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There will be a temporary closure on a section of the tram line for three days in September to allow for essential maintenance. Edinburgh Trams...

Edinburgh Riding of the Marches We have hundreds of photos of all the various stages of the Riding of the Marches which took place in...

A group of Scottish heritage and design organisations has formally received the keys to one of the nation's "most important 20th century buildings",...

The Edinburgh 900 celebrations drew to a close today with the People's Procession from The Scottish Parliament up the Royal Mile to the Mercat...

At the end of the 26 mile route the cavalcade of almost 300 horses and riders arrived at Horse Wynd Roundabout in Holyrood Park, where...

Edinburgh Kiltwalk stepped off today with founder, Sir Tom Hunter, joined by Olympian Sir Chris Hoy. Kiltwalk is Scotland’s lowest cost fundraising event which is...

A rare Bronze Age hoard found in Angus, including weapons thought to have been wielded by "a warrior elite" over 3,000 years ago, has...

More than 230 people have been arrested in a crackdown on shoplifting gangs in the capital after Edinburgh was identified as one of the...

On Sunday The Princess Royal will be on horseback to join the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches which ends at the Mercat Cross with...

Five weeks on from Lewis Cuthbert being reported missing from Strathaven, officers are again appealing for information to help trace him. The 25-year-old was last...

Lothian Road in Edinburgh is closed at the junction with West Approach Road and Shandwick Place is closed westbound at the junction with Princes...

A 29-year-old man who was viciously assaulted by a group of teenagers who filmed the attack and shared it online has been left traumatised by...

The East Lothian MSP Paul McLennan has written to the leader of East Lothian Council expressing his support for the long-running campaign to create...

A flexible deployment of the mobile safety camera van on Monday 15 September 2025 on Pentland Terrace, Edinburgh. After liaising with community policing,...

South Queensferry petition - council will have time to respond After a petition was lodged with the council demanding closure of the Hawes car park...

Whisky, golf and nationalism is a heady blend. But this is what was served up in the White House this week.  John Swinney was...

The ongoing problems faced by South Queensferry locals with boy racers who race up and down the eastern end of the High Street in...

Scotch Whisky and tariffs The whisky industry has been in the news with the First Minister travelling to Washington to speak to the US President...

The problem of "boy racers" in South Queensferry has been well documented in past years but the issue persists. Residents have now lodged a...

Today at the House of Commons MPs on the Education and Work and Pensions Committees will question the Children’s Commissioners of Scotland, Wales, and Northern...

First Minister John Swinney met with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, at the White House on Tuesday.  The 50-minute meeting took place...

All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below. Any property owner seeking to build,...

The Maclean Brothers who have just finished their unsupported row across the Pacific from Peru to Australia have raised £950,000 for their cause of...

Early bird tickets for The Seagull Previews for The Seagull with Caroline Quentin at The Royal Lyceum Theatre are going on sale this morning at...

Transform Scotland, Scotland’s alliance for sustainable transport, has published a statement of support, backed by 18 organisations supporting proposals to extend Edinburgh’s tram network...

An ‘incompetent’ attempt to launch jet ski safari tours in a busy shipping channel has been rejected by Edinburgh councillors. The scheme would have seen...

Princes Street has been closed at one end this morning after Police and ambulance services were called to an emergency. A Police Scotland spokesperson...

What's on at the council this week Monday, 8 September, 2025 9.30 am Licensing Sub-Committee - Dean of Guild Court Room - City Chambers Tuesday, 9 September, 2025 9.30 am Licensing...

The MoonWalk Scotland took place in Edinburgh for the final time on Saturday night. Hundreds of women, men and young people wearing brightly decorated bras...

The Prime Minister has made further ministerial appointments during Saturday. The latest round of names and positions announced on Saturday evening has placed Ian Murray,...