Information appeal after multiple calls regarding dangerous use of dirt bikes

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Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information following a number of calls regarding the dangerous use of dirt bikes in the west side of...

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The Comedy Army aiming to spark change Comedy and football will collide later on Monday as Comedy Army and Simon Community Scotland, with support from...

Brava Bridget on your MBE

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In the King's Birthday Honours announced this summer it was announced that Bridget Stevens from Edinburgh would receive a well deserved MBE. As announced in...

The Comedy Army – Comedy on Prescription begins on Monday in...

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The Comedy Army are trying to spark change. On Monday, the worlds of comedy and football collaborate as Comedy Army and Simon Community Scotland, with...

Latest roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh

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This is the most up to date list of roadworks, road closure and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh...

Name of new cycle hire company to be announced on Monday

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The council will announce the name of the new operator of the city's new cycle hire scheme on Monday afternoon. It is expected that the...

Jack is running for Maggie’s

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Jack Mellor is running 100k on Friday from Berwick upon Tweed to Westwood's Health Club to raise money for Maggie's Edinburgh. He is completely...

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The name's Bond, James Bond From Friday at Edinburgh International Film Festival there is a strand of the six James Bond films starring Sean Connery...

Letter from Scotland

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It’s hard to walk in a straight line anywhere in central Edinburgh. Huge crowds, dry, sunny weather, café tables on the pavements, tour parties,...

Counting up the baby boxes

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The Scottish Government has now delivered more than 350,000 Baby Boxes packed with essential items for newborns in Scotland in the last eight years. The...

Wester Hailes firearms incident – 25-year-old man due to appear in...

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Officers investigating a reported firearms incident in Wester Hailes last month have arrested and charged a 25-year-old man. He has been charged with attempted murder...

Man who subjected victims to appalling abuse will face consequences of...

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A 39-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for serious sexual offences in the Falkirk and West Lothian areas. Kevin Malloy was sentenced at...

Midlothian road closed following fatal crash

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A Midlothian road is closed following a fatal crash this morning, Thursday 14 August 2025. Emergency services were called to the scene on the B7003...

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Nicola Sturgeon Today's Front List at the Book Festival includes a well trailed event at the McEwan Hall at which Nicola Sturgeon will appear to...

Detectives hunt two men after serious assault on Queensferry Street

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Police are appealing for information after a 39-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Edinburgh city centre. Around 11.40pm on Tuesday, 12 August, 2025, the man...

Edinburgh Leisure invites locals to celebrate 125 years of Glenogle Baths

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Edinburgh Leisure is inviting the local community to help shape a unique legacy with a time capsule which will be planted in the Glengogle...

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NSPCC fundraiser group needs you National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) Scotland is establishing a new Community Fundraising Group in Musselburgh,...

Puffins take flight

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More than 100,000 puffins have taken part in their annual mass exodus from one of Scotland's most important seabird islands. Atlantic puffins flock to the...

Walk the Walk will take place for the last time in...

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As Walk the Walk prepares to take place in the capital for the last time, charity boss Nina Barough, CBE, Chief Executive says that...

Last chance for Oasis merch

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An Oasis Fan Store popped up over the last couple of weeks to sell Adidas branded merchandise and bucket hats to the diehard fans....

Missing girls last seen together at Shawfair train station near Dalkeith

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Police are appealing for help to trace Leen Aldib (16) and Rhomi Bell (17), who have been reported missing. Leen is from Galashiels and Rhomi...

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Arthur's Seat fire still burning on Monday evening A fire which began on Sunday afternoon was still burning on Monday evening - and it was...

Fire service call for a review on home working

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Scotland's fire service has been ordered to review working from home amid complaints from frontline firefighters over "invisible" top brass. HM Fire Service Inspectorate (HMFSI)...

Murrayfield ice arena has licence curtailed after hosting bare-knuckle boxing...

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A bare-knuckle boxing event at the Murrayfield Ice Arena which left two fighters in hospital has led to the venue’s licence being altered. In July,...

Balerno church plans at concept stage

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St Mungo’s are considering applying for planning permission to build a church on land bequeathed to them in 1942 opposite Balerno High School. Rev Ollie...

Dealing with homelessness during the Fringe

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Thousands of households in Edinburgh face homelessness every night, and the council has a statutory duty to find suitable temporary accommodation for all. Shelter...

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Breakfast idea Looking for somewhere to have breakfast? Kerry has it covered in her most recent article here. Eggbreak has popped up at The Spence in...

Fire on Arthur’s Seat

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A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat late this afternoon. A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “Members of the public no...

Botanics form innovative link up with The HALO Trust

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A part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was transformed into a "minefield" to highlight a new collaboration to restore nature and rebuild...

Fringe 2025 – Little Squirt goes for a dip at Portobello

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On Sunday morning Aussie rising star Darby James, at the Fringe with his award-winning nautical themed one-person musical Little Squirt, joined the Portobello-based Edinburgh Blue Balls,...

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