An Edinburgh couple are seeking to launch a new community council to tackle shared issues and foster a sense of community .

Chris Cullen, 33, and Jessica Fenn, 30, live in Western Villages, part of the new Granton Waterfront development. They claim the area is plagued by a slew of problems and hope to reactive the West Pilton and West Granton community council.

Edinburgh Live spoke to Chris, who cited issues with expensive district heating, limited parking, rubbish collection issues, and shoddy buildings.

He said: "There’s a lot of dilapidated housing and the tower blocks are extremely run-down. It seems like there's not an unbroken bus stop in the council area.

"The roads are in bits, there's rubbish everywhere, and no community centre. There are so many things in area they could

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