The City of Edinburgh Council

Thousands of new homes will be delivered in Edinburgh over the next 5 years thanks to an additional £1.6 billion agreed in the Council's 2026-27 budget.

There's also significant investment in children and education services, and in roads and pavements.

www.edinburgh.gov.uk/councilbudget2026-27

Do you have 16 to 18 year olds in your household?

Remember they can vote in the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. Make sure they're ready to vote. If they are busy with exams, they can apply for a postal vote so that they don't miss out voting. Reg www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Photograph of Edinbrugh's skyline from Calton Hill

Councillors have agreed record spending to tackle housing emergency and reduce poverty as part of the Council's Budget, which was passed today. Find out more 👉 www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

Photograph of the Edinburgh City Chambers

Tune into the meeting of Full Council at 10am, when councillors will discuss and set the Council's Budget, including spending on housing, frontline services, children and education.

Find the full agenda and webcast on our website: edinburgh.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

Moved home recently?
Make sure your voter registration is up to date so you can vote in the Scottish Parliament elections on 7 May. Deadline is 20 April.
Do it today at gov.uk/register-to-vote

Going on holiday or not available to vote in person on 7 May?

You can still vote in the Scottish Parliament election. Apply for a postal vote by 21 April or a proxy vote by 28 April.

Make sure your vote is counted, even if you're away. www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

People travelling by bike on a new protected cycle lane on Garscube Road in the north of Glasgow - including a mother cycling with young children.

📰🧵 NEWS: Latest traffic survey data and cycle counter analysis shows thousands of people cycling at locations across Scotland, where new protected routes are being provided.

Explore the data, showing how safe infrastructure is helping more people to travel by bike: buff.ly/rIm5wDM

Plan ahead if you’re headed to Murrayfield today! 🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The first spend programmes for the Edinburgh Visitor Levy have been announced. The package will help us manage tourism sustainably and create exciting projects for residents and visitors.
Find out more www.edinburgh.gov.uk/visitorlevy

Photograph of a circular 'Red Wheel' plaque on a wall. Text on the plaque at the top reads 'NATIONAL TRANSPORT TRUST' and at the bottom text reads 'TRANSPORT HERITAGE SITE'. Text in the middle of the plaque reads 'POWDERHALL STABLES. Baronial-style stables built in 1893 for horses hauling Edinburgh's refuse to the adjacent waste incinerator - the 'Powderhall Destructor'. There is a QR code beneath the text.

Here's the new Red Wheel Plaque at Powderhall Stables on Broughton Road, installed by the National Transport Trust to commemorate its transport heritage. The stables have been refurbished as studio spaces as part of a major project to regenerate Powderhall: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/powderhallre...

A second @metoffice.gov.uk yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering Edinburgh has now been issued from 9pm tomorrow until 10am on Sunday.

Plan ahead and take care.

The huge range of projects are set to roll out over the next three years to improve and protect all that makes Edinburgh the incredible destination it is today.

Read the full story on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

The view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill. Getty Images.

Councillors have today agreed the first spend programmes for the Edinburgh Visitor Levy!

The package of funding will help us manage tourism sustainably and create exciting projects for residents and visitors.

Edinburgh (Edinburgh) weather Edinburgh 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and UV

Plan ahead and keep up to date with the latest forecast on the Met Office website: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/forecast/gcv...

A @metoffice.gov.uk yellow weather warning for snow and ice is in place covering Edinburgh from 4pm today until 12 noon tomorrow.

Travel advice for the Guinness Men's Six Nations Rugby in Edinburgh Information on travelling to Murrayfield with Gorgie Road closure

Full travel advice and information is available on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/murrayfieldt...

This weekend Scotland take on England Scottish Gas Murrayfield 🏉

The city centre will be very busy so please plan ahead and use public transport or walk wherever possible.

Gorgie Road is also closed between Robb’s Loan and Hutchison Crossway for major Scottish Water works.

Join us for a special meeting this morning as Cllrs discuss and agree investment plans around our visitor levy scheme.

Tune in here: t.co/6UTYinGx6f

Firework control zones Information on firework control zones

Apply for a firework control zone in your community www.edinburgh.gov.uk/firework-control-zones

Of the nine zones in place in 2025, four continue this year as the application was for two years – Balerno, Calton Hill, Niddrie and Seafield.

Resident groups, community councils and other community groups - apply by 24 April if you wish your neighbourhood to be a firework control zone.

We’d like to hear from communities across the city about neighbourhoods they would like to be considered for firework control zones next November. FCZs are for private spaces such as gardens. These zones help reduce noise, stress and littering caused by fireworks.

Join us at 10am for today's meeting of the Culture and Communities Committee.

On the agenda:
- Visitor Levy
- Sports Events Fund
- Summer Festivals

Find the full agenda and webcast on our website: democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Join us at 10am for our Council meeting.

The agenda for today includes Council Diary 2026/27 and Public Holidays 2028-35.

Read the reports and tune in: democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

New funding for sustainable projects after a year of LEZ enforcement New funding for sustainable projects after a year of LEZ enforcement

Read the full story on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

LEZ sign in Edinburgh.

Following the first year of Low Emission Zone (LEZ) enforcement, around £793,000 of surplus income is set to be used on a range of sustainable projects.

First steps taken on Visitor Levy revenue funding First steps taken on Visitor Levy revenue funding

Read the full story on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

Calton Hill in Edinburgh (Getty Images).

Councillors today made significant progress on how future revenue from Edinburgh's Visitor Levy should be spent.

Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on

Find out more about this story on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

A parking attendant on an Edinburgh street, with cars parked on the pavement visible.

Today marks two years since Edinburgh became the first local authority in Scotland to enforce the ban pavement parking.

Guide Dogs Scotland and Living Streets Edinburgh have praised the positive impacts the ban has had for pedestrians.

Take care when out and about and follow our advice on high winds: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/severe-weath...