Spifox help North Edinburgh Arts refurbish their café
The Chair of the Spifox Foundation, Andy Clark, Trustee Ronnie Urquhart, and three other Trustees visited North Edinburgh Arts last week to officially launch...
Letter from Scotland
Climate change has been in
the air this week. The May Day
celebrations on Calton Hill in Edinburgh saw the Beltane Queen, Katie O’Neill,
come storming out...
New defibrillator for Broughton Street butcher
Crombies of Edinburgh has unveiled a life-saving device which could save someone’s life in the event of cardiac arrest.
The butcher, on Broughton Street, is...
Police hunt vandals who damaged electricity substation
A police investigation is underway to trace vandals who damaged an electricity substation just off Gregory Road at Kirkton Campus in Livingston.
The incident...
Danni’s fundraising efforts at a peak
Kenmore & London-based TV presenter to undertake Three Peaks Challenge for mental health charity, MIND
TV Presenter of Channel 4’s “Place in the Sun” and...
Great time to hire a bike – free from Sunday for...
Edinburgh’s cycle hire scheme will be absolutely free to use for a whole week as part of a move to get people pedalling in...
The Scottish Sale features Celtic Revival painting
A remarkable decorative garden fantasy painting by one of the major figures of the Celtic Revival movement, John Duncan, is a highlight of Bonhams...
Edinburgh College students win Holyrood film competition
Two students from Edinburgh College have won a competition organised by The Scottish Parliament to celebrate 20 years since devolution.
The paid produced a one...
Craigroyston shortlisted for English department of the year
Craigroyston Community High School has been shortlisted for TES English Department of the Year.
The school has come a long way in...
New Airbnb powers welcomed
Now Edinburgh residents urged to have their say.
Edinburgh Pentlands MSP, Gordon Macdonald, has given his backing to an announcement from the First Minister that...
Millerhill now fully operational
The joint project between The City of Edinburgh Council and Midlothian Council, Millerhill Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERC), located in Midlothian, has now...
Boyack is back
Former Cabinet Secretary Sarah Boyack is to return to the Scottish Parliament, taking the list seat set to be vacated by Kezia Dugdale.Sarah Boyack...
Edinburgh College student on way to national competition
An Edinburgh College hairdressing student has won a regional heat in a national competition, and now has a chance of winning Wella's XPOSURE.
Gintare...
Missing killer traced by police in St Leonards area
A convicted killer has been traced four days after going missing from the Priory Hospital in Middleton St George, near Darlington, at 8am on...
Witness appeal after significant damage caused to housing development
Police are appealing for witnesses after significant damage was caused to a new home development in Broxburn.
The incident happened sometime between 3pm...
Leeann Dempster brands Hearts’ fan who broke seat as an ‘idiot’
Leeann Dempster has branded a Hearts’ supporter who appeared in a 16-second video breaking a seat and throwing it during the Edinburgh derby as...
Edinburgh Napier gets funding for health projects
A total of £772,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh Napier University for three key health projects.
The grants from the Chief Scientist Office part...
Charities benefit from Scotmid community initiative
Edinburgh charity Health in Mind received a huge financial boost after being awarded funding of £15,000 through Scotmid Co-operative’s Community Connect initiative.
Mental health...
Fossil-free Climate Campaign Backed by SNP MPs
Following growing concerns about fossil fuel companies' role in fuelling climate change, 32 SNP MPs have called on the MP Pension Fund to stop...
Bradley Welsh murder hunt police release CCTV image
Police have released CCTV images of a vehicle as they continue their investigation into the murder of Bradley Welsh.
The 48-year-old sustained fatal injuries...
New Deputy Chief Constable appointed
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has announced the appointment of Malcolm Graham as Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) with Police Scotland.
The appointment follows a...
Drivers who flout speed limits to be targeted this week
Drivers who flout speed limits, use mobile phones or choose not to wear their seatbelt are to be targeted this week by Police Scotland....
Icelandic Prime Minister visits Scotland this week
Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will meet First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House as part of a two-day visit to Scotland.
She will also...
Innovative map was route to success for Edinburgh team
A scratch-off map of Edinburgh for visitors looking for an artistic and interactive souvenir has won a team of young employees from the University...
Armed police arrest man allegedly brandishing soft pellet gun outside school
A 24-year-old man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a soft pellet gun outside St Mary's Primary School in Edinburgh at 8.15am this morning.
A...
Man hospitalised following gang attack in West Lothian
An investigation is ongoing after a 32-year-old man was left with a serious facial injury following an attack by a gang of five...
Man charged following drugs seizure in Musselburgh
A man has been charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act following the recovery of Class A and B drugs in East Lothian. ...
2019 ‘Holyrood Dog of the Year’
Earlier today Jeremy Balfour, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MSP for Lothian, and his eight-month-old Cavalier King Charles/Miniature Poodle cross, Sadie, competed with...
Investigation underway following sexual assault in Livingston
Police are investigating a sexual assault which took place happened around 1.20pm on Saturday 27th April within Poundland in Livingston.
A 13-year-old girl was...
Kezia Dugdale standing down from Holyrood
Former Scottish Labour leader and Lothians MSP Kezia Dugdale is to stand down from the Scottish Parliament this summer.
Ms Dugdale is to take up...
