Edinburgh residents will be denied the opportunity to voice their opinions on controversial plans for new student flats in a public meeting, after the council failed to determine the application in time. The 138-bed crescent-style block on the corner of Willowbrae Road and Northfield Drive will now be decided directly by a Scottish Government planning reporter. A local councillor called it “outrageous” that locals “won’t get to make their case against this development in a formal public forum”....
Edinburgh council has said a drop in Airbnb listings in the Capital suggests its crackdown on short-term lets is working. Officials noted there were around 3,350 fewer whole properties being offered for short-term letting on the booking site at the end of last year compared to 2019. The local authority has introduced new licensing and planning rules in a bid to “manage the number and location of STLs across the city”. Planning convener James Dalgleish said the “end result” of these would...
The pension fund which owns Edinburgh bus station in St Andrew Square has told the council it is willing to consider renewing the lease after all - or even selling the site to the local authority. It was revealed earlier this week that Coal Pension Properties, which manages property investments for a coal industry workers’ pension scheme, had indicated it did not intend to continue leasing the site when its current agreement with the council runs out in 2027. But in an apparent change of...
HONG KONG (Reuters) -TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance's overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent. TikTok accounts for a small share of...
Edinburgh council is facing possible legal action over the award of the contract for this year's Winter Festivals amid "serious concerns" raised about the procurement process. Councillors are due to approve the appointment for up to five years of Unique Assembly, the consortium which stepped in to organise Edinburgh's Christmas in 2022 after the original contractor pulled out. Unique Assembly was then given a one-year extension to run last year’s event as well. But rival event planners GC...
Coventry’s work on reunification and helping more children return home from care was highlighted at Parliament last week.
His tribute to the Australian model - in which everyone is entitled to free healthcare but the wealthy can either pay extra or take out private cover - will alarm those NHS supporters.
Help wanted, and needed in Lansing as there is a severe shortage of building inspectors in the city.
Tuesday the Springfield Symphony hosted a youth education concert for students from the city and other towns.
Goldberg is unlikely to appear in AEW. Goldberg last wrestled when he lost to Roman Reigns at WWE Elimination Chamber in 2022, before his contract with the company expired later that year. Last year, Goldberg publicly stated that he planned to do a four-city tour on his own and then see what happens with a […] The post Bill Goldberg Says There Is “Not A Chance” Of Him Working For AEW first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.
Most people rely on their phone to wake them up in the morning, but if you use your iPhone to jolt you out of a good night’s rest, you may want to figure out a backup plan as Apple attempts to address an issue that’s been raised by a number of owners. It’s kind of […]
The spring construction season is beginning, and ODOT wants drivers to know what to do when lanes merge.