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Police Scotland have announced that number of roads have been re-opened following a fire at a disused building on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Officers were called...

A spokesperson for Edinburgh World Heritage said the news about a fire on Princes Street was "deeply saddening and concerning", and have called for...

Pub owners in the city hold mixed views on the impact of the World Cup on trade after a period of severe economic pressures...

After the fire at a part of the former Debenhams store at 109 Princes Street, it is difficult to comprehend the extent of the...

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with shoplifting, road traffic offences and possession of a bladed weapon in Edinburgh.  This follows a report...

Leith has been included on the shortlist for the title of the first UK Town of Culture, as one of three Scottish "towns". Leith, Lerwick...

A COMMUNITY Council in Edinburgh has sounded the alarm on its future as it struggles to find the required number of members to operate. THE...

The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland has written to the Chief Planning Officer of The City of Edinburgh Council, David Givan, after the fire...

City leaders have urged residents to continue avoiding the site of a fire that gutted a historic structure in the city centre this morning.  Council...

The Fire Brigade Union says there is a need for proper resourcing of the emergency service to continue to provide a professional response to...

An arts advocate who led the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for nearly a decade has been awarded an honorary degree in the capital. Shona McCarthy was...

Dr Scott Arthur, MP for Edinburgh South West, has been named as the Scottish MP of the year. The prize is voted for by...

A kilt designer has made an appeal for UNESCO protection for hand-sewn kilts, claiming that Scottish customers "should not have to be charged VAT...

The former boss of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University on Thursday. She is now...

East Lothian Council tenants who agree to take part in a face to face consultation over changes to the rental system are being offered the chance...

West Lothian’s only Scottish Premiership side have guaranteed the future of one of the county’s pioneering football clubs – and boost both teams.  Livingston FC’s plan to lease  Pumpherston Juniors’...

West Lothian Council have guaranteed Xcite gyms another year of funding and promise of financial back-up.  The council agreed an annual funding package of almost £1m for the arms- length sports trust ...

Police have arrested and charged two men aged 29 and 56 following two housebreakings in East Lothian. The first incident occurred around 1.40am on Saturday,...

A fire took hold in an empty disused building at 109 Princes Street on Thursday morning in the early hours, and some eight hours...

A recent graduate of Edinburgh Napier University has said that studying for his degree is what gave him the confidence to find his voice...

Sephora opens its first Scottish store at St James Quarter in Edinburgh. Sephora has officially arrived in Scotland, opening its first-ever Scottish store at St...

A local walking football club is celebrating a decade at Heriot-Watt University's Oriam sports facility. Oriam Walking Football (OWF) marked the milestone at its annual...

Emergency services remain on the scene in Princes Street after a fire took hold in an empty building in the early hours of Thursday...

Firefighters have spent the night tackling a large blaze which broke out at a disused building on Princes Street.  Seven fire engines and three specialist...

Paul McLennan MSP claimed Scotland’s summer of sport was kick-started on Thursday as the Genesis Scottish Open starts at The Renaissance Club near North...

Planning applications lodged with the council’s planning department this week are detailed in the list below. 159 shipping containers appear at Saughton Mains site —...

Actor and writer Stan Zimmerman, the man who put words in the mouths of The Golden Girls, Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and Sophia, as well...

A series of drop-in events next month will give the public a chance to have their say on future plans for up to 9,000 new homes...

A green light has been given to plans to create a driveway across open land on a residential Midlothian street despite claims it could...

The first meeting of the new Pride in Place Board which will determine how £20m is to be spent in West Lothian has taken place.  The board which will hold...