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Despite voicing fears for the future of their community, residents living in a small group of seaside cottages have lost their fight to stop a...

West Lothian’s Voluntary Sector Gateway has launched a new mental health and welfare fund.  The Holyrood funding first made available during lockdown is aimed at providing grass roots charities  ...

Scottish painter Sally Richardson is opening her Abbeyhill Colony home this weekend, something she has been doing since 2014. This year’s exhibition is “Stepping...

A woman was airlifted from Arthur’s Seat after suffering a fall on Sunday evening. Emergency services were initially called to Holyrood Park at around 6.40pm...

Businessman Mark Glasgow has added to his growing portfolio with the acquisition of Edinburgh video production company, Just Shot. The Midlothian-based firm covers everything from...

Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a male following a shoplifting incident at Farmfoods, Seafield Road, Edinburgh on Wednesday the 9th of September.   The suspect...

Police officers investigating disorder following Celtic’s Premiership title win have arrested a further seven people. Six males, aged 17, 18, 33, 35, 43 and 45,...

The organisers of a dance music event in a disused military bunker appear to have been caught up in a bizarre emu attack dispute with the council. Subterranean Sound were...

Detectives are continuing with the investigation into the suspicious death of a man in Armadale. Around 11.50am on Saturday, 12 September, 2026, officers received a...

A convicted child sex offender has been forced to flee after his home was targeted by vandals during an angry neighbourhood protest. Local residents have...

Eight people were arrested following disorder in Edinburgh city centre over the weekend.  Officers policing an event at Princes Street Gardens on Saturday, 12 and...

Christian Borchgrevink was a fringe player last season, but the Norwegian is relishing being more actively involved in the Hearts first team this term,...

London has been considering introducing a tourist tax which the mayor, Sir Sadiq Khan, has said will be capped at 5%. Last week the UK...

A seven-acre prime greenfield site in north Livingston just off the Toll Roundabout is to be developed for housing.   The site has long been earmarked for development and housebuilder Cruden has won...

West Lothian’s recycling centres could soon offer more places to customers, with plans to cut the current half hour visit slots down to 15 minutes.  Scott Anderson,...

Detectives are appealing for information following a break-in and theft from a property in West Lothian.  The incident happened on Northwood Park, Deans, Livingston, between 10pm and 10.45pm on...

A man is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday 15 September 2026 after a police officer was injured during a disturbance in Niddrie last...

On Sunday the weather was kind as almost 600 people took part in the People's Procession ahead of the arrival of 300 horses and...

Almost 300 horse riders will gather in Edinburgh this weekend as the centuries-old civic tradition of Riding the Marches returns to the capital. The Riding...

An investigation is underway following the death of a 35-year-old man in West Lothian.  Around 11.50am on Saturday, 12 September, policereceived a report of a man injured...

People living in a quiet Edinburgh street have said they feel “unsafe” in their own homes after a burglary and threats from a gang...

North Berwick lifeboat volunteers have issued a tide warning after three people were cut off at the coast in the past fortnight. The RNLI crew...

Teaching support staff in Edinburgh won more than £250,000 in damages from the council last year after a surge in school violence. This figure only covers non-teaching support...

ARTS chiefs have left the door open to funding to revive the now-defunct Edinburgh-based Skinny magazine after it announced its shock closure on Thursday. The closure was forced...

A GROUP of Edinburgh residents have launched a legal challenge to Scottish ministers after their planning approval for a 544-bed “super-hostel” in Edinburgh’s West...

Councillors agreed to apply Visitor Levy funds to support three projects - The Causey Project, a bus to Lost Shore Resort and the Edinburgh...

Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old man following an assault which took place in the Granton area last month. The incident happened around 7.30pm...

As part of ongoing work around the Knife Angel, police officers in the southwest of the city have been carrying out targeted enforcement activity.  Officers executed an...

Plans to convert a derelict pub in a West Lothian village to short term let with hostel-style rooms have been thrown out.  Local councillor for Longridge, Pauline...

The number of pothole repairs in West Lothian has grown significantly in the months since the council pledged a £2m investment in its February budget.   Councillors heard...