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Targeted funding is intended to help tackle poverty and improve lives for residents and families across Scotland Funding of £140,000 has played a vital role...

Champion Anna Champion Scottish cyclist Anna Flynn has spoken of her pride after graduating from Edinburgh Napier University. The Team Spectra racer, who is from Edinburgh,...

Is this the week when the tide has turned for Ferguson’s shipyard, the last civilian shipyard on the Clyde? Its 300 workers have been breathing...

Watch out if Rory McIlroy can carry on where he left off in the opening round of the Genesis Scottish golf Open at the...

After a period of six weeks during which two groups of travellers have occupied the Huly Hill site at Newbridge the encampment has now...

Fares are set to be hiked on a critical Edinburgh bus service operated by Lothian Buses after it was excluded from a network-wide fare...

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh today for his involvement in a county lines drug supply network within...

The city of Edinburgh is one of 19 new local authorities which will join the international Bloomberg Philanthropies i-team initiative, a scheme which provides support and...

A pair of 1984 Grand Slam ties which were owned by the renowned rugby commentator, Bill McLaren, have been donated to Scottish Rugby for...

House concert Carlos Quilici, master of the bandoneon, will be playing this evening at a House Concert at 42 Royal Park Terrace. Mine hosts Douglas and Jane-Anne...

Now aged 95, Richard Demarco, CBE, is very aware he is on the final leg of his life of cultural exploration. He is hoping...

Edinburgh Zoo has welcomed Scotland’s only sloth bear, Cipísek, from Zlin Zoo in the Czech Republic.  The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is giving...

An elephant visited Leith Library in 1976 This is part of the fascinating history of libraries in a new exhibition which opens on Friday at...

All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below. This week there are no major...

A man has died in unexplained circumstances at Edinburgh City Chambers. Police Scotland said emergency services responded on Monday to a report of an unresponsive...

Queen Margaret University awarded honorary degrees to acclaimed Scottish actress, Ashley Jensen, a food innovator and the former Edinburgh Fringe Society boss at its...

Edinburgh Central Library will host a new exhibition opening on Friday to celebrate 300 years of libraries in Scotland. The display materials will take visitors...

Scone Palace in Perthshire is offering free tickets for children until 15 August. The palace is a treasure trove of history, nature and fun...

Police in East Lothian are appealing for witnesses after a quantity of high and low voltage copper cable was stolen from Crystal Rig Wind...

Sustrans call for zebra crossings on side roads to be legalised A Sustrans report "Transforming Mobility" published on Tuesday will call for changes to transport...

A Sustrans report "Transforming Mobility" published on Tuesday will call for changes to transport so that disabled people are not "further excluded in society"....

New public toilets in the Meadows have been vandalised before having a chance to be opened to the public. The building hosting the toilets, off...

A teenager has died in hospital and two men have been arrested following a disturbance in West Lothian. Around 1.15am on Friday, 4 July, 2025,...

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

Edinburgh Airport is lifting the 100ml limit on liquids passing through in hand luggage for the first time since the rule was imposed in...

Big Noise Wester Hailes Two Edinburgh councillors have visited Sistema Scotland's Big Noise project in Wester Hailes. The Culture and Communities Convener, Margaret Graham...

Edinburgh “burger king” Alexander Galpin’s hopes of a high-flying legal career are in tatters after one of the world’s top law firms confirmed his...

Almost 8,000 people may have been spiked by drink or drugs on nights out in Scotland over the last five years. Police Scotland data shows...

Scotland's crime-busting "digi dogs" have helped collar scores of criminals after sniffing out more than 500 concealed devices packed with damning material. Police Scotland’s six-strong...

Marti Pellow gave the crowd exactly what they wanted - and more on Saturday evening at Edinburgh Castle. His voice remains strong and his...