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A community campaign has been launched to protest about a proposed 10-storey Leith hotel that locals say will "stick out like a carbuncle". The plans,...

The solar eclipse passed over Edinburgh around 7pm and hundreds of people were out at the viewing spots on Calton Hill and Arthur's Seat....

Edinburgh Council could approve a temporary ban on public art projects in Princes Street Gardens when it meets on Thursday. Council officers have proposed a...

A Livingston Korean War veteran returned to the national memorial he helped build to mark the 73rd anniversary of the end of the conflict. Adam...

Locals and members of The Causey campaign group hold a "sit oot" at the junction of West Crosscauseway and Buccleuch Street most weekends, but...

A 36-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for the serious sexual assault of a woman in Edinburgh. Abdul Farid Nabizada, 36, attacked a...

Parents confronted education chiefs at a public meeting after their children were denied home to school transport during a review of the system in...

In a new project, West Lothian residents have the chance to grab a free fruit tree for their gardens.   West Lothian Climate Action Network...

Hundreds of people have taken part in a two month review of the impact of controversial parking charges in North Berwick. North Berwick Community Council...

West Lothian has outperformed the rest of Scotland with its vaccination programme.  The Health and Social Care Partnership reports a greater uptake of adult and child vaccinations across the...

Emergency services, including a coastguard helicopter unit, were dispatched to Edinburgh’s Cramond Island on Tuesday after an elderly woman sustained injuries in a fall. The...

On Wednesday evening, the UK will see its most dramatic partial solar eclipse in around three decades, with more than 90% of the sun...

A Westminster MP has reached out to Scottish Water requesting a meeting to address concerns over reports of pollution entering the Water of Leith...

Hearts are looking for a new chief executive as Andrew McKinlay is leaving at the end of August after six years. The move follows talks...

Police have named the 11-year-old girl who died following an incident in the Gore Glen area, near Gorebridge as Faith Curran. Faith’s family...

Police are appealing for help to trace Neil Martin, 85, who has been reported missing from Tranent.  Neil was last seen boarding a bus on...

The public have been advised to avoid the Restarig Avenue area after reports of a potential 'suspicious package' being found  Police have closed the road between Loganlea Avenue and...

Under plans lodged by a local businessman, a former East Lothian pub could be turned into five new flats and two shops.   Wallyford based Abdul Nadeem has applied for...

Police Scotland has introduced a Violence Prevention Week, from Monday 10 to Sunday 16 August, 2026, which will focus on action being taken by...

A rare red-footed falcon has been snapped just outside of Edinburgh in Aberlady by a local photographer. Photographer Mark Rielly captured the falcon which has...

A man who is already serving a sentenced as a convicted sex offender launched a “sadistic” prison attack on a rapist inmate by throwing...

Police are appealing for help to trace Moira Fraser, 67, who has been reported missing from Inverkeithing. She was last seen boarding a train to...

Police are appealing for help to trace Liam Paterson, 28, who has been reported missing from Edinburgh. He was last seen around 9.30pm on Saturday,...

With two by-elections coming up at the end of the month, the Edinburgh Greens are working on continuing their period of success in the...

Police are treating the death of a man whose body was discovered near to West Calder Football Club on Harburn Road at around 8.55am...

Over 170 new recruits took part in a charity 5k run last week. The officers, who are currently undergoing their initial training course at the...

The Scottish chapter of the UK Police Unity Tour got under way yesterday with Assistant Chief Constable Alan Speirs meeting participants at the start...

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh welcomed Ben Macpherson MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, to campus on Friday meeting staff supporting prospective...

Police Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Government have issued an appeal after Cliff Lyons Dobbie, a restricted patient, absconded from Perth city centre Police...

Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl whose body was found in the water at a Midlothian beauty spot.  The...