Hotels, guest houses and travel agents have issued a new plea to the city council over Edinburgh's forthcoming Visitor Levy.

The appointment of a hotelier in charge homeless hotels funded by the council to the tourist tax advisory forum has raised eyebrows.

A group of travellers who arrived at an Edinburgh park on Monday have been moved back to where they came from by police.

Fresh concern has emerged over the workability of Edinburgh’s tourist tax, as the launch date for businesses to begin publicising the visitor levy nears. The capital is poised to become the first ...

Andy Bell-Baltaci - January 10, 2023 Initial plans from the Edinburgh town officials to rezone almost 18 acres of land northeast of U.S. 31 and State Road 252. Photo provided by Town of Edinburgh.

West Lothian is still struggling to tackle its housing waiting list, despite building more new houses than almost every other Scottish local authority.

A report by the Scottish Government found a quarter of the more than 1,000 new homes built in West Lothian in 2024 were ...