POLICE UPDATE: Roads around The Pleasance area in Edinburgh have re-opened following the examination of non-hazardous substances found within a building.
EOD assessed the items and they were found not to be harmful. There was no threat to the wider public.
Thank you to everyone for their patience.
Police Scotland has announced a number of road closures in Edinburgh.
This is due to an investigation into non-hazardous substances which were found within The Pleasance, Edinburgh on Sunday, 19 January, 2025.
The Pleasance, Cowgate to Guthrie Street, St Mary’s Street to Market Street and Holyrood to Queen’s Drive will be closed temporarily to allow investigations to continue.
Pedestrians and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
