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Each month The Old Edinburgh Club reminds us of the notable dates in Edinburgh's past. 1st In 1918, Dame Muriel Spark (author of The...

Councillors have agreed the package of capital projects which will be paid for by the Visitor Levy in the City Operations and Infrastructure section The...

During a visit earlier in the week the UK Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced funding to provide and improve access to sport with all-weather...

Police in Edinburgh searching for a missing woman have found a body. The discovery was made earlier today Friday 30 January 2026 in the Gogar...

The council's Edintravel team lists roadworks and street closures and then publishes an updated version on Fridays. Here is the latest. The measures listed include...

It’s been a dull week, with rain and low cloud dampening our spirits, except for a brief glimpse of the sun on Wednesday. It...

Jim Wallace, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, former Deputy First Minister of Scotland and a towering figure of modern Scottish liberalism, has died. The Scotsman report...

Police in Edinburgh are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to trace 60-year-old Alison Gibbens who has been reported missing. She was last seen...

The Astronomical Sky Above Edinburgh and Lothian For February 2026 Phil Daly An excellent example of earthshine occurs mid-February and we close out theshortest month with...

A report on council finances in Scotland finds that notwithstanding all the cuts councils have made, and continue to make, their costs exceed the...

A license for a new short-term let has been granted despite more than 31 local objections. The application to operate a holiday let in a...

Edinburgh gym owners have explained how they run their business to councillors after trading for 24 hours a day without permission. At Monday’s licensing committee...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with county lines drug offences in Livingston. Around 1.30pm on Tuesday, 27 January, 2026, officers...

The latest figures from National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that there were 2,704 additional seasonal deaths in the winter of 2024/2025, and the...

Three new female king penguins have arrived at Edinburgh Zoo, the first time in more than ten years. Constance, Maude and Alma came to...

Government says it is taking advantage of opportunities for export and investment as Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, visits the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The...

Scotland Office Minister, Kirsty McNeill visited Scotland’s first Stolperstein memorial in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January. The "stumbling stone" outside...

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace 60-year-old Alison Gibbens who has been reported missing in Edinburgh. She was last seen on North...

Almost £60m for building and buying new housing stock will be unspent by the council this year, which an opposition councillor has called "scandalous". The...

Edinburgh businesses are invited to meet with dozens of council services and business-facing partners face-to-face next week. Meet the Council will be held on Tuesday...

Police are appealing for information following the attempted theft of a van in West Lothian. Around 10pm on Friday, 23 January, 2026, the owner of...

After the public voting day today Leith Chooses is open for online votes to be cast. After that the committee will count up the...

Reports of a pub boss ‘revving his motorbike past one in the morning’ for customers were heard by councillors before they denied him a...

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade has appointed five new UK Trade Envoys, among them Chris Murray, MP for Edinburgh East and...

Police are appealing for the driver of a vehicle to come forward after it failed to stop following a collision with a young boy...

A 22-year-old man has been jailed for five and a half years for the attempted murder of a teenager in the Portobello area. Amar Mudawi...

Pedal on Parliament (PoP) is a movement to persuade politicians to make the roads safer in Scotland for cyclists. Their strapline is "We're pedalling...

The Eric Liddell Community held their Dinner for Dementia earlier in the week, which HRH the Princess Royal attended at the Caledonian Hotel. The...

It might be coming yet for a’that, but sense and worth o’er a’ the earth were not much in evidence this week.  Robert Burns...

A new hotel in a former office building on Albany Street has been granted a premises licence, allowing it to serve alcohol when it...