Top Stories

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...

A tenant campaign group has said that listing Westfield Court "would be a vital step" to protect residents from "displacement". Living Rent, which campaigns throughout...

THE CITY of Edinburgh Council has begun works on 13 RAAC-affected blocks of flats across the city. Since 2024 the council has identified 13 flatted...

Muhammad, Noah, and Rory, were the three most popular baby names in Edinburgh in 2025, with 34 babies born in the capital bearing the name of...

Police have agreed an "outline plan" with the organisers of the Edinburgh Taxi Outing to run the event along its planned route after discussions...

The Members of Parliament for the five Edinburgh constituencies - Tracy Gilbert MP, Dr Scott Arthur MP, Chris Murray MP, Ian Murray MP, and Christine Jardine MP...

An emergency council meeting has been called over the forced cancellation of the annual Edinburgh Taxi Trades Outing. The long-running event, which takes children with...

An over amorous couple were caught in front of shocked families in an Edinburgh park, and have now been found guilty of public indecency...

A fire was clearly visible on the skyline of Arthur's Seat on Monday evening where the blaze had taken hold on a grassy area...

The final funding decisions for the city's Regenerative Futures fund have been announced as part of a ten-year commitment to community-led change. Eleven organisations and...

Edinburgh Council were aware of an application to list a block of flats planned for demolition more than six months ago, officers have admitted, as...