Deadline News

11/01/2026

Dune Bakery in South Queensferry looked set to take over its second location at a disused fitness studio when the council U-turned on the agreed lease the day it was supposed to be signed.

THE City of Edinburgh Council is reportedly yet to pay back a bakery owner after they unexpectedly reneged on a deal to lease him a space.

11/01/2026

In an interview with BBC Scotland, Mathieson claimed that due to the unsustainability of the funding model for Scottish universities, a “graduate repayment scheme”, contingent upon salary, could be introduced.

10/01/2026

A council response to the Scottish Government’s consultation, citing analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said that almost two-thirds of properties in Edinburgh would jump up at least one council tax band.

REFORMS to the council tax system in Scotland could see two thirds of households in Edinburgh move up at least one council tax bracket.

10/01/2026

A prior application notice (PAN) was submitted and a consultation approved by the council for the plans, which would see a new hotel constructed on the site.

AN OFFICE block in Stockbridge known as Centrum House could be demolished and turned into a 145-bed hotel under new plans.

10/01/2026

The townhouses on the edge of the Meadows have lain empty since 2021, when the hospital moved to Little France, near the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

TOWNHOUSES which used to form part of the Sick Kids Hospital in Marchmont, Edinburgh may be converted into holiday flats under new plans.

10/01/2026

Plans were approved in principle by the council in August last year, but the first images have now been released of the statue in planning documents.

THE Royal Regiment of Scotland will construct a new memorial in Princes Street Gardens to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its founding.

09/01/2026

THE Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) has challenged suggestions from the university’s principal, Peter Mathieson, that Scottish students should pay back parts of their tuition fees, despite guarantees of free tuition.

A STUDENT association has challenged claims from Peter Mathieson that Scottish students should pay back parts of their tuition fees.

09/01/2026

THE City of Edinburgh Council is reportedly yet to pay back a bakery owner after they unexpectedly reneged on a deal to lease him a council-owned space in October last year.

THE City of Edinburgh Council is reportedly yet to pay back a bakery owner after they unexpectedly reneged on a deal to lease him a space.

09/01/2026

A FORMER Poundland in the Edinburgh West Retail park in Slateford looks set to be converted into a large 24-hour JD gym after plans were approved by the council.

A FORMER Poundland in the Edinburgh West Retail park in Slateford looks set to be converted into a large 24-hour JD gym.

09/01/2026

THE City of Edinburgh Council and its regional partners are set to receive nearly £38m in funding from the UK Government’s Local Growth Fund (LGF).

THE City of Edinburgh Council and its regional partners are set to receive nearly £38m in funding from the UK Government’s Local Growth Fund.

09/01/2026

AMERICAN Airlines has announced that Scotland’s only direct route to Philadelphia – from Edinburgh – has been extended through the winter months.

AMERICAN Airlines has announced that Scotland’s only direct route to Philadelphia has been extended through the winter months.

08/01/2026

THE FORMER Lord Mayor of Newcastle and sitting Newcastle City Councillor has claimed that the suspension of Foysol Choudhury MSP in September last year raised “profound and troubling” questions about conduct within the Labour Party.

THE FORMER Lord Mayor of Newcastle has claimed that the suspension of Foysol Choudhury last year raised questions about the Labour Party.