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Police are reminding the public about the anti-social and illegal use of motorbikes, e-bikes, quad bikes and off-road bikes.  With the summer months upon us, officers are out...

Planning permission has been granted in principle for a new development with more than 240 flats at Leith Docks.  Four blocks, running up to six storeys, now...

Edinburgh Council will explore some form of compensation for staff missing out on the World Cup bank holiday.  Some councillors – though not all – backed the...

With the temperature peaking at 24 degrees in Edinburgh, and less than a five per cent chance of rain, crowds have gone to the...

Due to confusion over parking charges, traders in North Berwick town centre say they are losing thousands of pounds a week as locals stay away.   Conservative...

A call for no more houses to be built in Midlothian until its ‘broken’ infrastructure is fixed was narrowly defeated at a council meeting.  Labour...

Parents in villages east of Linlithgow will be asked in August if they want to send their children to  Winchburgh Academy.   West Lothian’s Education Executive backed proposals from education officers...

West Lothian councillors have agreed that pupils will have a seven-week summer holiday next year.  The extra week  before the start of the 2027/28 school year corrects a...

Police are appealing for information after the driver of a car failed to stop following a crash near Dalkeith on Monday, 22 June, 2026.  Around 7.05pm, a white Volkswagen Polo...

A golden retriever from South Queensferry has been given a charity's highest award after donating blood to help save the lives of over 150...

Scotland hero John McGinn has a new namesake, and this one has a wand of a left flipper. Edinburgh Zoo named a gentoo penguin chick...

A POD of orcas (or killer whales) has been spotted off the East Lothian Coast by the captain of a Scottish Seabird Centre boat. Orcas...

According to Edinburgh Council’s leader, North Bridge is set to open in July, bringing an end to eight years of closures and extensive renovation...

Councillors in West Lothian have agreed that Armadale pool is to be drained as a safety measure.  The drainage, which could take up to three months...

Due to travellers had set up camp, children attending a special needs school in Midlothian were unable to gather at their meeting point during...

Ten years on from the day the UK voted to leave the European Union, the Scottish Liberal Democrats unveiled an anti-Brexit, anti-Farage billboard in Leith, Edinburgh. The...

AN 18-year-old footballer from Penicuik is living his dream at an American college, crediting a Scottish children's charity that helped keep him on the...

West Lothian Councillors have agreed that a schools-based policy which manages responsible use of mobiles in class and out was the way ahead.  The ruling Labour administration agreed...

Despite concerns residents in Museelburgh could lose out, plans to pool millions of pounds of money left in trust to help the poor and vulnerable in...

Police have appealed for witnesses including two passers-by after a cyclist took unwell and sadly died in an Edinburgh park. Around 6.50am on Tuesday, 23...

The Wee Haven Community Garden at Hays Community Hub in Craigmillar has received funding from the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund. The community space, which is...

Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison at the High Court in Edinburgh this morning Tuesday 23 June 2026.  This...

Peter Murrell admitted to embezzling £400,310.65 of the Scottish National Party's funds over a period of 12 years to 2022 at the High Court...

Police have arrested and charged six people in connection with various offences following a series of incidents in the Edinburgh area which are believed to...

Livingston confirm that tickets are on sale for their pre-season friendly against William Hill Premiership combine, Dundee, at Almondvale on Saturday, June 27 (kick-off...

A crash on Queensferry Road on Monday evening involved the drivers of two cars, a Citroen and a Ford, both hatchbacks. Police were called, but...

A man has appeared in court on petition accused of five attempted murders following a series of alleged attacks on members of the public...

Expenses for Edinburgh councillors have been published over a year late.  The data, covering two years of expenses, was published sometime after midday last Thursday...

Police in West Lothian have released a photograph of a motorbike that was stolen last week. The theft took place between 0300am and 0620am hours...

Two teenage girls and a man were taken to hospital after being injured in a disturbance involving 'many people' in Livingston at the weekend...