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Protest against benefit cuts at Secretary of State’s constituency office
While the Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray, was in Edinburgh on Friday afternoon, he was not at his office...
Police “increasingly concerned” about welfare of missing woman
Police in Midlothian are appealing for the public's help to trace 29-year-old Toni McNelis, who has been reported missing from Penicuik.
Ms McNelis was last...
Police respond to reports of gun shots in Pilton – road...
Police in Edinburgh responded to reports of gun fire in Pilton this morning.
Around 7.55am on Friday, 21 March, 2025, officers received a report of...
Renewed appeal to trace missing man more than a week after...
Police are continuing to appeal for information to trace a 47-year-old man reported missing from Edinburgh, more than one week since he was last...
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Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership
The Edinburgh Health and Social Care has a problem in that it requires to make cuts to balance its...
Letter from Scotland
Saving Ferguson’s shipyard on the Clyde was to have been one of Nicola Sturgeon’s great successes as first minister. But this week she watched...
Gangland war continues as firearm discharged at property in Niddrie
Detectives are appealing for information after a firearm was discharged at a property in Niddrie this morning Thursday, 20 March, 2025.
Around 3.05am police received...
Nicola Sturgeon will not be charged in connection with SNP finance...
Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will not be charged in connection with Police Scotland’s long-running investigation into SNP finances.
And she is no longer under...
Residents demand that council reconsider super school plans
Campaigners are demanding that the council reconsiders its plans for a super school and that it listens to the "overwhelming opposition" from people who...
CrossCountry helps Social Bite with funding
The train operator CrossCountry has helped charity Social Bite with a contribution of £17,000 for their Jobs First programme in Edinburgh.
The funding will...
Plans to cut health and social care by £29 million on...
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) will meet next week to consider how they can balance their books.
The board has a £900 million...
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The City of Edinburgh Council meets today
The full council meets today in the City Chambers.
All papers for the meeting are here with instructions...
Duchess of Edinburgh attends the official handover for the Grand Départ
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh led a celebration at Edinburgh Castle on Wednesday, marking the official handover as the UK prepares to host the...
Tour De France – Le Grand Départ will take place in...
The men's Tour de France will start from the Scottish capital in 2027, although few further details about route, costings or funding are yet...
Edinburgh councillor calls for reforms to community councils
An Edinburgh councillor has made a call for reforms to community councils amid fears eight of them might not run for the next four...
Making progress for MOD tenants at Dreghorn
Some progress may have been made in the plight of the Dreghorn tenants facing eviction.
The Edinburgh South West MP, Dr Scott Arthur, convened...
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Jodie Comer is en route to Edinburgh
The one-woman play, Prima Facie, is coming to The Royal Lyceum theatre next year, and actor, Jodie...
Friends of King George V and Scotland Yard Parks need you
The Friends of King George V and Scotland Yard Parks admit they have been quiet of late, but they are looking to regroup by...
Robots will make a coffee for you
In a new development University of Edinburgh is using artificial intelligence (AI) to power a robot which could make you a cup of coffee,...
Police becoming increasingly concerned for welfare of missing teenager
Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a missing teenager from the Winchburgh area.
Brooke Hunter, 15, was last seen...
Family of missing woman notified following discovery of body on beach
Police in East Lothian have found a body on Longniddry beach.
Emergency services were alerted to the discovery around 8am this morning.
No formal identification has...
Edinburgh Zoo to welcome Sloth Bears
Edinburgh Zoo is set to welcome sloth bears for the first time, another vulnerable species. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has launched...
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Planning application for new statue attracts comment.
The charity, Statue for Elsie Inglis has applied for planning permission for a "monument to be erected on...
Concerns growing for welfare of missing 33-year-old woman
Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 33-year-old woman reported missing in Edinburgh.
Jordan Allan was last seen around 8.30am...
Police charge 14-year-old youth after damage caused to football pitch in...
A teenage boy has been charged following damage to a football pitch in Currie.
On Friday 21 February 2025 officers received a report of off-road...
Objections to the design of the proposed Elsie Inglis statue
The charity, Statue for Elsie Inglis, SC051749, has applied for planning permission for a monument to be erected on the Royal Mile to commemorate...
Police seek help to trace missing 47-year-old man
Police have released an image of a 47-year-old man reported missing from Edinburgh and are asking for the help of the public in tracing...
Police release CCTV image of man following Telfer Subway robbery
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into a robbery at...
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Fire on Sunday is latest in gang turf war
An early morning inferno at an Edinburgh garage is the third blaze in two weeks to...
Chamber of Commerce flip blame for “burger king” awards fiasco
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has come under fire for failing to take action over a debt-ridden business which was nominated for a top honour...
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