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The state of our city centre streets is regarded as the visual identification of a public domain in decline. Potholes have steadily risen as...

Police Scotland say that they are aware of concerns being shared on social media about filming around playparks. Officers have charged two men in connection...

Edinburgh councillors have rejected plans to cut crossing guard posts at 17 city sites, despite some not having had a crossing patrol in over...

Alex Cole Hamilton skirted around the question this morning on Good Morning Scotland, but it is now confirmed that Jamie Greene MSP has joined...

Council Leader Jane Meagher was joined by Minister for Employment and Investment Tom Arthur, representatives from the main contractor McLaughlin & Harvey, as well...

Detectives are appealing for information after a house was deliberately set on fire in Hay Drive, Edinburgh during the early hours of this morning,...

The number of passengers killed in horror smashes on Scotland’s roads has rocketed by 800%. Police Scotland data shows that 18 car passengers died between...

Scotch whisky distillers are raising their half glasses and muttering “Slainte Mhath”, more in hope than in expectation.  Their official response to Donald Trump’s...

Hidden Door - this weekend only A unique exhibition is on at The Paper Factory just off the Maybury Roundabout this weekend. TOLL is...

Scotland has been hit by a 2000% surge in cryptocurrency offences amid an "industrial scale" explosion of crime on the dark web. Police Scotland is...

Two men have been convicted of drugs offences in the Broxburn area. Derek Wilson, 36 and Kevin Ramage, 61, were found guilty in February 2025...

A 31-year-old man has been jailed for a total of seven years in connection with sexual offences against two women in Musselburgh and Penicuik,...

An appeal has been launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland to support those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar. More than 2,800 people...

The MSP for West Scotland, Jamie Greene, has resigned from the Conservative Party saying it is no longer the party he joined when Baroness...

Police investigating recent gang war activity in and around Edinburgh have arrested four people after warrants were executed at five properties as part of...

Major works on McDonald Road Scottish Water have just carried out part of a major project on McDonald Road to ensure that the waste water...

It is claimed that Police Scotland advice over electric scooters requiring insurance is fuelling widespread confusion over use of the speedy modes of transport...

Jobs and investment in Scotland and a summit in Edinburgh will be top of the agenda on Thursday during Tartan Week in New York....

Scottish Water have just installed a nine-tonne underground giant screw pump which is 14.4 metres long in an underground chamber on McDonald Road. This...

The next head teacher appointed to one of Edinburgh's independent schools is described as "an experienced educator with a track record of whole-school transformation". Huw...

Patrick Harvie MSP has intimated that while he will remain available for selection for Holyrood next year, he will not stand in the Party’s...

Police in West Lothian have arrested and charged a 32-year-old man following the recovery of drugs worth up to £200,000 in Livingston. Officers executed a...

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has launched a ten year vision to work with global partners for the conservation of the world's plants. The...

Musselburgh Racecourse launches its exciting 2025 Flat season today (2 April) with 16 high-quality meetings scheduled through to November, and featuring enhanced prize money...

Breakfast for free (for some) Edinburgh’s newest brunch spot, Pantry, is opening its second location in Bruntsfield. To celebrate the owners are offering...

Community groups have spoken out against an ultra-modern house planned for a New Town street, warning that it would ruin one of the only...

The East Retail Crime Task Force was recently launched in response to an increase in offending against retailers in the area.  As part of ongoing...

A fire has taken hold at Hillend on Tuesday morning. Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) are in attendance. The Edinburgh Reporter understands that all...

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,...

More than seven council employees in Edinburgh were paid at least £200,000 in the financial year 2023/24 according to figures collated by Tax Payers...