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An Edinburgh landlord has been profiting from housing over 50 Romanian migrants in squalid conditions, an exclusive investigation by The Journal can reveal. for more click here

A LEADING Edinburgh department store boss has attacked plans to double the size of the Ocean Terminal shopping centre.

Forth Ports’ massive regeneration of Leith Docks includes space for dozens of new retailers in and around the expanded shopping mall. for more click here

HOMES along Edinburgh’s shoreline face an increased risk of flooding as council officials say there is not enough money to fix crumbling sea walls.

The city is facing a shortfall of £480,000 over the next three years to maintain vital defences, which have been damaged by storms and bad weather in recent years. for more click here

THE only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. So said American novelist Edith Wharton many decades ago – but her sentiments ring true in Edinburgh today more than ever. The axe has fallen on services right across the Capital thanks to a financial black hole at the council, which at one point threatened to reach £25 million. for more click here

Schools and distilleries don’t often have much in common, however Tynecastle High School and their next door neighbours the North British Distillery have plenty to share.

The brand new school, due for completion in 2010, will be receiving its heating from the distillery, using their waste heat. This innovative system will be a win-win situation. Energy costs for the school will be vastly reduced and the distillery will be able to disperse its waste heat without resorting to additional energy consumption.
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EVERYONE has their favourite. From British Airways’ “ethnic” tail fins and the Post Office changing its name to Consignia, to New Coke and the ditching of Captain Birds Eye, the list is long and less than illustrious. for more click here

THE fate of the controversial £300 million Caltongate development will now be decided at just one meeting following a council U-turn.

Campaigners had been left furious after it was revealed the plans would be discussed at two separate meetings – one in December and one in the new year. for more click here

GLASGOW is lining up a bid to lure Edinburgh Zoo to the west coast in the wake of its planning wrangles with the city council.

Officials at Glasgow City Council are investigating how they could help the zoo to make the move. for more click here

CAMPAIGNERS are angry after the city council said the fate of the £300 million Caltongate development would now be decided at two separate meetings.

They have accused planning officials of being “pushed” into breaking a promise to hear all the applications for the massive scheme together. for more click here

LEITH Docks risks becoming a commuter town if housing proposals go ahead as planned, a local councillor has warned.

Gordon Munro said he had concerns about how the 17,000 new homes planned for the area would affect the local community. for more click here