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The City of Edinburgh Council is extending funding to its Energy Advice Service for council tenants, helping even more households to cut down on costs and carbon emissions.

Four sheltered homes in Edinburgh were gifted with public access defibrillators in time for Valentine’s Day thanks to the city’s community benefits scheme. Funded by a donation from the City of Edinburgh Council’s energy supplier Utilita, the life saving devices can be found at com

People are being invited to give their views on making it easier to access Portobello town centre by walking, wheeling cycling and public transport and improving the quality of the streets and public spaces.

A public consultation is underway into the City of Edinburgh Council's plans for a "transformational redevelopment project” of the area surrounding the newly opened Meadowbank Sports Centre. The local authority is working in collaboration with the Edinburgh-Meadowbank (EDMB) Consorti

A major milestone has been reached on a flagship, net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh as the first homes are now under construction. Located on Waterfront Avenue in Granton, ‘Plot D1’ will comprise over 70 one, two, and three-bedroom apartments alongside several commercial u

A community growing hub which helps people who have been homeless has become the latest local project to benefit from the City of Edinburgh Council’s community benefits scheme. Following a great deal of community-based support from buildings solutions service John G Macintosh (JGM), the Pilton

More than 200 affordable homes across three developments have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council. The council's Development Management Sub Committee granted permission for new build sites in Greendykes, Wester Hailes and Dreghorn, which will deliver at least 130 new hom

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published a revised engagement plan for the City of Edinburgh Council that outlines its progress in improving services for people who are homeless, service quality and tenant and resident safety.

Empty Ministry of Defence homes in Edinburgh are set to be utilised to help tackle the city's housing shortage. The City of Edinburgh Council is set to buy up to 78 surplus two- and three-bedroom homes on the Dreghorn estate.

The Edinburgh Community Climate Fund (ECCF), officially opened to applications from local groups across the city.

The City of Edinburgh Council has teamed up with environmental charity Changeworks to help homeowners transform the energy efficiency of their homes. Making 166 homes in Oxgangs warmer and fit for the future by improving external wall insulation, more than 50 properties have already received major i

High-rise homes are being made merry and bright this winter thanks to big-hearted City of Edinburgh Council worker Billy McGhee.

Edinburgh’s ambitious plan to regenerate Granton Waterfront into a new coastal community has received UK-wide recognition at the Future Cities Forum Winter Awards.

Tenants Natasha and Rory Blake have urged the City of Edinburgh council to act on the mould and dampness in their flat, which they say has exacerbated their children's health conditions and ruined some of their belongings.

The City of Edinburgh Council and national homelessness charity Bethany Christian Trust are operating a Welcome Centre this winter to provide accommodation of last resort, tailored support and positive move on options for people who would otherwise be sleeping on the streets. Since opening in Octobe