Councillor Blasts Edinburgh Council's Westfield Court Handling

0:00A counselor's straight up called out Edinburgh Council's handling of Westfield Court and Gorgi as an ethical and moral failure during a tense. Residents meeting this week. The spots a 70-year-old block of flats where the council acts as factor, even though they only own a slice of it. They're pushing to buy back homes from folks living there and tear the whole thing down because fixing it up would cost way too much. Earlier reports the housing committee laid out those demolition plans back in November, sparking protests from tenants who crashed to December. Meeting Residents have dealt with brutal issues like ceilings caving in from busted pipes and family members getting so sick they couldn't work. Some even accused the council of messing with his bestest records. At the meeting, organized by the Living Rank campaign at a local bowling club, counselors and top council officers heard it all firsthand. One resident went as far as calling the oversight criminal negligence. Officers admitted the mess, but dodged deep legal takes while directors swore his team wouldn't fake info and promised to dig into every claim.

1:02Council reps committed to resident demands on the spot, but organizers made it clear they're watching close to ensure follow through this time. Past promises fail flat, leaving folks in the dark despite official updates. An updated report hits the housing committee on June 1, 2026, so expect more heat as this drags on, residents aren't backing down. That's the story for today, Edinburgh News Today, driven by AI.