Gordon Munro on those fighting a good fight for Leith
Gordon Munro is Labour councillor for Leith. Here he shares his thoughts on planning matters in Leith.
The capriciousness of the Town Planning Department in...
Big Hearts Marathon Effort to Support Local Kinship Care Families
This weekend the Edinburgh Marathon Festival will be run and among those taking part will be a team of 30 Big Hearts runners and...
Branson visits new hotel site at India Buildings
To celebrate Virgin Hotels' new venue to Edinburgh, Sir Richard Branson swept into India Buildings with the CEO of Virgin Hotels, Raul Leal to...
Police respond to HMICS report on call handling progress
Police Scotland have responded to the report by Her Majesties Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland on call handling which was published earlier today.
ACC Nelson...
Report on Police Scotland’s progress regarding call handling published today
A report considering the current state of police call handling and the progress made by Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) in...
New Lanark hosts Great Tapestry
New Lanark is the home of The Great Tapestry of Scotland for six weeks until the 1 July (10am-5pm).
The tapestry returns after a four...
Firefighters spent 10-hours tackling blaze on Arthur’s Seat
Firefighters spent 10-hours tackling a large wildfire on Arthur's Seat at the weekend.
Six fire appliances attended the scene around 1.40pm on Sunday after smoke could be seen rising...
Ice hockey – big guns to face GB on ice
Great Britain (GB) will face Canada, USA, Finland, Germany, hosts Slovakia, Denmark and France next year in their first return to the top level...
Edinburgh youngster leaves everyone speechless with on-stage dance performance
Evan Glass from Edinburgh who was expected never to walk, talk or eat after battling through the first two hours of his life, is...
Taser training for 500 officers will start at the end of...
The training of around 500 Specially Trained Officers (STOs) in the use of Conducted Energy Devices (Taser) will begin at the end of May...
Cannabis cultivation discovered at industrial unit in Loanhead
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cannabis cultivation was discovered at an industrial unit in Loanhead on Friday 18th May.
Police officers attended at...
Charity find a new home
Edinburgh charity Comas has found itself a new home on The Pleasance which it can now move into when they have to vacate their...
Man charged in connection with deliberate fire at flat in Loanhead
Police investigating following a fire at a flat in Loanhead have charged a 50-year-old man.
Emergency services attended the property on the High Street at around...
Police release CCTV image following indecent incident in Debenhams
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man they wish to speak to in relation to an ongoing investigation into an indecent...
Hibs’ legends charity match at Ainslie Park on Saturday
Never mind the Champions' League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, or the so called richest game in world football, the English Championship play-off...
East Coast Buses opens new Musselburgh Travelshop
Earlier today East Coast Buses opened a new Travelshop in Musselburgh.This gives them a High Street presence in the town which they consider important...
Kira is off to the US today
Fourteen year-old Kira Noble leaves for the US today along with her mother Aud.
Kira has had neuroblastoma for the last three years and to...
Scottish Government call on Ofcom to step in over STV plans
STV, under its new Chief Executive Simon Pitts who was appointed in January with a golden hello of £853,000 according to the company's annual...
The Royal Wedding – Buckstone has a party
There were two street parties in the Edinburgh area yesterday, one in the appropriately named village of Markle in East Lothian and the other...
General Assembly continues with Sunday service at St Giles
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland continues this week at Assembly Hall on Mound Place. The newly installed Moderator Rt Rev Susan...
Take care in the country – fire danger highlighted
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and Scottish Natural Heritage have both offered timely advice to help anyone visiting the countryside (or the Braids...
Device may help identify head trauma in youth rugby
A device being developed by an Edinburgh Napier University student could revolutionise the way that potential head injuries are spotted in youth rugby.
Euan Bowen,...
M&S support The Butterfly Trust
M&S Princes Street chose The Butterfly Trust as its charity of the year and over the last twelve months their customers and staff have...
MSP says Bank closures may exclude disabled
A question asked this week by Gordon Macdonald MSP, into banking provision by RBS has revealed that the Scottish Government believes the proposals to have...
Police launch campaign to target bogus callers
Police Scotland have launched a two week campaign to raise awareness of bogus callers under Operation Monarda.
Between April and September 2017, 336 victims of doorstep...
New moderator installed in Edinburgh
Rt Rev Susan Brown has been installed as Moderator of the Church of Scotland’s 2018 General Assembly during Saturday’s opening ceremony.
His Grace Richard Walter...
Memorial for ‘Mr Tollcross’ to be held next week
David Rintoul was Mr Tollcross.
Sadly David died in May last year and now Tollcross Community Council are planting a tree which they will dedicate...
Edinburgh waits till September for new Bike Hire Scheme
After such a long wait it will be a few more months until the new bike hire scheme is introduced in Edinburgh.
We spoke to...
Witness appeal following break-in to flat in Constitution Street
Police are appealing for witnesses following a break-in at a flat in Constitution Street, between the junctions with Bernard Street and Tower Street which took place between...
The Radio Lollipop Edinburgh Fundraising Ball is back in 2018
Tickets and supporter packages are now available for the RadioLollipop Edinburgh Fundraising Ball.
Following a year’s sabbatical, the event is back and is taking place...
