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West Lothian’s councillors were paid a total of more than £1m in the 25/26 financial year.  The money covers salary and miscellaneous expenses, which have to be published before...

Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man in connection with the death of a man in Edinburgh city centre last year.  Around 6am on Wednesday,...

A call for greater controls on vape shops has been made by a Linlithgow’s Lib Dem councillor.  The traders have sprung up on almost every high street including Linlithgow in the last...

A CYCLIST has been awarded compensation from Edinburgh council after sustaining "multiple" injuries while cycling on a road with tram lines. While attempting to turn...

Police are seeking help from the public to locate a vulnerable 58-year-old man missing from Edinburgh. Paul Robertson was last seen on Blinkbonny Road, Currie...

This week, 1-7 June is Volunteers Week, and Christian Aid is keen to relate the story of one of its volunteers in an effort...

Police officers searching for a missing man have found a body.  He is yet to be formally identified, however, the family of 20-year-old Daniel Mrimi, who...

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a report of a woman in distress in the Corstorphine area of the city. Between Monday, 25...

An image of a man who police believe may be able to assist with an ongoing investigation into a series of housebreaking incidents in Edinburgh has...

Midlothian Council leader Kelly Parry has warned balaclava wearing youths at the centre of antisocial behaviour problems in Dalkeith town centre “we will find...

East Lothian councillors has given the go ahead for a new park and ride for workers building a new £1.6 billion super highway.   But all drivers will be required to carry...

Local councillors have demanded that Linlithgow should be one of the first towns to introduce parking fines.  Head of Operational Services David Maule was told by local members...

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman and sexually assaulting another woman in East Lothian. Robert Wilson sexually abused...

The City of Edinburgh Council is expected to finalise the introduction of mobile phone restrictions in secondary schools in the city from August. Lockable cabinets...

There will be two by-elections in Edinburgh later in the summer after councillors Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell submitted their resignations to the council...

Locals have one month left to share their views on a potential safer drug consumption facility that could be located in the Old Town. Residents...

Police believe that the cost of living and organised crime gangs are at the centre of a 45 percent rise in shoplifting incidents in Midlothian during the last...

Plans to install new illuminated signs on units at a retail park were described as ‘excessive’ by the local community council who raised concerns...

Under plans going to councillors for approval, five new firework control zones could come to Edinburgh for Bonfire Night this year.   The new zones, requested...

Two SNP councillors in Edinburgh are to step down later this week sparking by-elections in the city in September. The councillor for Southside/Newington, Simita Kumar,...

A concept from a student at Edinburgh Napier University aims to design a space for people experiencing hair loss. Morven MacKinnon’s project, The Wellness Factory, is the...

Peter Murrell has arrived at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday for the first of two court appearances this month. Following his guilty plea...

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to help trace 20-year-old Daniel Mrimi who has been reported missing from Edinburgh He was last seen in...

Edinburgh Council will no longer act as the factor of certain blocks of flats in the city following agreement at Monday's housing committee. Councillors voted...

Residents of Westfield Court are divided on the building's likely listed status as Edinburgh Council debated the future of the building on Monday. Westfield Court,...

The house builder which transformed West Lothian’s Ghost estate has won a major industry award.  Springfield partnerships has redeveloped the notorious Deans South estate in Livingston which was emptied of council...

Residents have reported a £2.2million project to improve recycling in Midlothian as a success with more requests for additional bins being made.  A report to the council’s...

A call for guarantees that no West Lothian community with a fire station will see it closed following a review of service has been backed by...

Police in West Lothian are appealing for the help of the public in tracing Norman McCann, 47, who has been reported missing. He was last...

Edinburgh’s diversity is one of the city’s great strengths, adding to the cosmopolitan nature of the capital.  Many who have made Edinburgh their home have...