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At last, it feels like spring. The weather has suddenly turned mild and sunny. We have reached the spring equinox. The daffodils are blooming....

The council will ask The Scottish Government for powers to regulate vape shops after the Union Street fire in Glasgow, which is thought to...

Police are appealing for information to help trace 15-year-old Ahmad Bader who was last seen at a premises on Gorgie Road around 8.20pm on...

Councillors will vote on possible increases in salaries for 21 elected members at the council meeting on Thursday. Council tax is due to go...

Edinburgh Council is being questioned over the way it has handled the closure of the Calderglen Early Learning and Childcare Centre.  The nursery, which serves Sighthill, Edinburgh, was...

Pupils in Edinburgh could get a day off school for the World Cup bank holiday in June, if councillors agree. The Scottish Government proposed the...

Detectives investigating an attempted murder in Edinburgh are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. Around 1.50am on Monday, 16 March 2026, police received...

A Morningside councillor says she rejects the decision of the Standards Commission to censure her, announced after a hearing last week. The hearing found that...

Edinburgh with its lively pub scene is the ideal place to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Edinburgh has a full complement of Irish pubs and nightclubs in which to cut...

Plans to open the A listed Leith Custom House as a museum will progress following a "substantial donation" from the Sir Tom Farmer Foundation....

Detectives are appealing for information following a ram raid at the Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston. Around 12.15am on Tuesday, 17 March, 2026 a black...

Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, Kirsty McNeill opened Edinburgh's EU Export Masterclass on Monday in the centre of Edinburgh. She addressed business owners from...

Prison governors have blocked 40% of inmates being freed early under an emergency government scheme, ruling them too high risk, figures show. The Scottish Prison...

The forecast was for snow. And it did snow overnight it seems although dawn has broken with some bright skies. While it was snowing...

The government is to run a "major employment drive" all over the UK to stem the flow of young people who are neither "earning...

More than 80 police officers have resigned or retired after being summoned to face gross misconduct hearings since 2019 according to new data. Analysis shows...

SNP leader, John Swinney, made several promised in his speech, but introduced two key policies when addressing conference at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre...

The fundraiser which was set up to gather money for the SNP campaign has now exceeded all the targets set. Only yesterday the funds...

The SNP, meeting on Saturday in Edinburgh, have announced the new candidate who will stand in Edinburgh Southern. The new name on the ballot paper...

A volunteer who has been a part of Edinburgh's hospital radio for nearly 60 years has received the honour of an MBE. Malcolm Kirby has been at...

A pioneering scheme launched five years ago to restore nature across Scotland is said to have delivered dramatic increases in biodiversity. The Northwoods Rewilding Network,...

The Aer Lingus flight which left Edinburgh full of rugby fans travelling to Dublin on Friday lunchtime has had to turn back to Edinburgh...

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of missing person Kerry Stubbs. She was last seen in the Gorgie Road area of Edinburgh....

The design of a new plaque which will remember abolitionist, Frederick Douglass and his connections to Edinburgh has been unveiled. The memorial will be...

The most dramatic event of the week was the great fire of Glasgow.  It began on Sunday afternoon as a small fire in a...

Councillors have approved around £12,000 in spending on international travel expenses for councillors and council officers. Councillors in the Policy and Sustainability committee signed off...

Two city councillors, Neil Ross and Marie-Clair Munro were censured by the Standards Commission on Wednesday after a hearing held at the City Chambers....

Police are appealing for information to help trace 30-year-old Patryk Michalak. He was last seen around 7.20pm on Sunday, 8 March, 2026, in the Ferry...

Jailhouse hounds trained to sniff out hidden illegal drugs have been honoured for their vital crime-busting role behind bars. Two inmates at Glasgow’s Barlinnie jail...

A climate‑resilience architecture academic has warned that modern buildings are not currently designed to cope with a warming climate. Professor Emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, Susan Roaf,...