Cycling – warning over road closures on Sunday
Residents, business owners and visitors to Edinburgh are advised that there will be extensive road closures from 9.30am to 4pm on Sunday to allow...
Trams will cause disruption – but they will be worth it
When the tram line is extended down Leith Walk, it will mean closing the street to three lanes of traffic for a period of...
Lottery boost will be spread across the country
The grand sum of £696,165 is being given to 92 arts, sports and community projects by National Lottery Awards for All Scotland, and some...
Fireworks will mark the end of the 70th Festival
This evening from 9 o'clock there will be a large fireworks display set off from Edinburgh Castle in the customary end to the biggest...
Fire on top floor of New Town building
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that they despatched four fire appliances and one height applicance to the Gloucester Place area this afternoon...
Witness appeal after woman attacked in Muirhouse
A police investigation is underway after a 23-year-old woman was seriously assaulted around 3.30am on Sunday morning as she was walking home in the...
£10m to drive festival growth in Edinburgh
Festivals in Edinburgh will receive a £10m boost over the next five years to help find a growth programme.
The Scottish Government and City of...
Former councillors to give evidence at Tram Enquiry
The first witnesses when the Tram Enquiry begins again next week will all be former councillors, except for one : Iain Whyte the current...
Capsule hotel proves hit with tourists
An Asian-inspired capsule hotel has become a major draw for Chinese and Asian visitors to the Edinburgh.
The Rose Street-based CODE Pod Hostel celebrates its...
Ice hockey – Stockton takes heavy hit
Shayne Stockton could be a concern after the Fife Flyers forward received a heavy hit near the end of Sunday's challenge clash at the...
Witness appeal after 69-year-old woman robbed in Dalkeith
A police investigation is underway after a 69-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed in Scott's Close Dalkeith between St Andrews Street and High Street at...
First Minister turns the tables on Women in the World’s Tina...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will interview journalist and equalities champion Tina Brown at this year’s Beyond Borders festival on Sunday.
The interview follows former Tatler...
Tattoo recognises century of women in the armed forces
Ahead of its final show, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo brought together a selection of military women taking part in this year's event in...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Joanna Mowat
Joanna Mowat is the Conservative councillor for the City Centre Ward. At Thursday's council meeting the council adopted the coalition plan for the next...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Councillor Maureen Child
Edinburgh councillor Maureen Child represents the Portobello/Craigmillar Ward and here she writes for us her regular update on all the news in her part...
Panda update from Edinburgh Zoo
The update is really a no news kind of update. There is no panda cub...yet. The notional date on which the female panda Tian...
Queensferry Crossing – new website has all the latest information
There is a new website which has news of all Forth Bridges including The Queensferry Crossing.
This has been set up ahead of the new...
Hugh Cockburn now half way through his quest to visit all...
Lifelong Hibs' fan Hugh Cockburn has just completed stage three of his quest to cycle to every football ground in Scotland by visiting, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath, Raith,...
Four electric motorcycles stolen during Ravelston break-in
Police are appealing for witnesses following a housebreaking where four electric motorcycles were stolen.
The incident happened between 11pm on Tuesday 22 August and 12noon...
Daily Mile Nation target for Scots
Schools, nurseries, colleges and universities are being urged to help Scotland become the first Daily Mile Nation.
Around 800 Scottish primary schools currently take part...
Screen sector is area of growth
A £475,000 Scottish Government investment to support the National Film and Television School’s (NFTS) plans to set up a base in Scotland and support...
Police and firefighters deliver motorcycle safety seminar in Midlothian
Road Policing Officers this week teamed up with colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to deliver a motorcycle safety seminar in Midlothian.
The...
Missing man Norman Skivington traced safe and well at Jewel
Missing man Norman Skivington has been traced safe and well.
The 60-year-old was found around 1 a.m. this morning near the Asda supermarket at the Jewel.
Police have issued...
Missing woman Fiona McMaster found safe and well on Isle of...
Police have confirmed that Fiona McMaster has been traced safe and well.
The 41-year-old was found on the Isle of Skye at around 10am on...
Cycling – where to watch the Tour of Britain
Twenty of the world’s top professional cycling teams take to the roads in and around the Lothians and Borders for the opening, 188km stage...
Mortonhall Memorial – design revealed
A bronze baby elephant sculpture has been chosen as the preferred memorial for Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens by parents affected by historic practices at...
Expansion plans confirmed for East Lothian businesses
The world’s first ever food and drink business Improvement development (BID) group from East Lothian has confirmed the expansion of a number of businesses.
A...
Police release CCTV images following Grassmarket assault
Police have released images of a woman they wish to trace in connection with an ongoing investigation into a serious assault in the city...
Man who murdered his friend in Scotland Street flat sentenced to...
A man who murdered his friend at a property in Edinburgh's New Town has been jailed.
Kieran Davies (photographed above), 28, was sentenced to life...
Edinburgh Festivals legacy funding package announced
Funding for our festivals has received a boost by the council approving an annual funding contribution of £1million over each of the next five...
