Sewer upgrade to prevent future flooding in Craigleith – work now...
Scottish Water has made a major investment in Craigleith upgrading a sewer which will help protect homes there from sewer flooding.
The utility company...
Employers must pay to send their night shift staff home
Edinburgh employers should cover the cost of safe transport home for staff working late night shifts, a councillor has said.
A proposal for changes to...
NHS staff in awards finals
Eight NHS Lothian health and social care workers recognised as awards finalists
Five individuals and three teams from NHS Lothian have been named as finalists in...
Briggs backs bill to tackle dog thefts
Scottish Conservative and Unionist MSP for Lothian, Miles Briggs, is backing plans by his colleague Maurice Golden MSP to introduce a specific law to...
New Prime Minister gets behind the desk at Number 10
Following his visit to King Charles III, Rishi Sunak wasted little time in getting back to Downing Street where a number of problems await...
Liz Truss makes final speech in Downing Street
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has made her final speech in Downing Street before leaving to pay a visit to His Majesty King Charles...
An invitation to the Connect Four Open House
Everyone is invited to the Connect Four Open House from 10am to 3pm on Thursday 24 November, at the Connect Four space at 1...
New defibrillator installed in Polwarth
A new defibrillator is now operational in Polwarth.
Funded by the local community, for the local community, the life-saving equipment was installed in memory of...
Councillor calls for YouTube block to be lifted
A councillor who has been inundated with emails from pupils, teachers and parents after access to YouTube was blocked in Edinburgh schools has called on...
Green Action Trust explores interlinked green spaces in West Edinburgh
Green Action Trust explores “ground-breaking opportunity” to secure interlinked green spaces in West Edinburgh
Scotland’s leading environmental regeneration charity, Green Action Trust, has confirmed it...
Remembrance Garden now open on Princes Street
Heads of the three Armed Services, The Rt Honourable Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge, and Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice and...
Rishi Sunak to be the next Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak became the only candidate as new leader of the Conservative party when Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race with a few moments...
Public Meeting – Monday 24 October – Cramond Inn
Cramond Inn…or Cramond Out? A Public Meeting is being held to discuss the future of the Cramond Inn.
7.30 pm, Monday 24 October
The Cramond Association has...
The Balmoral is celebrating – a Season of Celebration
The Edinburgh hotel is celebrating its 120th anniversary, inviting guests to experience unforgettable Scottish luxury.
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel in Edinburgh, is celebrating...
Double yellows have no place in Cramond
Edinburgh residents fighting to have double yellow lines removed from a village road say they have resulted in motorists driving faster.
Locals in Cramond also...
Indoor football centre will be demolished for residential development
An indoor football centre and bowling alley at Chesser are set to be demolished to make way for flats and student housing.
The major redevelopment,...
Waterfront homes recommended for approval
Hundreds of new waterfront homes in Edinburgh have moved a step closer to being built with proposals set to go before councillors again next...
Wester Hailes clean up fosters community spirit
Community spirit always runs high in Wester Hailes, but this week more than most others as local residents, businesses, community groups and charities came...
Unique graduation ceremony at Edinburgh Napier
Edinburgh Napier University hosted a unique graduation ceremony this week for a group of students who successfully completed ENABLE’s Breaking Barriers programme.
The initiative, established...
Marie Curie living statue highlights breast cancer awareness
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a ‘living statue’ of Marie Curie in Edinburgh was today fitted with a special bra designed specially...
Pensioner missing from Newington – police ask public to check sheds...
Police Scotland officers have appealed for help to trace Aline Schofield, who has been reported missing from Newington.
The 88-year-old was last seen near Mayfield...
Hibs suffer third successive defeat in Scotland’s first VAR match
Scotland’s first ever VAR match ended in a home defeat for Hibs to St Johnstone at a packed Easter Road stadium last night.
A reduction...
Queensberry House Trust distributes £500,000 to local charities
Queensberry House Trust has provided £500,000 worth of funding to charities working with older people in the Lothians in an important anniversary year.
More older...
Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after 52 days in office
The Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned in a statement made in Downing Street.
She said: "I came into office at a time of...
Sara Sheridan withdraws her support for Elsie Inglis campaign
In the wake of the furore engulfing it, the charity behind the Elsie Inglis statue has lost the backing of one of its most...
Elsie Inglis charity refers to Charity Commission for advice
The charity A Statue for Elsie Inglis has come under fire in the last day or so for the U-turn it has made in...
Home Secretary resigns and Shapps is back in cabinet
During an otherwise tumultuous day at Westminster the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, resigned after a meeting with the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street....
Police appeal after unprovoked attack
Detectives are appealing for information after an unprovoked assault on two teenagers in Edinburgh.
The incident happened in the Albert Place and Leith Walk area...
Letter from Scotland
It would be fun watching the UK government fall apart, if it were not so serious. But after Liz Truss’ adventures in wonderland, we...
Gabby becomes a champion of sustainable train travel
Photographer Gabby Secomb-Flegg from Edinburgh has been crowned one of National Rail’s ‘Chief Environment Officers’ (CEOs) who will champion sustainable travel by train around Britain....
