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Supporters of a law change on assisted dying demonstrate outside the Scottish Parliament in May last year (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

MPs warn MSPs about lack of 'safeguards' ahead of assisted dying votes

The transformation of Edinburgh's George Street into a pedestrian and cycle friendly street could be funded through the Visitor Levy

Readers' Letters: Edinburgh Council determined to waste Visitor Levy money

Dr Scott Arthur MP, Richard Davidson, Chief Executive of Sarcoma UK, Nicola Crowson, Patient Advocate, Wes Streeting, Health Secretary and Professor Anant Desai, Chair of the British Sarcoma Group

Scottish Government backs review of sarcoma treatment after new report reveals s...

A photo after the incident where a fairground waltzer ride broke off the track and crashed. Picture: Kevin McNulty/PA Wire

Children scream as fairground waltzer car breaks off and crashes

Emergency personnel in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh where a 74-year-old man died after being struck by a single decker bus. Picture: Roy/PA Wire

Cowgate traffic ban was delayed over 'lack of funding'

The LEZ in Edinburgh has been enforced since June 1

Number of drivers flouting Edinburgh LEZ at least 5 times revealed

These are the 4 areas of Edinburgh next in line for parking charges

Glasgow's city centre low emission zone has been enforced since June 2023. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Exclusive The 'extraordinary' £1.2m LEZ fines verdict for Scottish council

The number of fines issued for breaching Edinburgh's low emission zone in the first 30 days of its operation has been revealed

The 'astonishing' level of fines for breaching Edinburgh's LEZ revealed

Joanna Cherry has lost her seat as the MP for Edinburgh South West. Picture: Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS

Cherry takes veiled swipe at SNP leadership with 'courage' declaration

IAM RoadSmart policy adviser Neil Greig, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce director of policy Jo Davidson, The Scotsman transport correspondent Alastair Dalton, City of Edinburgh Council transport and environment convener Scott Arthur, and Living Streets Edinburgh volunteer Rachael Revesz at The Scotsman's Low Emission Zone Roundtable at The Scotsman Hotel in Edinburgh.

The £1 million prediction made over Edinburgh's low emission zone

Joanna Cherry. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

How opponents are battling to topple SNP’s Joanna Cherry in key Edinburgh seat

'Discouraging' cycling if Roseburn Path becomes tram line 'appalling'

Everything you need to know ahead of rollout of LEZ fines

Dozens of council vehicles do not comply with new low emission zone

Waverley Bridge has been blocked off for pedestrian use only. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh's Waverley Bridge set to reopen to buses after four years

Edinburgh Bus Station at St Andrew Square may have to close because the owners want to develop the site

Edinburgh bus station under threat as owners plan to end lease with council

Roseburn Path: Should an old Edinburgh rail line become a tram route?

Congestion charging operates in Central London. Picture: PA archive

SNP-Greens draw up plans to help councils charge road users after climate U-turn

A pothole in London Road in Edinburgh in 2020. (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/The Scotsman)

Edinburgh roads 'shameful' admission should accelerate action – Alastair Dalton

Councillor Scott Arthur claims closing ever more roads in Edinburgh city centre is a popular move with residents (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: Edinburgh doesn't want a city only fit and young can access

An artist's impression of the bottom of the Canongate closed to through traffic.

Through traffic to be banned from key routes across city centre

I’m shocked by the state of the roads Alastair Dalton

Residents in Edinburgh face £100 fines for parking on pavements. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Thousands receive warning letters over fines for parking on pavements

A gathering at the end of the ride opposite the City Chambers in the Royal Mile. (Photo by: Dan Milligan/InfraSisters)

InfraSisters mass night ride for safer cycling lights up Edinburgh

Low emission zones will be introduced in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee next year. Picture: John Devlin/The Scotsman

The Abbeyhill LEZ anomaly - John McLellan

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Learn the tricks of the trade in Recycling Week - Scott Arthur

Lord Hardie said there had been a "litany of avoidable failures" in the Edinburgh tram project

Council’s code of conduct needs beefing up after Hardie Inquiry - John McLellan

Glasgow's city centre low emission zone has been enforced since June. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Edinburgh's council vehicles to comply with low emission zone – unlike Glasgow’s

Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Bid to put brakes on workplace parking levy fails

An Amazon Prime delivery van in California. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)

Online shoppers 'must wean themselves off next-day deliveries to cut emissions'

Trams will run throughout the night at the weekends to cater for Edinburgh's festival crowds. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh's festivals: Trams to run throughout the night to cater for crowds

Tram inquiry report delay is beyond satire but we thought we'd have a go Scotsman comment

'Publish tram inquiry report online to avert potential delay to autumn'

Plans for the redesigned George Street.

Safety concerns over plans to pedestrianise Edinburgh city centre street

Edinburgh councillor Scott Arthur is an advocate of the '20-minute neighbourhood' notion (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: 20-minute neighbourhood makes no sense in post-pandemic world

Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: Why was it held? What went wrong with the project?

Pupils using the active travel hub at Bannockburn High School in Stirling which is awaiting funding to continue. Picture: Forth Environment Link

Uncertainty over funding to boost walking and cycling ‘completely unacceptable’

Tram testing on the Newhaven extension on Wednesday. Picture: Sacyr, Farrans and Neopul

‘Ghost’ trams start daytime tests on Edinburgh city centre to Newhaven extension

Long before the Trams to Newhaven project, construction workers installed the original tram lines on Leith Walk in 1904.

Turning back time with Edinburgh's giant Victorian tram wheels

Parking illegally is set to get a lot more expensive. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh parking charges to soar by 20% under city council decision

Tram testing in Leith Walk on the extension to Newhaven earlier this week (Picture: Neil Johnstone)

Prepare for more battles as Edinburgh's tram network expands – Alastair Dalton
The sight of trams gliding – largely smoothly – along Leith Walk this week for the first time in more than 65 years marked another milestone in the city’s tram ...

The Forthfast Hovercraft from Kirkcaldy to Portobello in 2007

Pic Neil Hanna

Plan for Kirkcaldy-Leith ferry crossing in new transport report

Parking fines have not increased since 2001. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Parking fine freeze because of cost of living crisis ‘makes no sense’

Transport convener Scott Arthur said there was widespread support for the overall project, even if there were still concerns over details.

Trees could be added to George Street revamp

Councillors hope to end scenes like this and invest millions in Edinburgh's public transport network

Motorists facing up to £650 a year for workplace parking in Edinburgh

The council will get an update report on the workplace parking levy later in the year. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Council votes to press on with Workplace Parking Levy

Edinburgh Academy Junior School will host 40 performances

Edinburgh Festival concerts to be held right next to city homes

A message was left on the side of the tent. Pic: Friends of the Pentlands

Campers leave mess inside tent with note to ‘get rid of rubbish’

Map showing current and planned Covid testing centres

Edinburgh could have eight new Covid-19 testing centres

Cyclists were forced onto the main carriageway

Snow causes 'dangerous footpaths and impassable cycle lanes' in Edinburgh

Scottish Labour Party leader Richard Leonard.

Motion of no confidence in Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard withdrawn

Richard Leonard is under pressure to step down

Richard Leonard faces no confidence vote as motion goes to party ruling body

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard is facing confidence vote bid

10 Labour SEC members demand confidence vote in Richard Leonard

Former boss of Lothian Buses was paid £323,091 by the council-owned company after resigning.

£150,000 golden handshake for bus boss

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman made the announcement in April.

Pay rise for Edinburgh carers coming but critics says it 'shouldn't have taken a...

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