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
Trams snub as 75% of spaces go unfilled 3rd January 2017 One of Scotland’s most expensive and high-profile transport systems is running at just 25 per cent capacity, new figures have revealed. Research by the Scottish... Holyrood News
SNP choose to close cleft lip and palate surgery 21st December 2016 The SNP Government has been slammed for closing the East of Scotland cleft lip and palate surgery unit in Edinburgh. It means that all cleft lip and palate... Holyrood News
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
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
