Man arrested on charges of housebreaking and theft
Police officers in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a man following a number of thefts and housebreakings in Edinburgh and East and West Lothian.
In...
Ukrainians will celebrate St Nicholas Day today
Ukrainians living in Scotland are preparing to spend their first Christmas here and Neil Gray MSP, Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine...
Porty pals pull together to conquer Atlantic rowing challenge
Five Portobello pals are testing the strength of their friendship as they tackle a 3,000 mile trip across the Atlantic in a rowing boat.
The...
Musselburgh’s Monday race meeting abandoned
Musselburgh Racecourse’s last meeting of the year has fallen foul of the freezing weather.
Racecourse boss Bill Farnsworth said he had little choice but to...
Show home reopens its doors with a fresh and festive new...
House builder Dundas has relaunched its show home at a popular development just outside Livingston.
Dundas invites house-hunters to view the newly refurbished Uphall Station Village...
Letter from Scotland
The Scottish finance minister John Swinney may not be the richest ruler in the world but he has scraped the bottom of his budget...
Delay on implementing rules around short term lets branded shameful
A decision to delay the introduction of a scheme that will give Edinburgh more powers to crack down on short-term lets has been branded...
Opposition councillors say any tram extension must not be funded by...
The Council Leader has been urged to not spend “a single penny” of taxpayers’ cash on a new tram line if the project is...
MSP urges older people to check on pension credit before Sunday...
Edinburgh Eastern MSP Ash Regan has joined Age Scotland in urging pensioners in Edinburgh to act quickly to claim Pension Credit before this Sunday’s...
Council to consider cracking down on loud buskers
A crackdown on “nuisance busking” in Edinburgh is being considered by the council following “challenges” dealing with excessive noise during this year’s summer festivals.
The...
Macmillan Hub – see the progress of the new building here
The architects, constructors and engineers making it happen at the new civic square being built just off Pennywell Road have released a video on...
Warm spaces opened to help people worried about energy costs
Heated Edinburgh spaces for residents who need warmth and are worried about soaring energy bills have been opened by the council.
More than 60 so-called...
Restoration plans for Leith Custom House can now move ahead with...
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) proposals for Leith Custom House to create a mixed-use community, creative...
Reminder to get the Covid booster and flu vaccination
Those eligible for the free Covid-19 and flu vaccinations are being urged by The Scottish Government to get their jabs as winter sets in...
Queen Margaret University top UK university for complementary medicine
Independent research by the Complete University Guide has produced a clear message: “You don’t have to go far to go far”.
With cost-of-living putting increasing...
Virgin in Edinburgh are putting on a red hot Hogmanay
For anyone who is still looking for somewhere to celebrate Hogmanay then Virgin Hotels say that they are turning up the heat with their...
Scottish Men’s Shed Association funding at risk
The Scottish Men’s Shed Association was launched in November 2015 with the aim of helping new and existing groups to set up and run...
Beer garden at Waverley Market may have to close
A popular Edinburgh city centre beer garden faces permanent closure after the council rejected a bid for it to continue operating.
The ‘Festival Village’ has...
First Minister chooses a climate action theme for her Christmas card
The First Minister has chosen a design created by a Primary 5 pupil from Glasgow as the design for her official Christmas cards.
The...
Councillor profile – Martha Mattos Coelho
Cllr Martha Mattos Coelho is the SNP councillor for Liberton/Gilmerton Ward.
At the moment she is a full-time councillor, but before being elected, she...
Richmond’s Hope – charity appeal for messages for tree of remembrance
This Christmas, Scottish charity Richmond's Hope asks people to let bereaved children and their families know they have not been forgotten.
Richmond's Hope, which has...
Adventurer heading for the Antarctic two months after open heart surgery
An adventurer who had open heart surgery in August is preparing to row one of the world's most dangerous crossings in Antarctica just after...
Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band, Voodoo Rooms
Michael Head could easily have disappeared from view like his Liverpool contemporary Lee Mavers of The La’s. Five years after Adiós Señor Pussycat...
Edinburgh trains will be affected by planned strikes next week
ScotRail says that customers have to expect significant disruption during the latest round of strike action by RMT members of Network Rail.
The dispute does...
The New Real demonstrates the impact of AI in both academia...
The New Real, a partnership between the University of Edinburgh, The Alan Turing Institute and Edinburgh’s Festivals, is a unique hub for AI, creativity...
Letter from Scotland
It’s one the annoying paradoxes of climate change that, as we talk of the dangers of global warming, we enter a cold snap which...
Transport charity says Edinburgh will be left behind without a cycle...
Edinburgh risks being left behind other global cities if it continues without a shared bike scheme, national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) has...
Primary school children learn about farm to fork
KARMA LAKE OF MENTEITH ADDS FLAVOUR TO ESTATE LEARNING DAY
Karma Lake of Menteith helped out at a special educational day at Rednock Estate for...
Oakes, Bewes and Thorpe to gig at the Traverse
The ‘Power Trio’ of Tom Oakes (Guitars + Flute) and Jon Bews (5 String Fiddle) from Edinburgh and Inverurie man Daniel Thorpe (Fiddle) have...
Government’s transport review offers up more trams as mass transit solution
The Scottish Government has just published its second Strategic Transport Projects Review known as STPR2 - and it mentions using Mass Transit between different...
