Coronavirus – Friday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced by the Health...
Saluki dog shaved and left in freezing conditions in hedge
The Scottish SPCA are appealing for information after a dog was found dumped in a hedge in Gorebridge on 9 February in freezing conditions.
The...
Letter from Scotland
Temperatures the lowest for 25 years (-23C in Braemar), three or four inches of snow even in the cities, roads and railways blocked and,...
Business – Britain’s ‘largest’ specialist e-bike shop opens in Edinburgh
What is claimed to be the largest specialist e-bike shop in Britain has been opened in Edinburgh. The Electric Cycle Company (ECC) now have...
How to access new business development fund
Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce (MELCC) host an e-business breakfast on February 25 from 9:30am to 10:30am to give attendees the opportunity...
Council introduces the City Mobility Plan – a plan for the...
The City Mobility Plan which is published today in draft is nothing new. It has been a long time in the drafting and it...
Tram extension in the planning by 2030
by Joseph Anderson Local Democracy Reporter
The City of Edinburgh Council is considering another extension to the capital’s tram network with a north/south line,...
Advice on home security from Police Scotland
Many thieves are actually opportunists who do not have to break in at all because a door or window has been left open or...
Coronavirus – Thursday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced by First Minister...
Seal seriously injured by discarded fishing line on East Lothian beach
The Scottish SPCA has issued a warning over discarded fishing and rope line after a seal was seriously injured on a beach in East...
Aerial shots of Edinburgh in the snow
The week's weather has been a major source of comment, with cold temperatures and snow, and the prospect of more to come before the...
Coronavirus – 1 million have now received first dose
The Scottish Government has announced on Wednesday that more than a fifth of the population of Scotland have now received their first dose of...
Coronavirus – National Records of Scotland issue weekly figures on Covid...
National Records of Scotland have reported on Wednesday that as at 7 February, there have been a total of 8,726 deaths registered in Scotland...
Coronavirus – Wednesday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced by the First...
Plans for Commercial Street withdrawn
by Joseph Anderson Local Democracy Reporter
Plans to pave over two water features in Leith have been dropped, after the application attracted hundreds of objections...
Police advice on Safer Internet Day 2021
On Safer Internet Day, 2021, Police Scotland has issued the following advice to users.
Be careful online – use a secure browser and only insert...
Scottish Charity Air Ambulance – flying in the snow
Two emergency response helicopters operated by Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) met up at the charity's Perth Airport base during the snowy weather, and Graeme...
Coronavirus – warning over vaccination scams
Scotland’s national consumer advice service has welcomed the advice from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday during the daily media briefing on how to...
Coronavirus – funding available for childminders
All registered childminders in Scotland are now entitled to a grant of £750 from The Scottish Government. The funding pot of £3.2 million is...
Coronavirus – Tuesday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced by the First...
82-year-old woman suffers broken hip in ‘terrifying attack’
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery which took place around 4.35pm on yesterday afternoon on Hamburgh Place in Leith.
An 82-year-old...
UK Terrorist Threat Level changed from ‘Severe’ to ‘Substantial’
The Home Secretary has announced a decrease in the UK’s Terrorist Threat Level from Severe to Substantial.
Severe indicates that an attack is ‘highly likely’...
Consultation begins on three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
The City of Edinburgh Council has opened consultation on three proposed Low Traffic Neighbourhoods on Monday.
There are plans for the introduction of measures...
Spaces for People – some comment on the new Quiet Route
The Edinburgh Reporter article about the Quiet Route which has been installed on a temporary basis from Greenbank to The Meadows in our...
Planned repairs and maintenance in city schools will continue throughout half-term
Work at Edinburgh schools to repair and maintain the buildings will continue over half-term break. No schools in Scotland (except those catering for children...
By-election in Midlothian
By Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
There will be a by election after a Midlothian councillor announced that he is stepping down from his post.
The...
Lockdown has made us all change
We have now been in and out of lockdown for almost a year. It would have been difficult to foresee last February what lay...
New cycle path to be created from Portobello to Musselburgh
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
A temporary cycle path heading east out of Portobello will stretch all the way to Musselburgh in a cross-border...
Edinburgh Libraries receive global award from PressReader
GLOBAL DIGITAL AWARD FOR EDINBURGH LIBRARIES
Edinburgh Libraries have received a global award for their digital platform success on PressReader which is an app The...
Coronavirus – Monday’s figures
The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced.
The statistics in Scotland...
