Man jailed for serious sex attack in Corstorphine
A man who subjected a woman to a serious sexual assault within her Edinburgh home has been jailed.
David Reid was sentenced at the High...
Investigation underway after deliberate fire at primary school
Police are appealing for the public’s assistance as part of their ongoing inquiries into a fire at a school in the south of the...
The Scottish Government’s Money Talk Team to help low income families...
‘The Money Talk Team’ is a new confidential, personalised advice service funded by The Scottish Government. It’s been launched to help Scottish families maximise...
Planning matters – Iona Street public exhibition events today and tomorrow
A pre-application notice has been lodged with the council for a proposed development at 48-50 Iona Street in Leith EH6 8SW.
The development will...
Friends at the End meet tomorrow
Friends at the End, a Scottish charity that supports the legalisation of assisted dying, is to host an Edinburgh screening of the hard-hitting documentary, Island...
Get your free tickets for The Leith Conference
The Leith Conference will take place on 26 and 27 October 2019. It is a free event intended to be a forum where locals...
Precious Metals Workshop – late night at Out of the Blue...
On Thursday 5 September Precious Metals Workshop which is based at Out of the Blue on Dalmeny Street is hosting an evening event from...
Charities can apply now for funding from People’s Postcode Lottery Dream...
SCOTTISH CHARITIES ARE URGED TO APPLY FOR HUGE FUNDING POT
Charities and community groups from across Scotland can apply for a share of a massive £3million to...
Trams to stop ‘minimum spend’ on card payments
Tram bosses will stop the minimum spend limit on buying tickets with a card after “listening to customer feedback”.
Currently, passengers wishing to buy...
Lord Provost unveils historical mural in Roseburn Park
The Rt Hon Lord Provost Frank Ross cut the symbolic ribbon on the historic mural in Roseburn Park which has appeared there over the...
MSP demands inquiry over Sick Kids
by Gordon Lindhurst MSP
The saga surrounding the new sick children’s hospital in Edinburgh shows no signs of abating.
We now have no guarantees from the...
Drop in events in West Edinburgh begin later this week
Have your say on the council's proposals to improve public realm and create the West Edinburgh Link.
This project aims to change the way...
New mural to be unveiled in Roseburn today
Early this afternoon the Rt Hon Lord Provost will preside at the “Armoury” in Edinburgh’s Roseburn Park, to reveal a mural painted by Zap...
Colony of Artists 2019
This year Colony of Artists takes place on 21 and 22 September 2019. From 12 noon to 6.00pm each day there will be art...
Campaigners plead for a cut in beer tax
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has marked 1 September as ‘Pub Tax Day’ and has used the occasion to call for reductions in...
Summer recess – a time for calming down
by Christine Jardine MP Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West
The summer recess is meant to be a calmer time for MPs. It gives us chance...
Investigation underway following armed robbery in Leith
A major investigation is underway after three men armed with
a sledgehammer and axes robbed a jewellery store in Leith around 11am this morning.
The masked...
Brexit case ruling – case will be heard on Tuesday
At the Court of Session, Lord Doherty rejected an interim interdict on Friday against Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament, but a full court hearing...
Places available at Independent Living Fund Scotland event on Monday
Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland, the public body supporting disabled people to live independently in Scotland and Northern Ireland, is inviting Edinburgh residents to...
Road works and road closures in Edinburgh this week
There are still a lot of roads closed in the city centre owing to works by Scottish Gas and others.The City of Edinburgh Council...
Insights for budding medics at Royal College of Surgeons today
ASPIRING doctors from every school in the Lothians are to receive inspiring insights from surgeons at the biggest ever “Getting into Medical School” event...
Police launch #GetConsent campaign
Dozens of people have reported being raped on a first or second date, according to new figures released by Police Scotland.
Launching its latest #GetConsent...
Man jailed for Edinburgh sex attack
A man who assaulted a woman and attempted to sexually assault her has been jailed.
At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday Juan Martin Comba Valdez was...
Edinburgh Good Cause Groups Invited To Apply For £25,000 Funding
Charities, good cause groups and community projects from across Edinburgh and the Lothians are invited to apply for a share of £25,000 as part...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Councillor Maureen Child is the Labour representative for Portobello/Craigmillar. Here she delves into her inbox and comes up with loads of local news and...
Gordon Brown – the EU may remove Halloween Brexit deadline
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown today told an audience in Edinburgh at the launch of the Our Scottish Future think-tank: “I have actually been...
Letter from Scotland
We were all shocked by a major fire in one of our large secondary schools on Sunday night. We were even more shocked to...
Jackson Carlaw appointed interim leader of Scottish Conservatives
Following the resignation of Ruth Davidson earlier the management board of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has issued a statement about thre...
Edinburgh MSP publishes August newsletter
Gordon Macdonald MSP represents the Edinburgh Pentlands constituency.
He publishes a regular newsletter which you can read below:
