When journalists talk about Edinburgh, often it's a story told in terms of figures.This is a city that is home to 523,000 people, visited yearly by around ten times that, with 5.34 million ...

A new report written by Nick Smith, Edinburgh City Council’s monitoring officer, said that during the pandemic when urgent action was taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 homeless ...

A new report written by Nick Smith, Edinburgh City Council's monitoring officer, said that during the pandemic when urgent action was taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 homeless accommodation ...

The council is currently using around 700 rooms across 30 unlicensed HMOs to house homeless families, it emerged in September, as monitoring officer Nick Smith warned councillors in a report the ...

Scotland's capital city is to be given a makeover to improve safety for 'people of marginalised genders' - including plans to commission statues representing the 'queer community'.

Wealthy Edinburgh residents could be asked to contribute more money to help with projects around the city, after councillors agreed to look into setting up a fundraising team.

In late January, The City of Edinburgh Council decided to move forward with a 5% per night fee on overnight accommodations within the city. The tax goes into effect on July 24, 2026.