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Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following an indecent exposure incident in Livingston.  Between 11.30am and 12.30pm yesterday, Friday, 21 August, 2026 a man...

A Scottish council worker has been warned he could be jailed after he admitted holding fundraising events in support of the Ulster Volunteer Force...

Edinburgh locals are mustering support to object to an application for Prior Approval lodged with the council earlier this week by agents of telecoms...

The first National Day For Victims and Survivors of Terrorism is being recognised across the UK today to honour those whose lives have been...

The Scottish Parliament’s management body believes that MSPs should be exempt from paying proposed higher rates of council tax on second homes in Edinburgh.  In a...

West Lothian council dealt with almost 1,000 fewer complaints in the last year.   The decrease is largely down to a drop off in the number of complaints made...

East Lothian Council could save an estimated £9million a year following plans to create new classroom spaces for pupils with additional support needs.   Demand for specialist provision for pupils...

Detectives in West Lothian are appealing for information following a break-in to a house in Winchburgh. Officers believe the house, on McFarlane Crescent, was broken...

Edinburgh charity, Dance Base, has secured grant funding to protect its studios from the impacts of climate change. The venue will use the grant of...

Police Scotland are investigating claims demonstrators displayed the flag of a proscribed loyalist terrorist organisation alongside neo-Nazi banners in Edinburgh. Videos circulating on social media show...

Police are appealing for information following a housebreaking in West Lothian. Around 3am on Saturday, 15 August, a property in the Keith Gardens area of...

A planned memorial for Sean Connery in Edinburgh could be delayed or even scrapped as the council says Dr No to new art installations. Last...

Following an incident earlier on Thursday afternoon, emergency services were called to Morningside Road around 2pm. Police Scotland said a report had been made to...

Police and fire crews have descended on Morningside Road amid an ongoing emergency incident Morningside Road is closed at the junction with Millar Crescent down...

Police and fire crews are in attendance on Morningside Road on Thursday afternoon. An area of the road near Hermitage Terrace has been taped...

Police in Edinburgh say that road closures are currently in place on West Coates between Stanhope Street and Devon Place.  Officers are asking members of the...

Police are appealing for information to help trace 11-year-old Connall Ward who has been reported missing from Tranent.   Connall was last seen 11:30am on Wednesday...

The Home Office collaborated with Police Scotland on a crackdown on unauthorised e-bike usage and illegal gig work in Edinburgh last year. Immigration officers joined the Police Scotland-led Fountainbridge operation over...

In its first two months, a new report has revealed that a controversial parking charge scheme in the East Lothian town of North Berwick brought in ...

Lothian Buses has announced major alterations to its network to improve connectivity and reliability across the region. Following a review of travel across Lothian Buses,...

Green councillor and co-convener Alys Mumford has tabled a motion to close part of Edinburgh’s New Town to through traffic until Princes Street is reopened.  Ms Mumford...

Exam results for seniors in West Lothian high schools have climbed steadily since Covid.  The number of students gaining five or more awards   across S4, S5...

Jim Wyke is the Scottish Labour candidate in Portobello/Craigmillar Ward at the by election on 3 September. He has lived in Edinburgh for 25 of...

The Communist Party of Britain (CPB) has lashed out at the council and its policies on women’s rights and opportunities in their by-election campaigns. They...

An Edinburgh MP has written to the First Minister demanding an immediate halt to £258,000 in executive bonus payments at Scottish Water, branding the sums unacceptable while...

At next Thursday’s full council meeting, councillors will consider signing off on a delayed launch of higher council tax rates for second homes and...

According to papers going before next week’s housing committee meeting, Edinburgh’s council housing freeze could be lifted in October.  In a report before councillors, officers...

Neil Lennon brings his Dunfermline Athletic team to The Home of the Set Fare Arena on Saturday with Livingston seeking a lift after a...

Under new plans to change pupil access, mobile phones will be banned from use during lessons in schools across East Lothian. A new phone policy...

Police are appealing for information following a disturbance in the Granton area of Edinburgh.  Around 7.30pm on Monday, 17 August, a disturbance started on Saltire Square and...