Councillor update: Christopher Cowdy - Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart ward Thursday, 16 July, 2026 Councillor Christopher Cowdy has been working hard for his local residents in Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart. Read below to hear some of the work he has been focused on recently. Harrison Road Work on the bridge is progressing well, with the existing brick jack arches now demolished and the cast iron beams removed, allowing the contractor to move into the next phase of the works. Further works... Articles
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Lindhurst leads debate on Edinburgh's World Heritage Site 15th December 2016 Lothian MSP Gordon Lindhurst has today led a debate on the future of the World Heritage Site in Edinburgh, using a Member’s debate to raise the issue which has... Holyrood News
SNP must rethink Waverley Station access 24th November 2016 The SNP have been told they must rethink access plans for Waverley Station in a Scottish Parliament debate today. Lothian MSP Miles Briggs led a debate on... Holyrood News
NHS has suffered lost decade under SNP 27th October 2016 The SNP Government must urgently press ahead with key NHS reforms in the wake of today’s damning report into its failure to manage the health service. Raising... Holyrood News
New indyref bill proves Sturgeon has ‘given up’ being FM for all of Scotland 20th October 2016 Nicola Sturgeon has “given up on being a First Minister for all of Scotland” in publishing her separation bill, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has... Holyrood News
Briggs calls on Edinburgh SNP Councillors to oppose Scottish Government’s council tax reforms 28th September 2016 Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative & Unionist MSP for Lothian, is challenging Edinburgh’s SNP Councillors to stand up for Edinburgh’s council taxpayers and... Local News
Lindhurst questions blanket 20mph roll-out 28th September 2016 Gordon Lindhurst, Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for the Lothian region, has today raised questions about the effectiveness and design of blanket 20... Holyrood News
Rose criticises Edinburgh Council's incompetence 19th September 2016 Last week, former Council Leader Donald Anderson criticised the Council's "breathtaking incompetence" on the trams project. In today's Evening News, Councillor... Local News
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Labour just tried to block Britain leaving the EU AGAIN 10th January 2020 Last night Parliament backed the Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal at its Third Reading, building on our overwhelming mandate to get Brexit done by 31 January and... National News
