Police seek public’s help to trace missing teenager last seen West...
Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing teenager from the Granton area of Edinburgh.
Taylor Russell, 18, was last seen around 4.15pm...
Kirkliston school rejection expected
Plans to build a new high school in Kirkliston should be ruled out, Edinburgh Council officers are recommending, in favour of extending an existing...
Fly tipping sparks zero tolerance pledge
Fly tippers are being warned they will face zero tolerance in East Lothian after the number of incidents reported rose last year.
East Lothian Council...
£2m funding promised for community mental health projects in West Lothian
West Lothian’s Voluntary sector is celebrating as Holyrood confirmed it will continue to back community led mental health projects beyond next year’s elections.
The government...
East Lothian Council appeals for foster carers to take in child...
An appeal for foster carers to take in child asylum seekers and teenagers has been made by East Lothian Council as it struggles to...
Police becoming increasingly concerned for welfare of missing teenager
Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a missing teenager from the Winchburgh area.
Brooke Hunter, 15, was last seen...
West Lothian Council’s RAAC bill will top £85m
West Lothian Council will have to foot a final bill in excess of £85m to cover crumbling concrete issues in schools and housing.
Holyrood has...
Witness appeal after Black BMW X7 seen in area of Dunbar...
Detectives in East Lothian are appealing for information following the break-in and attempted break-in to two properties in Dunbar, which took place in the...
Family of missing woman notified following discovery of body on beach
Police in East Lothian have found a body on Longniddry beach.
Emergency services were alerted to the discovery around 8am this morning.
No formal identification has...
Edinburgh Zoo to welcome Sloth Bears
Edinburgh Zoo is set to welcome sloth bears for the first time, another vulnerable species. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has launched...
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Planning application for new statue attracts comment.
The charity, Statue for Elsie Inglis has applied for planning permission for a "monument to be erected on...
Concerns growing for welfare of missing 33-year-old woman
Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 33-year-old woman reported missing in Edinburgh.
Jordan Allan was last seen around 8.30am...
Police charge 14-year-old youth after damage caused to football pitch in...
A teenage boy has been charged following damage to a football pitch in Currie.
On Friday 21 February 2025 officers received a report of off-road...
Edinburgh Council to stop running a holiday hub site after Easter...
Edinburgh Council is set to stop running a holiday hub site after the Easter holidays are finished, leaving its future at risk unless a...
Edinburgh councillor calls for defence investment
An Edinburgh councillor has called for the city to explore how it can grow its defence sector.
Conservative councillor Neil Cuthbert has lodged a motion...
School attendance across East Lothian almost at pre Covid rates
School attendance across East Lothian has almost returned to pre Covid rates with nearly 93% of pupils back in the classroom, a new report...
Objections to the design of the proposed Elsie Inglis statue
The charity, Statue for Elsie Inglis, SC051749, has applied for planning permission for a monument to be erected on the Royal Mile to commemorate...
Beecraigs Country Park opens to public after January storm
Beecraigs Country Park has been opened to the public for the first time since the January storm.
A meeting of Linlithgow Local Area Committee this...
Shoplifting biggest problem for licensed premises in East Lothian
More than half of all crimes reported on licensed premises in East Lothian involved shoplifting from local stores, police have said.
In nine months between...
Police seek help to trace missing 47-year-old man
Police have released an image of a 47-year-old man reported missing from Edinburgh and are asking for the help of the public in tracing...
Police release CCTV image of man following Telfer Subway robbery
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to as part of an ongoing investigation into a robbery at...
Concerns raised over brazen break-ins
An Edinburgh business owner has spoken out after his clothing shop was stolen by a balaclava-clad burglar, as concerns grow about a surge in...
Hyslop aims to be SNP candidate in Edinburgh Northern
City of Edinburgh councillor, local business owner, and community campaigner, Euan Hyslop, today announced his bid to become the SNP’s candidate for the newly...
Edinburgh councillor to stand for selection as Scottish parliamentary candidate
Kate Campbell has announced she will stand for selection as SNP candidate in the Scottish parliamentary election next year in the Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh...
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Fire on Sunday is latest in gang turf war
An early morning inferno at an Edinburgh garage is the third blaze in two weeks to...
Chamber of Commerce flip blame for “burger king” awards fiasco
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has come under fire for failing to take action over a debt-ridden business which was nominated for a top honour...
Making moves on the Edinburgh South Sub
Engineering students from Heriot-Watt University are calling for the reopening of the Edinburgh South Sub rail route that last served neighbourhoods in the south...
Pupils call for cleaner air in Edinburgh
Pupils from all over Edinburgh are coming together on Monday to demand tough new measures on air pollution to improve air quality in their...
Cyclist taken to hospital following hit and run on Colinton Road
Police are appealing for information following a hit and run in Edinburgh on Saturday, 15 March, 2025.
The incident involving a cyclist and the driver...
Third Edinburgh fire linked to gangland feud
An early morning inferno at an Edinburgh garage is the third blaze in two weeks to be linked to a dangerous gangland vendetta.
Firefighters were...
