This section will cover Edinburgh food, drink, restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Edinburgh's Festival Fringe is to be provided with a short term financial support package of £250,000 from a group of key funders to tackle cash-flow problems.

City Planners today passed the Council's proposals to create a Skatepark at Edinburgh's Saughton Park.

A new Edinburgh City Council report reveals a shift in the balance of care for the elderly away from residential accommodation towards tailor-made support for people in their own home.

An Edinburgh nursery has picked up an award for being the best in Britain. The Cowgate Under 5s centre run by the City of Edinburgh Council, won the Nursery World Awards 2008 at a ceremony in London on Friday last week.

Food businesses across Edinburgh are being urged to be on their guard following a report of an attempted sale of potentially illegal shellfish.

The council announced yesterday that Edinburgh's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is safe. Two advisers to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee were in Edinburgh from Wednesday to Saturday to review Edinburgh's status in light of controversial plans for development of the historic Old Town and New Town.

The redevelopment of Meadowbank stadium is likely to be suspended temporarily until land values in Edinburgh recover. The project had been due to start in early 2011 with a two year target for completion but the recent onset of a global financial crisis has contributed to a decrease in the value of the Council's land assets.

The economic downturn will hit Edinburgh City Council coffers hard next year. An autumn budget statement, the first to be published by the Council, highlights increased costs and lower income.

An e-newsletter that will provide parents with the latest information about children's facilities and services in Edinburgh will launch tomorrow at Edinburgh City Chambers.

In spite of a particularly rainy Summer and the credit crunch, pedestrians were out in force in Edinburgh's city centre over the summer with footfall figures increasing by 17 percent on the previous quarter according to a new report from Edinburgh City Council.

The credit crunch may be a global financial crisis, but Edinburgh City Council believes it can take steps to alleviate some of the pressure locally. Edinburgh, as one of Europe's main financial centres, has already seen how rapidly the damage can be done

Edinburgh City Libraries is hosting a series of free events beginning next week where residents can find out more about the history of their house or area they live.

One aspect of living in a windy city such as Edinburgh is that disposable plastic bags are always on the loose.

Sighthill's multi-storey Broomview Court is to be demolished with explosives on Sunday 21st September between 11am and 12.30pm. City Housing Leader Councillor Paul Edie along with Broomview Court resident Ian Begg, who lived in the building for its full 40 year life, will push the plunger to ignite the fuse.

The City of Edinburgh Council was presented with two Beautiful Scotland awards at a ceremony yesterday. Edinburgh City Council won the City Award for the first time having impressed the judges during their tour of the city in August this year.

The City of Edinburgh Council plans to start a kerbside pickup of food waste to boost the capital's recycling rate. Up to a quarter of Edinburgh's waste, that currently ends up in landfill, consists of biodegradable food waste.

Edinburgh will mark 100 years of Adult Education in the city this year, with a special event that shows its development over the years. Included in the exhibition will be historic records and photographs which detail class programmes and information from as far back as 1908. There will also be information about the latest programme of classes and opportunities to enrol for classes.

As part of her farewell British Isles' tour, The Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2 as she is commonly known will make her final voyage in Scottish waters in the Forth Estuary on 7 October.

Around 1100 new homes will be built by City of Edinburgh Council if new proposals being developed get the go ahead. These will be the first Council homes to be built in nearly 20 years, and will be made up of housing for sale and rent.