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A young motorcyclist who died at the scene of a crash in West Lothian was a member of the project team who proposed new...

Tram north-south extension Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) have issued its formal response to the proposed north-south extension of Edinburgh Trams. The consultation ends on 17...

Edinburgh World Heritage (EWH) have issued their formal response to the proposed north-south extension of Edinburgh Trams. The heritage watchdog says that they firmly support...

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a serious assault in Leith. Emergency services were called to the Tesco supermarket in Duke Street shortly after 10am this...

Armistice Day Edinburgh Trams is set to commemorate Armistice Day on Tuesday to pay tribute to those who fell in World War I, World War...

The council's £1.3 billion plans for Granton Waterfront will take another step forward in the next few weeks. Councillors will be presented with the financial...

Director Guillermo del Toro loves Edinburgh so much he says he may come and live in the capital. He has told Film Edinburgh, a division...

Fury over Chief Constable relocation expenses Our exclusive story published over the weekend is another concerning the Chief Constable, Jo Farrell: "Police Scotland Chief...

A building in Portobello which has been empty for nine years is being left to decay "in plain sight", according to the people who...

A ceremony was held on the Royal Mile earlier today at the Stone of Remembrance. The official party laid wreaths to remember members of...

Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a robbery at a store on Slateford Road that took place around 6.15am this morning Sunday,...

Following a public vote Ali Bowden is the latest recipient of The Edinburgh Award. Ms Bowden became Director of Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature...

HRH The Princess Royal visited Edinburgh Zoo and the Budongo Trail, an innovative chimpanzee habitat there to mark the 20th anniversary of the wildlife...

The lights have been carefully draped on the Christmas tree on The Mound, but will not be switched on immediately. The festivities begin early in...

EXCLUSIVE Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has landed taxpayers with an eye-watering £134,000 bill to help her buy a second home in Scotland, The...

The Granton Waterfront is a brownfield site where the £1.3 billion regeneration project has already started with the restoration of the Gas Holder, the...

There is a collection of around 5,000 items held in safe keeping at Murrayfield which chart the last 100 years of Scottish rugby history....

Four year old female cheetah, Domino, has come to live at Edinburgh Zoo. The animal was previously resident at the Zoo de Cerza in France....

Police are appealing for information to help trace a 15-year-old boy missing from Edinburgh. Ahmad Bader, was last seen in the Granton Medway area...

Constitution Street is currently closed at the junction with Queen Charlotte Street in connection with police incident. Numerous police vehicles, ambulances and a fire engines are...

After a long community campaign to retain a school in the area, Currie Community High School was opened in a closed doors ceremony without...

MP for Edinburgh South West, Dr Scott Arthur has been named Political Voice of the Year at a ceremony in London. Sarcoma UK held...

Remembrance events this weekend The main ceremony at the City Chambers on the Royal Mile will take place at 11.00 am, followed by a parade....

In Scotland drug driving claimed more than 100 lives in eight years, according to recent figures. Transport Scotland data shows drugs were a factor in...

Scotland is being swept along in the general retreat on climate change. Now that our rivers are being topped up again with new rain,...

Edinburgh Council may start running its own holiday hubs again after concerns raised over a reduced service. Until last spring, the council-run Braidburn holiday hub...

The planning applications lodged with the council's planning department this week are detailed on the list below. Any property owner seeking to build, improve or...

Council underpaid staff at Outdoor Centre Edinburgh Council's Governance committee meets today and will hear from the Corporate Director for Customer and Corporate Services, Dr...

Police are appealing for information to help trace a man missing from Surrey. Eugen Comanescu, 41, was last seen around 7.30pm on Monday, 3 November...

From 3pm today, Wednesday 5 November 2025 police in Edinburgh will be implementing Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994...