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New £9m hole found?

Word is coming in that the council-owned company regenerating Craigmillar, Parc, has a £9m hole that has been discovered.  Is this true and is this the reason they now don’t want to build a new Castlebrae?
We are really not sure of this piece of info but feel that it is worth putting out there to see […]

Another school joining the closure discussion - Brunstane

EdinburghSucks can exclusively reveal that yet another school will be added to the closure discussions.
It seems that plans have been drawn up to not only close Lismore Primary School in the East but also to close nearby Brunstane school and build a new joint campus at Duddingston Yards.
More info is expected into EdinburghSucks including a […]

How much? Too bloody much!

It seems that as well as the Education Committee meeting yesterday there was also a meeting to discuss requesting a report on how much it would cost the city to bring back ceremonial robes.
Well Councillors.  To save you money, we at EdSucks have carried out the report and come up with the recommendation.  It would […]

Tram bungles begin

News into EdSucks is that the current works on re-routing the ulilities have already hit a stumbling block both on Leith Walk and Elm Row. 
The joint utilites contractor, McAlpines has recently started excavating trial pits in Leith Walk - standard practice when a contractor hasn’t a clue ‘what’s where’ under the road, because most utility […]

First council by-election being discussed

Sources have informed us that both the SNP and the Lib-Dem groups have had meetings to discuss their tactics for what they expect to be the first council by-election this year. 
More info coming.

Where’s our information?

It has now been more than five weeks since the new council was voted into power.  Unfortunately for the citizens of the city we are STILL waiting to get the full information on who is representing us.
Before the election we were treated to listings like this:

Now the piece of skimpy information we get is this:

Isn’t […]

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