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Officers in Edinburgh yesterday Friday 17 Juy 2026 executed a warrant in relation to the spate of recent car vandalisms. The person responsible was nicknamed...

Contingency plans are being put in place across the city centre to help the capital adjust to the closure of Princes Street after the...

An open air terraced amphitheatre will stage its first concert in around 80 years for a free show by the Edinburgh Brass Band. Taking up...

On Friday afternoon police officers were still in place after being called to the Muirhouse Gardens area of Edinburgh after a man was seriously...

A new exhibition will explore the history of the Edinburgh's North Bridge through film and historical objects. The display, which centres on a new film...

Plans have been officially lodged for the demolition and redevelopment of the Scottish Water Offices in south Edinburgh. The move has been forced by "severe...

.Police officers are currently dealing with an incident in the Muirhouse Gardens area of Edinburgh after a man was seriously assaulted.  Emergency services were called to a...

Police Scotland, British Transport Police and Glasgow 2026 event organisers are ready to welcome visitors to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.  A policing and security...

A man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison following a series of sexual and violent offences in East Lothian and Elgin. Christopher Malcolm...

Police Scotland has provided an update on the recent fire at a property on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Road closures remain in place while work is...

Plans by East Lothian Council to put double yellow lines along a popular school drop off point have been put forward to tackle  ‘indiscriminate...

 A new commercial survey claims that West Lothian residents pay the second highest charges for garden waste uplift in Scotland.  This year households in the county have...

A painting by Renaissance master Titian has returned to the National Gallery in Edinburgh for the first time in six years.  Diana and Actaeon is...

After it was described as a risk to construction workers, a chimney attached to a 90-year-old Midlothian secondary school at the centre of a £55.3million...

Two Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh graduates have secured positions with Apex Hotels after benefiting from scholarships, funding and employability support throughout their studies.  Ava Dillon from Stirling and Patricia...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is inarguably the epic event of the summer, bringing Homer's saga to life in the first film ever to be entirely shot...

Police in East Lothian are appealing for information two instances of vandalism.   The incidents took place just after midnight on Sunday 19 July 2026 in Gullane.  Two...

Women and girls are being urged to stay alert after reported spiking incidents in Scotland surged by more than half in just a year. The...

I’ve just returned from a cycling holiday on Deeside and for the whole week it didn’t rain!  For someone like me, brought up the...

The Communist Party of Britain has officially begun its campaign for the two council by-elections. They have two candidates in both the Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar...

THE Edinburgh Festival Carnival has been forced to alter its route following the fire which has caused extensive damage to the former Debenhams department...

Buses have been diverted and a busy street closed after issues with the sewer network were uncovered. Responding to a visible dip in the road...

The latest intake of Police Scotland recruits swore the oath of office at a formal ceremony in the organisation’s training headquarters, Tulliallan, today, Thursday, 16...

Police are turning to text alerts in a bid to tackle the massive 11,000-warrant backlog leaving dangerous suspects free to roam Scotland's streets. Chiefs believe...

East Lothian Council is owed more than £860,000 in unpaid council tax from its own employees, with nearly a quarter of it arrears from last year alone.  A Freedom...

Councillors in West Lothian have been told that forced access is not an option the council can rely to manage poor tenancies,   A report was drafted for...

West Lothian councillors have knocked back plans for a two-storey home on a smallholding.  Gordon Bow had applied to demolish an agricultural shed on his...

Police recently carried out routine patrols in response to ongoing anti-social vehicle related behaviour at Hawes Pier, South Queensferry.  The initiative took place between 5pm and 3am...

Crimewriting couple Ambrose Parry – Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman – have been awarded a rare joint honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh...

A premier Edinburgh restaurant has announced their new head chef, promoted their experienced senior sous chef (and head beekeeper) to a bigger role. John Munro...