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Plea for volunteers to go to Hidden Door this weekend (or next weekend) Get along to The Paper Factory at Maybuty from 11am on Saturday 31...

Letter from Scotland

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Hundreds of fans turned out at Hibernian Football Club on Wednesday to honour Sir Tom Farmer, the man who saved the club and owned...

Detectives appeal for information after teenager sexually assaulted in York Place...

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Detectives are appealing for information after a teenage girl was the victim of a serious sexual assault in Edinburgh city centre. The incident took place...

Councillors highlight class sizes at Wardie Primary School

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Local councillors have been seeking answers on plans intimated to parents to amalgamate classes at Wardie Primary School. SNP Councillor for Forth Ward, Stuart Dobbin,...

The astronomical sky above Edinburgh and Lothian in June

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June hosts the annual celebration of all things pagan: the Northern HemisphereSummer Solstice. The Solstice, which occurs on 21 June at 3:42 am, marks...

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The Edinburgh Award The Green group of councillors claim there is too much cloak and dagger secrecy behind The Edinburgh Award, and have called for...

Hibs fans pay tribute to Sir Tom Farmer as funeral cortege...

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Hibs fans turned out in their numbers to pay tribute to former club owner Sir Tom Farmer as his coffin passed Easter Road Stadium this...

Officers suing Police Scotland over Bonfire Night injuries

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Police Scotland is being sued by officers who were injured amid violence and disorder during Bonfire Night havoc in Edinburgh. Chaos erupted in Niddrie on...

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Delays to the Edinburgh Trams Inquiry According to Lord Hardie who chaired the inquiry which took nine years to issue a final report...

Why did the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry take so long?

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Lord Hardie who was charged with conducting the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry (ETI) which cost millions and was much delayed, has responded citing operational difficulties...

Government announces funding for Ukrainian communities

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The latest wave of funding packages was announced by The Scottish Government today with more than £600,000 will support third sector organisations working to...

Aiming to raise £25,000 for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation

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The founder of Royal & Awesome golf, Graeme Smeaton, is taking on the challenge of playing five rounds of golf every day for five...

This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh

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All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below. Some of the applications which are...

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Spotlight on Gaelic education The successes and challenges of Gaelic-medium education (GME)  in Edinburgh will come under the spotlight at a discussion organised by...

Winter Festivals report shows economic benefit – despite cancellations

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A report produced for the event organisers, UniqueAssembly, has confirmed there was substantial positive impact on Edinburgh and Scotland - all despite the fact...

More than twenty Edinburgh roads to have speed limit reduced from...

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From Monday June 9, a series of speed reduction measures will be implemented in locations across Edinburgh.  The changes will be made to more than...

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Change Mental Health town hall meeting tonight This meeting is oversubscribed, and organisers are expecting the Augustine United Church to be completely full. But if...

Liberation Convoy – S/S Hestmanden opens to the public on Monday

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The Norwegian War Sailor Museum arrived in Leith on Saturday and will open to the public on Monday morning. Stian Lunde, Museum Mediator, S/S Hestmanden,...

Ash Regan’s Unbuyable Bill lodged in parliament

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Ash Regan MSP formally lodged a bill in parliament this week creating a new offence of paying for sexual acts, and ending the criminalisation...

Police issue CCTV images connected to enquiries into robbery

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Police Scotland have released images of two males who may be able to assist with their enquiries following a robbery which occurred on Thursday...

Public meeting about EIJB cuts – join the waitlist

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Free tickets for a public meeting about the effect of cuts by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) on mental health services in the...

Gang war detectives make four more arrests following raids in Edinburgh...

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Detectives investigating a number of linked incidents in the West and East of Scotland have arrested four men in connection with fire-raising at properties...

Candidates announced for Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart

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Thirteen candidates will stand in the upcoming Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart by-election. One new councillor will be elected on Thursday 26 June 2025. The candidates standing for election are: Bonnie...

JetBlue takes off to Boston

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JetBlue has established a new non-stop route from Edinburgh Airport to Boston and the inaugural flight landed on Friday morning. The new route - along...

Public advised not to approach 29-year-old man last seen in St...

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UPDATE: The last sighting of Daniel Lewis was 2am on Friday, 23 May, in the Guild Street area of Aberdeen. Police are appealing for...

Man 54 seriously injured in targeted attack after latest gang war...

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Detectives are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Edinburgh. Around 9.20pm last night, Thursday, 22 May, 2025, officers received a report...

This week’s planning applications in Edinburgh

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All of the planning applications made to the council's planning team this week are shown on the list below. This week there is a pre...

Five things you need to know today

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S/S Hestmanden visiting Edinburgh THe Norwegian War Sailor Museum is coming to Edinburgh. Sailing as a Norwegian memorial for the War Sailors effort during...

Greens announce candidate for by-election

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After a notice of by-election was published last week, Edinburgh Greens have announced their candidate for the forthcoming city by election in the city's...

Letter from Scotland

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Scottish strawberries are tasting better than ever this year, according to fruit farmers in Angus and the North East.  After 100 days of sunshine...

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