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Following the incident in various parts of Edinburgh last week in which five men were injured, many people from the Prime Minister to the...

A new community mural has been unveiled in Niddrie after volunteers completed an 18 month project to restore a previously dilapidated mural. The mural is...

The campaigners who are fighting against a planning application for a hostel in Atholl Crescent have issued a warning that Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage...

Scottish soldiers will provide ceremonial support for the Opening Ceremony of Scottish Parliament on Saturday. The 19th Regiment Royal Artillery and the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2...

The Scottish Police Authority has announced three senior appointments to Police Scotland’s leadership team following recruitment processes.  Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Stuart Houston has been...

Detectives have arrested and charged two men aged 34 and 32 in connection with a serious assault on Ardshiel Avenue in Edinburgh.  A 32-year-old man was taken...

How hot does it need to get before we do something about climate change?  We’ve been through a week of torrid weather. Thursday was...

Councillors have raised concerns as the city’s government formally agreed an opinion on a safer drug consumption room (SDCR).  Efforts have been underway for several years...

AN Edinburgh man has been warned he is facing a jail sentence after he was caught in possession of a horror haul of child...

Police in East Lothian have arrested and charged a 30-year-old man in connection with drugs offences after over £200,000 Class A drugs were found...

Construction on the site of the UK’s most powerful computer has begun at the University of Edinburgh. The new facility will be around "fifty times...

The Comma has been revealed as Edinburgh's favourite butterfly, after a public vote. Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation said the bold and beautiful Comma beat...

Bruntsfield residents have expressed their concern after planning permission was granted on appeal for a previously denied 124-bed student flats development. A planning...

An Stockbridge nursery has been awarded a prize at the 2026 annual Pocket Garden Design Competition by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful. Arbor Green Nursery...

An Edinburgh man has been warned he is facing a jail sentence after he was caught in possession of a horror haul of child...

A former soldier who breached a sexual offences prevention order for the TENTH time has been jailed for more than a year. Shaun Jewiss was...

THE SCOTTISH Youth Parliament has warned that the incoming UK-wide social media ban for under-16s will not have the intended effect. Around 80% of young...

Despite concerns over litter, a new McDonald’s drive thru off a major trunk road has been given the go ahead   East Lothian councillors voted by eight to...

Following concerns by politicians and a union, an investigation into an ‘unacceptable’ £370,000 pay-off for the city’s departing tram boss will be launched   Edinburgh Trams...

A decaying mid-century house in woodlands above Linlithgow Loch can be demolished and replaced with a sleek new family home.   The Local Review Body rejected the assertion...

Weeds ‘taller than people’ in a city centre park left a resident with nettle stings amid the ongoing heat wave.  Photos seen by the Local...

Police are appealing for information following a crash involving a cyclist and the driver of a vehicle on the A704 between West Calder and Forth.  The incident...

Edinburgh Airport has been named one of the worst in the UK for July flight delays, according to new analysis from Locals Insider. The study,...

Police are appealing for information following a robbery and assault in Edinburgh. The incident happened around 8.30pm on Monday, 22 June, 2026, on Niddrie Mains...

AN award-winning garden has opened permanently in Edinburgh after a community fundraising drive brought it home from a flower show in Yorkshire. Drakkar's Drift, created by Leith...

THERE WAS a false alarm in Edinburgh city centre on Tuesday night, after reports of a “suspected firearm” turned out to be nothing more than a BB gun. A...

University of Edinburgh student and British swimming champion Archie Goodburn is hoping to break the Scottish breaststroke record—all while campaigning for better brain cancer...

Delivery riders in Edinburgh are under threat from "robbery, verbal abuse, and assault" amid what they describe as persistent "misinformation" and a sharp increase in incidents. They say...

A University of Edinburgh student and junior swimming medalist will make her Commonwealth Games debut, weeks after graduating from university. Ciara Schlosslan, who studies Politics,...

Allandale Tarn bosses have confirmed that the trout fishery near West Calder is now closed due to the current high temperatures. Iona Allan, the fishery...