Wester Coates children learn to Go Safe with Ziggy

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Children at Wester Coates Nursery School learned how to Go Safe with Ziggy on Thursday. The Road Safety Scotland character paid them a visit to...

Council agrees how to proceed with Visitor Levy spending

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Following a day of debate at the City Chambers on what to spend the anticipated Visitor Levy on, a deal struck by the SNP,...

Missing man last seen at Asda in Chesser in white Volkswagen...

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Police are seeking the public’s assistance to trace a man reported missing from Edinburgh. Gary Hill, 56, was last seen leaving the Asda superstore in...

Four men convicted of gang war activity linked to Operation Portaledge

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Four men have been convicted of serious organised crime offences linked to Operation Portaledge. Kieran Abercrombie, 32, Kenzie Gardner (pictured right), 19, Tyler Ramage (pictured,...

New Transport Wheel unveiled in Edinburgh

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A new red Transport Wheel was unveiled in Edinburgh on Wednesday afternoon, adding to the city's collection. This 201st wheel designates Powderhall Stables as a site...

Two men arrested in connection with attempted murder in Edinburgh

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Police have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder in Edinburgh. Around 9.50pm on Tuesday, 3 February, 2026, officers were called...

Edinburgh council housing freeze will continue to next year

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Edinburgh’s freeze on council house allocations will be extended to March 2027, as it has been revealed that 646 homeless people and households could...

First Minister opening new medical facility in Wester Hailes

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The First Minister, John Swinney, is to open a new GP walk-in clinic in Wester Hailes on Wednesday. Patients will be able to access...

Two youths aged 12 and 13 charged with break-in to shop...

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Two youths aged 12 and 13 have been charged with theft by housebreaking after a quantity of vapes were stolen from a business premises...

Calls for more restriction on alcohol sport sponsorship

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A new study calls for stricter regulations of alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events. The research revealed that such sponsorship has an insidious impact on...

Man arrested four days after being released on bail following car...

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A 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a spate of vehicle related crime in Edinburgh. Between December 2025 and February 2026, officers investigated...

Stalking crimes on the increase in the capital

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The number of stalking crimes reported in Edinburgh rose in the six months to September. This category of crime is up by 40% on the...

Police Scotland plugging the gaps in social services

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Police Scotland officers spend more time plugging gaps in social services than fighting crime, it has been claimed. Scotland’s police union chief, David Kennedy, warns...

Calls for Rape Crisis to rebuild trust

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There are calls for Rape Crisis Scotland to rebuild women’s trust after "years of betrayal" under its outgoing chief executive. The organisation's Chief Executive...

Scottish prisons are being pushed to brink

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Scotland's prison chiefs have warned overcrowding has pushed the system to the brink, leaving them only able to meet "basic legal standards". The Scottish...

Sarwar withdraws support for Prime Minister

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Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, was first out of the gate on Monday morning when he called a press conference in Glasgow at short...

Cramond Boardwalk built over Grangemouth to Granton gas main

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Towards the end of 2024, Edinburgh Council commissioned Edinburgh Lothian Greenspace Trust (ELGT) to construct a boardwalk at Cramond. It has since transpired that...

Police release CCTV images following assault at Corn Exchange

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Police Scotland has released CCTV images of two people they believe may be able to assist in an ongoing investigation into an assault that...

Number of fatalities on Scotland’s roads has risen

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Scotland's roads are becoming deadlier amid rising fatalities and surging traffic offences, latest figures reveal. Police Scotland say 92 people were killed in car, motorcycle...

Botanics palm house is steadily coming back to life

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Rare and impressive plants, many endangered in their native habitats, are bringing an historic glasshouse "back to life" after the £20 million restoration project...

First Minister to travel north to see work on A9

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First Minister John Swinney is to visit the Tomatin - Moy section of the A9 in the Highlands on Monday as major construction work...

North Berwick lifeboat involved in rescue on Saturday at Seacliff Harbour

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The North Berwick RNLI lifeboat, SUNIJO, was launched by the station's volunteer crew on on Saturday afternoon following reports of a person in the...

The last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots will be...

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Around 10,000 people are expected to read the last words ever written by Mary, Queen of Scots, as her poignant final letter goes on...

Lothian to explore free family travel

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Edinburgh's bus company, Lothian, is to be asked to explore providing free bus travel for family and carers of patients at the Royal Hospital...

Council leader criticised over money “lost” from LEZ income

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An SNP councillor has accused the council leader of being "clueless" about cash which has not been collected from Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines...

Former Health Secretary Jeane Freeman OBE has died

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Jeane Freeman, OBE, the former Health Secretary, has died from cancer, aged 72, according to a family statement. Ms Freeman was an MSP only...

Latest roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh

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The EdinTravel team at The City of Edinburgh Council's publishes the list of the city streets where roadworks are planned or diversions laid. The measures...

Motorcyclist seriously injured following crash in Midlothian

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Police are appealing following a serious crash on the B6372 at Newlanderigg near Gorebridge in Midlothian. The incident happened around 7.10am on Thursday, 5 February,...

Letter from Scotland

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Scotland’s best medal chance in the Winter Olympics in Italy is in the curling. Though we also have hopes in the skiing and skating....

James Gillespie’s pupils in the final of STEM Racing Challenge

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A group of six S4 pupils from James Gillespie’s High School are racing their way into the national final of the global STEM Racing...

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