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Pupils from six Scottish primary and secondary schools have come up with new and effective ways for schools and families to save waste and...

Edinburgh West MP Christine Jardine has "secured assurances" from the UK Government that animal welfare protections will be guaranteed in any trade agreement with the...

CHRIS Murray, Edinburgh Labour MP, has slammed the SNP Government for what he described as a "disgusting failure" on sewage and pollution. Fisherrow Sands, in Murray's Musselburgh patch, was downgraded by...

Planning applications lodged with the council's planning department up to this week are detailed in the list embedded below. Applications which are of interest this...

Police have arrested and charged a 36-year-old man in connection with the death of a man in Edinburgh city centre last year.  Around 6am on Wednesday,...

A CYCLIST has been awarded compensation from Edinburgh council after sustaining "multiple" injuries while cycling on a road with tram lines. While attempting to turn...

Police are seeking help from the public to locate a vulnerable 58-year-old man missing from Edinburgh. Paul Robertson was last seen on Blinkbonny Road, Currie...

An image of a man who police believe may be able to assist with an ongoing investigation into a series of housebreaking incidents in Edinburgh has...

A 53-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman and sexually assaulting another woman in East Lothian. Robert Wilson sexually abused...

There will be two by-elections in Edinburgh later in the summer after councillors Simita Kumar and Kate Campbell submitted their resignations to the council...

Two SNP councillors in Edinburgh are to step down later this week sparking by-elections in the city in September. The councillor for Southside/Newington, Simita Kumar,...

Peter Murrell has arrived at the High Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday for the first of two court appearances this month. Following his guilty plea...

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to help trace 20-year-old Daniel Mrimi who has been reported missing from Edinburgh He was last seen in...

Edinburgh Council will no longer act as the factor of certain blocks of flats in the city following agreement at Monday's housing committee. Councillors voted...

Residents of Westfield Court are divided on the building's likely listed status as Edinburgh Council debated the future of the building on Monday. Westfield Court,...

Each month The Old Edinburgh Club highlights for us the list of notable dates. This month there is a local Earl who is executed,...

Edinburgh’s diversity is one of the city’s great strengths, adding to the cosmopolitan nature of the capital.  Many who have made Edinburgh their home have...

Scottish families can apply for a grant of more than £330 to help with the costs of getting a child ready for primary school.  The...

Flights have been subject to long delays at Edinburgh Airport on Sunday afternoon. One pilot on a Jet 2 flight has informed passengers already on...

Former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has so far evaded questions from the press this last week since her estranged husband Peter Murrell...

The Rt Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter was installed at a ceremony at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral this weekend, becoming the second woman to become...

The body of a man has been found in the Colinton Road area.  The discovery was made around 1.20am this morning Sunday 31 May 2026.  Formal...

As part of a cost-saving drive at the University of Edinburgh, college bosses have confirmed they are planning to cut five postgraduate courses in the College of...

On Saturday the fourteenth Pedal on Parliament took place since the ride began in 2012. More than a thousand cyclists from all over Scotland...

June heralds the Solstice and the start of astronomical summer plus we witness a full Strawberry micromoon. The Sun begins the month in Taurus (The...

Police are appealing for information to help trace a 53-year-old man missing from Edinburgh. Christopher Rodger was last seen in the Gyle area around 9am...

A new community football pitch has opened in Edinburgh as part of a partnership between Hibernian Community Foundation (HCF) and the Johan Cruyff Foundation. The...

The last week of May has set more climate change records.  Scotland may have been 10 degrees cooler than England but 26.7°C in Charterhall...

UPDATE AT 8.55pm HM Coastguard coordinated the response to a report made at about 4.55pm on 28 May of two girls in difficulty in the...

The Polwarth Tavern in Edinburgh is making preparations for what could be one of its biggest nights so far this year. The boozer in the...