biagi. On Thursday 23 January 2025, Colinton/Fairmilehead residents will go to the polls to select a new councillor to represent the ward. The ward, which also covers Bonaly, Dreghorn, Oxgangs and Swanston has a current…

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  • Kian overcomes tragedy to win Kirk Murdoch legal scholarship

    21st November 2024

    A third year law student at the University of Glasgow has been named as the sixth recipient of the Kirk Murdoch Scholarship. The award was set up in 2018 to commemorate the late Kirk Murdoch, the widely respected lawyer and former chairman of Pinsent Masons in Scotland. The scholarship, in…

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  • Forth Ports Achieves Prestigious Silver Accreditation of The 5% Club

    21st November 2024

    Forth Ports announces that, following a rigorous review across their business, the group has been awarded the Silver accredited membership of The 5% Club*. This accolade highlights the business’ strong commitment to early career employees through “earn & learn” initiatives including apprenticeships, graduate opportunities and sponsored student placements. The independent…

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  • Have your say on Edinburgh’s budget challenge

    21st November 2024

    With three months to go before councillors set next year’s budget, residents are encouraged to have their say on where the council should invest and save. Launched today (Wednesday 20 November) against a backdrop of rising demand for services and reduced local government resources, a new online budget consultation asks people which…

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  • 90% of Edinburgh short-term lets applications refused planning permission since new system introduced

    21st November 2024

    Almost all of the planning applications made to City of Edinburgh Council for properties to operate as short-term lets have been rejected since the introduction of a new system in 2022, according to a freedom of information request lodged by Gilson Gray. The full-service law firm found that 566 of…

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  • Green light for regeneration in north Edinburgh

    21st November 2024

    Plans for the largest regeneration project of its kind in Scotland for a new environmentally friendly coastal town in Edinburgh have been given the go ahead by the Capital’s planning authority. The Council’s Development Management Sub-Committee today unanimously agreed a planning application for the first phase of the £1.3bn regeneration project…

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  • Air IT Crowned ‘MSP of the Year’ at CRN Channel Awards 2024

    21st November 2024

    Air IT, a leading provider of IT services in the UK, was named MSP of the Year at the annual CRN Channel Partners Awards 2024. The CRN Channel Awards, now in their 31st year, are a major event in the UK channel industry, celebrating the latest technological innovations and advancements.…

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  • Stagecoach East Scotland announces festive timetable changes

    21st November 2024

    Some services will finish early on 24th and 31st December No services on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Service alterations between the 27th December and 30th December Services to return to normal on Friday 3rd January 2024 Stagecoach East Scotland announced their 2024/2025 festive timetable earlier this month outlining…

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  • Hat-trick for Blackadders LLP at Scottish Awards

    21st November 2024

    Blackadders LLP picked up three titles at the prestigious The Herald Law Awards 2024, including Bethany Buchanan-Webster winning the Up and Coming Award. The firm also triumphed in the Family and Child Law Team and the Employment and Pensions Team of the Year categories at a gala event in The…

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