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The petition has called for the speed limit to be reduced from 60mph to 40mph

Councillors support speed limit change in Inchmarlo

Edinburgh has been staging a Hogmanay festival since 1993. Picture: Chris Watt

New organisers set to win control of Christmas and Hogmanay festivals till 2030

An image from romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse in Edinburgh after its sudden closure. Picture: Jane Barlow

Secret talks with pub giant over Filmhouse future after £2.65m sale is confirmed

Stonehaven's Forest Drive Park will not be sold or developed.

Stonehaven campaigners celebrate as popular park is finally safe

Friends of Haughton Park first came up with the idea to bring a bike track to the park back in 2019.

Alford bike track takes step forward

An image from romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse in Edinburgh after its sudden closure. Picture: Jane Barlow

Council chiefs in the dark over identity of frontrunner for Filmhouse takeover

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment

Cala plan to build 50 new homes on ground to the north of Burnland Park.

Westhill homes decision deferred to allow for site visit

Nicola Sturgeon has presided over years of cuts to council funding (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

SNP austerity set to get even worse with thousands of job cuts – Jackie Baillie

The ‘Place’ principle will be a way of bringing ideas about services, investments, resources and assets together under one roof

Councillors welcome development of a Place Strategy and greater support for area...

A Darth Vadar creation by Dan MC, from Spraywell Murals, who will design the new interactive mural

Glasgow interactive mural to celebrate Scotland's first female commercial pilot

The quarry at Inverkeithing

New bid to develop notorious Fife quarry where four people have lost their lives

The Old Mill Inn was reduced to rubble following a devastating fire in February last year.

Site visit planned for historic North east hotel

Edinburgh dancers are going to fight the strip club ban until their 'last breath'. Picture: Mina Karenina USW

Council has right to set strip club limit at zero, court told

The former Royal High School on Edinburgh's Calton Hill is set to be turned into a new 'world-class centre for music education and public performance.' Image: Richard Murphy Architects

Work on 'world-class' music centre in Edinburgh set to begin within weeks

Jill Scott celebrates after England's UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final victory over Germany

Jill Scott to be awarded freedom of the city of Sunderland

The hybrid booking system will be in place at recycling centres in Kincardine and Mearns.

Councillors vote for recycling centre hybrid booking system in Kincardine and Me...

Plans to change the Balmedie School catchment zone are backed by councillors

Councillors back Balmedie schools consultation

Residents are concerned about the speed of vehicles on the busy road.

Councillors consider Mintlaw speed petition

YouTubes . . . pupils who viewed 'concerning material' on the popular site have sparked a schools-wide ban for classmates

YouTube: Edinburgh pupils blocked from site over 'concerning material'

The development will include solar panels, 18 battery storage units and a substation

Formartine solar farm approved

Edinburgh's Christmas festival will be returning at the end of November after an elevent-hour rescue deal was agreed by councillors.

Christmas festival to go ahead with new operators

Councillors have knocked back plans for the quarry outside Newmachar.

Controversial quarry plan refused

Professor Sir Geoff Palmer led the review on Edinburgh's past role in slavery and colonialism. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

City to apologise for links to slavery

A £500,000 programme of improvements is to be made to a number of off-street car parks

Councillors approve £500,000 to improve Aberdeenshire off-street car-parks

Councillors agreed to fully explore the options for garden waste collection at a workshop later in the year.

Councillors to discuss Aberdeenshire garden waste collection options during work...

Part of the Greens of Ellon shop at The Square will be turned into a fast food outlet.

Go ahead given for Ellon take away

Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. Watchdogs are "deeply concerned" about the council's ability to balance the books. It has been told to take urgent action to address a funding gap which could spiral to over £142m in the next five years. PIC: Swifant/Creative Commons.

