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An increase in parking charges has raised less income for the council than expected. The city’s finance convener acknowledged that the city had earned less...

EXCLUSIVE More than £1.8 million in overtime has been paid to just 50 council staff over the past two years, The Edinburgh Reporter can reveal. Factoring...

Police are appealing for help to trace 24-year-old James Humble, who has been reported missing from Edinburgh. He was last seen in the Dalkeith Road...

Scottish Labour have announced they would impose tougher regulation on the sale of knives in a bid to prevent knife crime. Edinburgh North and...

Police are treating a hit and run collision which resulted in a 36-year-old man being taken to hospital as attempted murder. The incident took place...

Permission has been granted for an Orange Walk to take place in Edinburgh in June. Edinburgh councillors at a licensing meeting approved the notification of...

Leith locals have hit out at plans to build a five-storey block of flats in the car park of an Edinburgh hotel which they...

Police are appealing for information after a fatal crash on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Around 11.10pm on Monday, 2 February, 2026, officers received a report...

Ronnie, the Nubian giraffe, has died at the age of eight following a short illness. A spokesperson for Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, RZSS, said:...

Police Scotland reported that the A90 northbound was closed overnight, but the road has since been reopened mid-morning on Tuesday. Earlier today a police spokesperson...

The cycle hire scheme which is being trialled in Edinburgh for two years is to expand to include Stockbridge and Inverleith. Since September last...

Supportive evening session to help families plan with confidence. When a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, the emotional impact is often compounded by urgent...

The owners of The Sun Inn have an impressive record of tax dodging and leaving behind millions of pounds in debts The Edinburgh Reporter...

Former staff at a Midlothian pub and boutique hotel have accused the owners of systematically withholding wages and ignoring legal rulings to pay more...

Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery at a shop in Portobello on Saturday, 31 January. The incident happened around 4.55pm on Portobello High...

EXCLUSIVE More than £134,000 of taxpayers’ money paid out to Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell to help her buy a second home may have...

Police are appealing for the help of the public to trace a 50-year-old man reported missing in Edinburgh. Husayin Simsek was last seen around 8pm...

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...