Midlothian council’s leader urges UK chancellor to scrap NI contributions increase
Midlothian council’s leader has urged the UK chancellor to scrap the increase to National Insurance contributions as soon as financially possible amid claims it...
Carers of some under-22 bus pass holders should get free travel...
Free bus travel should be offered to carers and companions of some under-22 bus pass holders, an Edinburgh councillor has argued.
Kayleigh O’Neill, Green councillor...
Edinburgh councillors to consider zebra crossing study
Edinburgh councillors are set to consider backing a study which could make building new zebra crossings in the city cheaper and easier.
At present, all...
Noise levels at West Lothian rugby club’s annual summer dance set...
Noise levels at a West Lothian rugby club’s annual summer dance are set to be monitored by council officers after concerns were raised by...
Critchley: ‘we want to pose Celtic problems’
Hearts’ head coach, Neil Critchley, has told his men to be brave when they square-up to William Hill Premiership pace-setters Celtic at Parkhead on...
Water retailer commits to Race at Work Charter
ONE of the UK’s largest water retailers has pledged its support to improving racial equality and inclusion in the workplace by signing up to...
EIJB agree almost £30 million of savings and there will be...
Katharina Kasper, the Chair of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB), told The Edinburgh Reporter that the board agreed a substantial savings programme for...
Man 24 jailed following sexual assault near Water of Leith
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced in connection with sexual offences which happened in Edinburgh.
Noor Khan Yousafzai carried out the offences in December 2024...
Teenager arrested in connection with serious assault in Portobello
Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 16-year-old male in connection with a serious assault.
The incident took place around 8.45pm on Friday, 21...
Trams to Newhaven is not yet finished – two years after...
Although the extension of the tramline to Newhaven opened almost two years ago a master list of items to be fixed is only now...
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Emergency Fund opens on Friday for third sector
Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) funding which has been scrapped for some charities will be partly replaced...
Letter from Scotland
An unusual number of people have said to me recently that they cannot bear to follow the news any more, it’s full of disaster...
Whale sculpture added to Gasholder 1 park
A design portraying one of the Firth of Forth’s visitors – the humpback whale – was commissioned by the Council to be displayed in the...
West Lothian’s SNP group accused of “Trumpism in a kilt”
West Lothian’s SNP group has been accused of “Trumpism in a kilt” over its rejection of survey results on Holyrood’s mitigation of child poverty.
A Labour...
Police and DVSA staff conduct successful operation in Midlothian
Police Scotland officers have conducted a joint operation with Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency staff in Midlothian.
During the initiative officers detected several offences and...
Popular Italian restaurant set to reopen in Tranent
A popular Italian restaurant is set to reopen nearly two years after it closed as the former wife of its original licence holder takes over...
Calls for Midlothian Council to upgrade playground with no play equipment
Parents at a Midlothian primary school are calling on the council to upgrade its playground which they say is the only one in the...
Christina McKelvie 1968 – 2025
The Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Christina McKelvie MSP, has died.
The First Minister, John Swinney has issued a statement.
Mr Swinney...
Budget allows police recruitment to establishment of 16,500
Chief Constable Jo Farrell today, Thursday, 27 March, outlined progress on the first year of her three-year business plan and committed to driving a second...
Still no trace of missing man despite ‘extensive and specialist’ searches
POLICE SCOTLAND UPDATE 31 March 2025: "Coen Bust, 47, who had been reported missing from Edinburgh, has been traced.
Thanks to everyone who shared our...
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Spring Statement
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced her Spring Statement in the House of Commons. There was no mention of tax increases and instead...
Royal appreciation for regional media “welcome”
Ahead of a reception for regional media in the UK, at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday evening, His Majesty The King shared the following message...
Campaigners win two-month reprieve on plans to close community café
Campaigners have won a two-month reprieve on plans to close a community café in a retirement home complex in Bathgate.
West Lothian’s Integration Joint Board, which...
Police Scotland’s roll out of body worn video cameras starts today
Police Scotland’s national roll out of body worn video started today (Wednesday 26 March), with the first officers equipped with the new cameras on...
Bursary programme to support people who want to learn the skills
People who want to learn or improve traditional skills will be able to apply for funding in a move to help save buildings in decline...
Community council challenges housing needs claim
Claims that turning a cottage site into two homes will ‘meet demand’ for a place to live in a village have been called out...
Councillors in West Lothian awarded hefty pay rise after Government review
Councillors in West Lothian have been awarded hefty pay rises of more than 20 per cent following a review by the Scottish Government.
Council leader...
Daljit Singh departed his role as Executive Director at the Hibernian...
Daljit Singh has departed his role as Executive Director at the Hibernian Community Foundation.
Mr Singh joined the Hibernian Community Foundation in 2022 and...
Trams to Granton – consultation to begin in August
The consultation on the two possible routes for the north south extension of the tramline route will begin in the middle of August.
The Transport...
Survey for witnesses who have given evidence at Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Are you one of the thousands of people who have given evidence for the prosecution at Edinburgh Sheriff Court? If so then you may...
