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Work to repair the 19th century North Bridge took much longer, and was more expensive, than anticipated. Councillors agreed to invest in the structure...

The council's travel team has published a list of the latest roadworks and street closures in the capital over the next week. Every area of...

When it comes to the history of the capital, The Old Edinburgh Club have it covered and each month they suggest for us some...

The invited audience on Friday evening were entertained with a show which opened with Nicola Benedetti, CBE, doing what she does best. The internationally...

Inside the newly refurbished King's Theatre there is more accessibility, with ambition and a packed programme to look forward to. Accessibility sits right at the...

THE SCOTTISH Government has suggested that financial support could be on the way for Edinburgh Council as they continue to deal with the fall-out...

EDINBURGH Zoo has confirmed its resident pygmy hippo is pregnant with a new calf expected to arrive in August. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) revealed the news about...

It’s one of the wonders of the world.  A few days ago, I watched the great white birds circling overhead as our boat approached...

A tennis trophy won by Edinburgh-born Harold Mahony, the first Scottish-born Wimbledon winner 117 years before Sir Andy Murray, has fetched nearly £5,000 at...

The council say it remains impossible to move trams past the site of the Princes Street fire which took place in the early hours...

A partial Solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower, a planetary parade anda selenelion Lunar eclipse grace our August sky. The Sun passes from Cancer (The...

EDINBURGH'S "cones" craze has taken another twist, after someone planted a traffic cone (nearly) at the top of one of the capital's most imposing monuments. The culprit is thought...

Prison guards are being equipped with body-worn cameras after almost 3,000 officers were assaulted in less than a decade amid surging jailhouse violence.Scottish Prison...

Refurbishment plans for Portobello Swim Centre will go ahead following a public consultation in which almost all respondents expressed support for the investment. Portobello Swim...

ASSEMBLY Festival, one of the Edinburgh Fringe’s largest show promoters, have confirmed their plans to move their George Street hub to St Andrew Square...

The Highland cow has been named the nation's favourite native species in a World Cup of Scottish Animals. It held off competition from 31 other...

The Scottish Government is in negotiations to keep in a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago in Edinburgh. The "Wallace Safe...

A man charged with the murder of his ex-partner has died in prison less than a week after she was killed. Lee Grennan, 46, was...

STAFF at the National Galleries of Scotland are set to walk out in August over "serious health and safety concerns" and the proposed closure of exhibitions. Public and Commercial...

A footpath around Holyrood Park will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists until 7 August for urgent electricity network repairs by Scottish Power. The energy...

The City of Edinburgh Council has updated the information on the closure of Princes Street which it has on its website. The street has...

Touring productions in Scotland could face cuts as rising costs linked to Edinburgh’s new visitor levy have raised concerns. Scottish Ballet said it had joined...

A group who have tried to fight off plans for a 544-bed super-hostel in Atholl Crescent at the West End say the approval of...

The Scottish Greens are calling for all other Scottish councils to follow Edinburgh’s lead in introducing a Visitor Levy in their area. They also suggest...

The 23rd Commonwealth Games began its 10 day run on Thursday evening in the Glasgow Hydro with a kaleidoscopic opening ceremony. The King and...

From Friday the Visitor Levy will be imposed on overnight stays in Edinburgh. There are few exceptions, and the hope is that the new...

TEAM Scotland has named bowls star Alex Marshall, who was born in Edinburgh, and judoka, Sarah Adlington, as flagbearers for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.  The pair will carry the...

Just after 10.30pm, two days after Andy Burnham became Prime Minster, it became official that Anas Sarwar has been appointed Minister of State in...

CRAMOND Island, a popular tourist destination in the north-west of the capital, was hit by a large grass fire on Wednesday, as a fire...

A Livingston man has been handed a five year ban on owning animals after keeping three dogs in appalling conditions without access to food...