College recycling is complex issue
Rhona Smith is now undertaking a Masters at Edinburgh University in Environment Sustainability after working on a major project for Edinburgh College.
The 23-year-old from...
Speed cameras set to be switched on
The A90 Average Speed Camera (ASC) system between Dundee and Stonehaven will go live on 31 October.
ASCs aim to deter vehicles driving at excessive...
Big Hearts Kinship Family Open Day at Tynecastle
Since 2006 Big Hearts Community Trust, the official charity of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, has engaged over 27,000 people across Edinburgh and the...
New homes for Craigmillar
A Glasgow-based construction firm is currently building 111 new affordable homes as part of the first phase of the Craigmillar Town Centre Masterplan.
The work...
New Waverley attracts another buyer
An insurance giant has bought offices in the award-winning New Waverley development.
Legal & General Retirement, which invests in high-quality, long-term UK assets that generate...
Milestone for St James demolition
The main contractor for the £1bn Edinburgh St James project has completed its first year.
And demolition work is expected to be completed in the...
Large quantity of fireworks seized following a joint Police/Trading Standards operation
A large quantity of fireworks have been seized following a joint operation in Edinburgh.
On Monday, local police officers in Craigmillar joined colleagues from Trading...
Police ‘watchdog’ investigate following death of man in Musselburgh
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) is looking into the circumstances following the death of a 25-year-old man whose body was recovered from the harbour...
Witness appeal following break in at Loanhead van centre
Police are appealing for witnesses following a break-in and theft from the grounds of Clarks Commercial van centre in Dryden Loan Loanhead which took place...
Best Community Project for 1st Step Bikes
Linlithgow based 1st Step Bikes awarded Best Community Project by Cycling UK
National cycling charity Cycling UK celebrates the efforts of 1st Step Bikes, based...
Two men charged in connection with spate of housebreakings in capital
Two men have been charged in connection with a number of housebreakings, thefts and attempted housebreakings in the city.
The incidents took place at 18 properties in...
Chief Superintendent Lesley Clark appointed new Divisional Commander.
The Lothians and Scottish Borders Division has welcomed Chief Superintendent Lesley Clark as its new Divisional Commander.
CS Clark grew up in Midlothian and started...
Survey on banking in Juniper Green
The Royal Bank of Scotland on Lanark Road Juniper Green was closed along with other branches across the city,
including the one at the corner...
Edinburgh Napier cycle raises funds for Macmillan
A 24 hour indoor charity cycle raised £1100 for charity.
Both staff and students at Edinburgh Napier University cycled their socks off for Macmillan Cancer...
Flybe cancelled 170 flights today due to weather – but plan...
As a result of adverse and resultant atmospheric weather conditions impacting normal operations due to Storm Ophelia today, Flybe has been forced to cancel...
QMU welcomes first Hungarian scholarship students to Edinburgh
Two students from Hungary have become the first to study at QMU as part of a new scholarship exchange programme between Edinburgh and Budapest.
The...
Man charged following indecent assault in Rankeillor Street
A man has been arrested following an indecent assault on a 23-year-old woman in Rankeillor Street on Sunday 1st October.
Inquiries by Edinburgh's Public Protection...
Man charged following CCTV appeal
A man has been charged following a CCTV appeal in relation to an attack on a 21-year-old woman in Viewcraig Street, Edinburgh which took...
Jardine says no final decision over new flightpaths as yet
Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine says the CAA has made it clear to her that no final decision has been made over new flight...
Brexit update after London meeting
Following the Joint Ministerial Committee meeting in London earlier today, Mike Russell, Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland's Place in Europe, urged the UK...
Community Project awarded £11,696 Children’s Lottery Grant
Fischy Music awarded a £11,696 grant from the Scottish Children's Lottery.
Fischy Music, a community project based in Edinburgh, uses music and song to support the...
Concern for distressed woman seen travelling on bus barefoot in her...
Fears have been raised for a distressed woman in her 60s who was travelling barefoot in her pyjamas on a number 37 Lothian bus...
Man charged with murder following death of woman at Dumbiedykes house
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a woman at an address in Dumbiedykes Road.
The woman's body...
Cash for Kids fundraiser abseil off the Forth Bridge
Today Mark Martin from Forth 1, Emma Kemp and Anne Marie Miller from Cash for Kids and nine listeners who bravely signed up all...
Arctic Circle Forum coming to Edinburgh
The Arctic Circle Forum on Scotland and the New North will be held in Edinburgh on 19-21 November 2017 at Assembly Rooms. This is...
Multi agency approach to promote better mental health in Scottish football
Hibernian Football Club, through its GameChanger partnership with Hibernian Community Foundation and NHS Lothian – is working with the Penicuik Thistle, Bonnyrigg Rose, Tranent...
Police and Government launch “Hate has no home in Scotland” initiative
Police and the Scottish Government have launched a new campaign to tackle hate crime in Scotland.
The "Hate has no home in Scotland'' initiative aims to...
Police target uninsured drivers during week of action
Uninsured drivers are to be targeted next week by Police Scotland, in partnership with the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), in a week of action...
Friends of the Earth say climate change is an emergency
Activists from Friends of the Earth Scotland inflated a huge two metre in diameter globe outside The Scottish Government headquarters at St Andrew’s House...
Youth work projects urged to apply for council funding now
The City of Edinburgh Council has £160,000 of funding available in the latest participatory budgeting project and they are specifically looking for applications from...
