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:
Scottish Greens launch Green New Deal
The Scottish Greens unveiled a new campaign today to transform Scotland’s economy.
The Scottish Green New Deal would use every lever available to the Scottish...
Two injured after car crash following police chase
An investigation is underway after two men were hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries after a car crashed on railway lines following a police chase...
Police seek help to trace missing teenager
Police have appealed for help to find a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing.
Claudia Wark was last seen in Corstorphine at 7.10am on Wednesday...
Achieving results in negotiating business deals
If you don’t know what you want then it is difficult to achieve a result in a negotiation. That is the message from Patricia...
Ruth Davidson quits leaving Boris to get his deal done
Quitting this morning as leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Davidson's making a retreat to the back benches, and from all accounts it appears that...
Ruth Davidson steps down as leader of Scottish Conservatives
Ruth Davidson MSP announced that she was stepping down as leader of the Scottish Conservative Party at a press conference this morning, saying that...
Walking footballers charity event in memory of former player
Walking Football Scotland have been encouraging their
members to raise funds for their partner charity Prostate Cancer UK and the
Midlothian players took part in an...
CCTV appeal after assault on Lothian bus
Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their investigation in relation to...
Man charged with St Andrew Square robbery
A 24 year-old man has been arrested and charged following enquiries into a robbery at St Andrew Square on 25 August 2019.
Officers were called...
Police release image of man following music festival attack
Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their enquiries in relation to...
Ruth Davidson said to be stepping down as Tory leader
STV News and other news outlets are reporting that Central Edinburgh MSP Ruth Davidson is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Conservatives.
There...
Tattoo boss to stand down – next year
BRIGADIER DAVID ALLFREY WILL STAND DOWN AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND PRODUCER OF THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO
Today The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo announced that...
Too long to wait for recycling
The council has been accused of “making it as difficult as possible to recycle” in the capital – with delays to bulky item collections...
Generous Edinburgh walking footballers donate defibrillator
A defibrillator purchased following a fundraising initiative by generous walking footballers in the capital has been sited just outside Gorgie Farm below the bridge...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 REVIEW If You’re Feeling Sinister ★
This adaption from Belle and Sebastian’s album of the same name is perhaps Stuart Murdoch’s finest collection released during the band’s imperial indie phrase...
Motability comes to Scotland’s Capital
Up to 80 jobs could be created near Edinburgh after Motability Operations confirmed the city as the location for a national contact centre.
The business...
Under-18s encouraged to join bid to end homelessness
Social Bite have announced a Wee Sleep Out which is a programme for under-18s to join the charity’s movement to end homelessness.
They target of...
Witness appeal after 47-year-old man robbed in the Meadows
Police are appealing for the public’s assistance as part of their ongoing inquiries into a robbery which took place around 10.55pm on Saturday 24th...
Friends walking The Stevenson Way for CHAS
Three fundraisers, Neil Winstanley (37) from Ayr, Stuart Kennedy (35) from Fife and Witold Gawlikowicz (30) from Warsaw are undertaking The Stevenson Way next...
Virgin Money Fireworks 2019
The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert closed the festivals officially by bringing together orchestral classics played in Princes Street Gardens by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra,...
Ramp up your fitness in time for Christmas with Edinburgh Leisure’s...
With
festival fever officially finishing today, Edinburgh Leisure has unveiled their
new membership offer, designed to help thousands of new customers try
activities and get more active...
Engineer claims climate change will get worse without effective use of...
CURRENT UK CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE DUE TO LACK OF EFFECTIVE SMART GRID CLAIMS RETIRED FIFE ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEUR
Hugh Smeaton, inventor of...
