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Scottish Water is inviting members of the local community to attend an upcoming information event to find out more about planned works in and around Cramond Promenade as...

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for serious sexual and violent offences committed between February, 2020 and December, 2021...

A group of travellers, who had occupied the historic Huly Hill site in West Edinburgh, have been evicted by Edinburgh Council, with locals left...

The City of Edinburgh Council is planning to introduce two new nature reserves, with a third which might be expanded. Under new plans, Wester Craiglockhart Hill and Little France would be designated as Local...

Edinburgh councillors have voted to remove several traffic filters in the Braid Estate after written errors by council officers made most filters ineligible for...

The first baby sloth ever born in Scotland has appeared at Edinburgh Zoo.  The Linne’s two-toed sloth boy arrived on Monday to first-time parents Feira and Nico, both aged six,...

WILDLIFE watchers along one of Edinburgh's most picturesque and nature-filled urban rivers have been warned that unlicensed "bush cameras" could disturb breeding otters.The warning...

Councillors will decide on Tuesday afternoon whether to remove traffic filters in the Braid Estate, after another "inaccurate written description" in a council report...

Edinburgh Zoo has appealed for funds to create a new purpose-built home for the UK's only Queensland koalas. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS)...

New figures show that primary school-aged children are among nearly 11,000 under-18s stopped and searched by police in less than two years. It has emerged...

The Parsons Green School community are closing in on a £30,000 target to refresh the playground at the Meadowfield establishment. Central to the project has...

Police are appealing for information following the theft of a camper van in Tranent. In the early hours of Thursday, 7 May, a metallic blue...

The Place Hotel which is made up of several townhouses on York Place has applied to The City of Edinburgh Council for permission to...

Edinburgh Airport has increased the rate charged for motorists dropping off passengers to £8.50. The new level of charge is being introduced to help...

Malcolm Offord said he "absolutely" backs detention centres in Edinburgh Central, as Reform UK unveiled its new MSPs in Glasgow on Saturday. Reform UK announced...

Simita Kumar, the SNP candidate who already leads the SNP group on The City of Edinburgh Council, has won the seat with a majority...

The votes are cast and now the counting begins. The Chief Executive of The City of Edinburgh Council, Paul Lawrence, is the city's Returning...

Sixteen people have fallen ill after visiting Craigies Farm in South Queensferry. NHS Lothian has confirmed that it is investigating cases of cryptosporidium, a parasite...

Thousands of puffins have been counted on one of Scotland's most important seabird islands to see how the species is faring amid fears the...

Campaign groups for and against traffic calming measures in the Braids area have offered their reactions following Edinburgh council's latest published proposals. Officers recommend that...

Edinburgh Tartan Parade has announced the identity of the Grand Marshal who will lead the Tartan Parade through the city on Saturday to Princes...

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton cast his vote in Blackhall on Thursday morning accompanied by his dog, Bramble. Press were invited to take photos...

JAMES Gillespie's High School in Edinburgh welcomed an unexpected visitor last week, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women’s rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai.  Yousafzai visited the James Gillespie's High School on short notice during...

Angus Robertson has been in politics for a long time. Previously the Westminster SNP leader, he then had a break after losing his Moray...

A 17-year-old male youth who can't be named for legal reasons has been convicted of the murder of John McNab in Edinburgh in September,...

Businesses in Edinburgh and the Lothians have been awarded the King's Awards for Enterprise, as the programme announced its annual list of winners on...

The Scottish Governing Bodies for Sport (SGBS) have issued a call for all candidates in the Scottish Parliament election to double funding on sport...

Lyn Jardine is the SNP candidate for Edinburgh, North Western at this year's Scottish election. She was elected as a councillor in 2022, and is...

The electoral system used for The Scottish Parliament is often described as complex, but in reality, it rests on a simple principle. One vote rewards...

The fall out from a planning application to convert four townhouses in Atholl Crescent to a hostel continues. The multi-million pound plans for the development...