Shetland must 'urgently' balance books with reserves set to run out in a decade

The historic heart of Thurso could lose its conservation area status. PIC: Bob Jones/geograph.org

Medieval heart of Highland town could lose conservation status

Lucy Grieve, Back Off Scotland welcomed Edinburgh bid to trial buffer zones

Campaigners welcomed bid by Edinburgh to become 'test council'

Labour's Cammy Day celebrates his re-election to Edinburgh Council

Labour take control of council with more votes from Lib Dem than their own

Cosla president Alison Evison

Female councillors 'literally cannot afford' childcare due to poor pay

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with SNP's Zen Ghani, Roza Salih (second right) and Susan Aitken (right) at the Glasgow City Council count at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, in the local government elections.

How are council coalitions worked out and what may happen across Scotland?

A look at Scotland's voting system, how to vote and when polls close.

Local elections 2022: When do polls close? When will we get results? What voting...

Despite much cynicism about politics, it's still important to vote (Picture: George Frey/Getty Images)

The slow death of local democracy must be prevented – Scotsman comment

Creating more cycle paths is just one of many things councils can do to help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change (Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images)

Why council elections are absolutely vital in the fight against climate change

The Freedom of the city of York was granted to Prince Andrew to mark his wedding to Sarah Ferguson

Prince Andrew loses freedom of the city of York

Edinburgh currently has four "sexual entertainment venues" in operation

Strip clubs to be banned in the Capital

Council Elections 2022: When are the Scottish Council Elections? How they work and who won at last local election (Image credit: Getty Images/Pexels via Canva Pro)

When are the Scottish Council Elections in 2022 and how do they work?

Home secretary Priti Patel. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Afghan families in Edinburgh still waiting on permanent housing

The Grassmarket is one of the most popular areas in Edinburgh city centre for outdoor eating and drinking. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh set to take ‘relaxed approach’ to outdoor eating and drink areas

Radio Forth's headquarters on Forth Street, in Edinburgh's New Town. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Bid to turn Radio Forth headquarters into new hotel under threat

The Edinburgh International Festival staged shows in pop-up venues, such as this one at Edinburgh Park, to help bring back live audiences in 2021.

Festivals, venues and arts workers set to secure funding worth nearly £10m

Isara, Mia and Fergus McCallum at Pitlochry station

Thai restaurant planned for train carriages in Pitlochry founders

Cosla has called for reform of councillors' pay.

Call for overhaul in local councillor pay

Footage from Edinburgh's Hogmanay fireworks display is normally seen by millions of people around the world.

Councillors must carefully consider future of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party

The main auditorium at the new concert hall with have a capacity of 1000.

Edinburgh's first new concert hall for a century gets the green light

It is hoped the new Dunard Centre will open to the public in 2025.

First new Edinburgh concert hall for more than a century set to get green light

Laila's Bistro is among the businesss seeking planning permission for its outdoor eating and drinking spaces.

Edinburgh heritage group demands clampdown on outdoor eating and drinking spaces

The unveiling of our Save the Couper banner, with some of regular campaigners outside the Cathcart institution.

Save our Libraries: 'Radio silence' for campaigners as they seek reopening date

Councillors in Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to address a gull “infestation” of “epidemic proportions” in the region, amid a claim that the birds are negatively affecting people’s mental health.

Mental health plea amid gull ‘epidemic’ in Dumfries and Galloway

Airport bosses have hit out at the council.

Edinburgh Airport bosses attack City Council over 'lack of leadership'

Half of vans in Edinburgh may not be complaint with the impending city centre low emission zone. Picture: Julie Bull

Only cleanest engines allowed in Scotland's low emission zones – have your say

The Circus Hub has been a popular Fringe venue on the Meadows since 2015.

Underbelly get green light for 'Circus Hub' Fringe venue on the Meadows

The Tattoo has been staged at Edinburgh Castle esplanade since 1950. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Smaller stands set to be built for scaled-back Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The park became a magnet for wild campers

Pentland Hills linked to Midlothian Covid-19 outbreak

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St Andrew's House, headquarters of the Scottish Government in Edinburgh

Revealed: Every senior Scottish civil servant's declared interests

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. Picture: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Health board expects to be in deficit for five more years as budget cuts hit

Raeburn's Edinburgh at the Georgian House features probably his most revered work - his portrait of his Mrs James Gregory - or Isobella Macleod . The artist is pictured right.

Raeburn's Edinburgh and a long gaze into the city that made an artist