Labour Members Consider Blocking Ahmad from Holyrood

0:00The latest headlines, weather, and stories right here on Edinburgh news today. Residents in a dryline neighborhood on Pennywell Road in Edinburgh are upset after getting hit with a council bill for clearing their overflowing bin, store. The total charge was 724 pounds or about 52 pounds per flat, covering bulk waste pickups from late December through, early January. The main issue is a rundown bin store with two broken doors, one facing the road and one to a courtyard that can't be locked or even fully closed. This leaves a wide open, letting rubbish pile up high and drawing in unwanted visitors like passing vans dumping extra trash. Local say it's turned into a nightmare, with the stench keeping them from opening windows and vermin showing up regularly. One resident dealt with a rat trailing her into her flat, passed her dog and young child, highlighting real safety worries. Local workers had added a keypad lock to the road door for their teams only, but even that's now damaged.

1:01Still, they cleared the mess earlier this week and have repairs plus resident meetings lined up for next week. With these steps underway, the hope is the bin store gets secured soon, easing the headaches for everyone living there.