The latest news and press releases from the Edinburgh Liberal Democrats
Local updates from our Councillors, MSP and MP can be found on their respective pages.
At yesterday's City of Edinburgh Council meeting, Morningside Councillor Neil Ross persuaded the Council to improve pedestrian access across Edinburgh cost-effectively.
At Thursday's Council meeting, Councillor Neil Ross got backing to improve HMO (Houses in Multiple Occupation) licence standards across Edinburgh.
As a result of Lib Dem proposals being supported by a majority of councillors, and therefore adopted for the coming year, there will be £11 million of extra funding for roads and pavements this year.
We were shocked to learn late last week that Meadow Place Road was going to close for weeks, with only a few days’ notice.
Many residents have been in touch, asking about our opinions on possible extensions of the tram line.
After repeated flooding at the top of Carrick Knowe Avenue, the gullies will be upgraded.
Devastating cuts to education services including Speech and Language therapy have been stopped by the passage of a Liberal Democrat budget for the Council.
For years, the state of the road surface on Parkgrove Drive and Loan has been truly awful – and it has been the single issue that residents in Parkgrove have raised with us most frequently.