Findlay – still saying “give us your peach vote” to stop...

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Scottish Conservative leader, Russell Findlay, was in Juniper Green on Monday morning campaigning with local candidate, Sue Webber, who is standing in Edinburgh South...

Candidates have their say on the Roseburn Path

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The Save the Roseburn Path (SRP) campaigners have been active in the last few years trying to preserve the former railway line as it...

Swinney makes no comment on Trump being restored as a GlobalScot...

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Whether President Donald Trump will be restored to the membership of GlobalScot after reversing the 10% tariffs on Scotch whisky, First Minister, John Swinney,...

New arrangements for accessible voting offered at Edinburgh polling stations

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There are new arrangements in place this year to make it easier for voters with disabilities to cast their votes in person. The changes have...

Looking back in history with the Old Edinburgh Club

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Each month we take a look back in history with The Old Edinburgh Club. 2nd In 1597, bonfires lit up the night sky above...

IN PHOTOS: Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill

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Last night marked Beltane - the ancient Gaelic festival celebrated on 1 May, or throughout the night of 30 April, to mark the start...

Letter from Scotland

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“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.”  Warning, there’s an election approaching! But it’s unlikely to set the heather on fire. The Fire Service says that’s more likely...

Lib Dem candidate admits further donation to party

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An Edinburgh candidate for Holyrood who donated £25,000 to her party after her selection also donated a further £4,000 in 2020, according to the...

Malala visits Edinburgh for meeting with Swinney

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai visited Edinburgh on Wednesday, and met Scottish First Minister John Swinney to discuss her campaign to have gender apartheid...

Thousands sign petition for coastal buses between Edinburgh and East Lothian

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A petition to bring a coastal bus route between Edinburgh and East Lothian has amassed thousands of signatures, as locals raise complaints about lack...

Labour want to hit the ground running with a plan for...

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Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, said on Thursday that a Scottish Labour government would hit the ground running with "100 days of change" to...

Scottish Labour candidate uses personal experience of social services as driver...

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Eleanor Ryan-Saha is the Scottish Labour candidate in Edinburgh Northern. As a former primary school teacher she is well aware of child poverty statistics and...

Police Scotland issue statement following attacks in north London

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Police Scotland has issued a statement following yesterday’s attack in Golders Green in north London. The force insists that while there is no intelligence to...

Man with links to Edinburgh wanted in connection with assaults in...

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Police in Cheshire are appealing for help in locating a 27-year-old wanted man with links to Edinburgh following incidents in Crewe.  Elijah Beharry who was living in...

Giant anteater born at Edinburgh Zoo

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Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed a new giant anteater pup which was born on 5 April to parents, Gizmo and Zeferino. The youngster has affectionately been named Snoot by The...

Man 48 arrested after cannabis and cash seized during raids in...

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Detectives in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 48-year-old man in connection with drugs offences after a series of raids on premises in the...

Approval given for Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership to pay...

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The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership has agreed to pay all adult social care workers the Real Living Wage from 1 April. All workers...

Row over £15m plans for large “evangelical” church in Balerno

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Balerno residents on the outskirts of Edinburgh have raised concerns about plans for a new £15m church in the village's Conservation Area.  St. Mungo's Church in Balerno, a...

The astronomical night sky over Edinburgh and Lothian in May

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May graces us with another, invisible, new supermoon, and two full micromoons the latter of which will also be a (calendar) blue moon. The Eta...

Communities join forces over large scale tourism developments

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Two community groups on either side of the New Town are sharing notes in resisting large scale apart hotel and hostel developments in their...

Swinney continues with policy to cap food prices

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On a visit to North Edinburgh charity, Fresh Start, on Tuesday morning, SNP leader, John Swinney, insisted that controlling the prices in supermarkets remains...

Edinburgh candidates grilled at Chamber of Commerce hustings

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Business leaders grilled Edinburgh’s Holyrood candidates on Monday as the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce held its hustings on Monday afternoon. Daniel Johnson of Scottish Labour,...

Incident involving armed police in Longstone

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Armed police responded to an incident in Longstone on Sunday. The street was locked down by police in what has been described as “concern...

Rennie at Edinburgh Zoo talking about renewable energy

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Willie Rennie, when he was leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, was always up for a fun photo call. On Sunday the Scottish Liberal...

Edinburgh Lib Dem candidate – people feel “let down” by Labour...

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CHARLES Dundas, a former City of Edinburgh councillor and current Liberal Democrat candidate for the redrawn Edinburgh Central seat has described the positive response...

Prison officers fear exposure to drug fumes

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Three quarters of prison officers in Scotland fear repeated exposure to toxic drug fumes on the job is putting their health at risk. Frontline staff...

Man 29 jailed and disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to...

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A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years and five months in prison and disqualified from driving for 13-years for attempted murder in...

Latest roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh

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The council's travel team has issued its latest list of streets in the capital where roadworks and closures are planned. Every area of the city...

Tiny penguin chicks have hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

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PENGUIN chick season has officially begun at Edinburgh Zoo, where two northern rockhoppers weighing just 63g and 95g have hatched just in time for...

Frame Running gives people with MS the freedom to exercise

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Researchers at Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh say that Frame Running, an adapted form of physical activity, could offer a safe new way for...

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