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Staff at University of Edinburgh who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland have confirmed they will go on strike next...

Detectives have arrested and charged a 39-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder in Wardlaw Street, Edinburgh on Tuesday, 24 March, 2026. Officers...

Green councillor, Chas Booth, has called for the next meeting of the Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) to reconsider an earlier decision on the...

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 made an arrest after a man was found injured in Wardlaw Street, Edinburgh this afternoon, Tuesday, 24 March, 2026. Officers were called to...

A 44-year-old man has died following a road crash in Dalkeith which took place on Friday, 20 March, 2026. Around 1.40pm, police received a report...

Officers from Scottish Fire and Rescue Services (SFRS) attended a car fire in the west of the city on Monday evening. The car was parked...

Police are appealing for information following a sexual assault in the Leith area of Edinburgh. The incident happened around 2am on Saturday, 14 March, on...

Edinburgh councillors have voted against declaring 15 June a holiday in the capital as proposed by The Scottish Government. This means that as the Scotland...

Police Scotland is to be reprimanded by the leader of Edinburgh Council after blocking a footpath with an advertising board. Edinburgh Council’s leader said such a...

Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A1. The crash involved the drivers of a Renault Austral and Land Rover Defender...

A transformational rebranding for The Citadel marks a new beginning for the Leith based charity which is now embracing the future with its new...

Police Scotland and other emergency services including HM Coastguard, the Jimmy Niven lifeboat from RNLI Kinghorn, Scottish Ambulance and officers from Scottish Fire and...

Police are appealing for information following a serious road crash in Midlothian. Around 1.40pm, officers received a report of a collision involving an electric mountain...

The Scottish Government has announced £500,000 funding of digital development for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes made the announcement about...

A 33-year-old man has been jailed for organised crime offences whilst on bail. Dale Cleeton was sentenced to three years in prison at the High...

A new council-backed initiative is being launched to tackle litter in Craigmillar and Edinburgh. Set to launch at an event today at the White House...

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...