Number of police officers under investigation over race and homophobia is...

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Official figures show that Police Scotland is investigating more than 100 officers over race and homophobia complaints, and the number of allegations against officers...

Crimestoppers Scotland says communities are at heart of success

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Last year, between 31st March 2023-April 2024, independent charity Crimestoppers Scotland and their youth programme Fearless received a record 18,000 contacts about crime from the...

Architects appointed to lead Fringe Central refurbishment

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Fife based architects, Studio LBA, have been appointed to design the new interior of the South Bridge Resource Centre on Infirmary Street which will...

Community Council elections – Longstone CC are building bridges

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Nominations have just opened for new members to put themselves forward to their local community council. Read more about the process and how to...

Major search after clothing found on Edinburgh beach

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A major search has been taking place in the River Forth on Sunday afternoon after abandoned clothing was found on a beach in Edinburgh. Coastguards...

LIFT launch urgent fundraiser

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Low Income Families Together (LIFT) has begun a year long fundraiser to keep the Muirhouse Millennium Centre open for another 12 months. The organisation...

Police seek help to trace 31-year-old man missing from hospital

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Police are appealing for information to help trace 31-year-old John Park from Livingston who is missing from hospital. He left St John's Hospital  around 4.10pm...

Adoption and fostering week information event

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St Andrew's Children's Society are holding a virtual LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering week information event on Thursday, 6 March from 6pm to 7.30pm as...

School pupils join Mercat Tours’ birthday celebrations

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Mercat Tours has launched its 40th-anniversary celebrations with a transformative programme designed to inspire the next generation of local storytellers and tourism professionals. ...

BNY downsizing with 150 job cuts in Edinburgh

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BNY Mellon, the global financial services company, will cut 150 jobs in Edinburgh as it downsizes its operations in Scotland. The company has been in...

89-year-old woman taken to hospital following crash

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Police are appealing for information following a crash involving the driver of a Land Rover and a pedestrian in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to...

Five things you need to know today

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Nominations open now for Community Councils in Edinburgh Nominations are now open for members of the 47 community councils in Edinburgh to put themselves forward...

Letter from Scotland

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The River Avon flows through the “rust belt” of West Lothian, the old industrial heartland of Scotland.  But on a walk along its banks...

Posthumous award for Monarch – a horse with a personality

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The British Horse Society has posthumously awarded the Tarragon Trophy in Edinburgh.  This trophy is the British Horse Society Equine Personality of the Year...

SNP in Edinburgh say Labour have betrayed WASPI women

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Cllr Lesley Macinnes has secured agreement that the Council Leader will write to all four Labour MPs in Edinburgh about the stance they have...

Council instruct independent inquiry

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Councillors in Edinburgh today agreed to appoint Kevin Dunion, the former Scottish Information Commissioner, to conduct an independent inquiry into the council’s handling of...

Nominations open now for community councils

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Nominations are now open for anyone who would like to put themselves forward as a candidate for community councillor. The nomination period runs...

Five things you need to know today

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Leith Theatre - major funding announcement There was cake at Leith Theatre on Wednesday when a major funding announcement was made. The National Lottery Heritage...

“Extinct” elm thriving in Edinburgh

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A sapling elm has been planted in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh - 29 years after the species was thought...

National Lottery Community funding for Edinburgh Open Workshop

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Edinburgh Open Workshop has received funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, to support a new Community Outreach Officer. The new officer will create a...

Significant new funding announced for Leith Theatre Trust

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Leith Theatre Trust has been awarded the sum of £247,947 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund with a promise of more funding of up...

Trainspotting scrapyard in Leith saved

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Proposals to create new student flats on a scrapyard in Leith featured in Trainspotting 2 have been refused over concerns over flooding. Plans first lodged...

Wallace letter to remain in Edinburgh for two more years

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A letter taken from Sir William Wallace by his English captors over 700 years ago is to remain in Edinburgh for two more years...

Five things you need to know today

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Filmhouse appoint new director Andrew Simpson, formerly Head of Film at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, has been appointed as Executive Director of Filmhouse cinema...

Fringe take over former adult learning centre

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After what seems like a relatively short time since 2023 when The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society (EFFS) was awarded £7 million of funding by...

Another councillor joins the ranks of the independents

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A Labour councillor on the council's administration has been suspended by her political group. Cllr Katrina Faccenda, who did not vote with her group in...

ScotRail will add more seats on trains this weekend

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ScotRail will add more seats to trains to support travel to and from this weekend's rugby at Murrayfield. Scotland host Ireland in their second fixture...

Five things you need to know today

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Coffee with a cop Fancy meeting your local police officer for a chat? There is a chance to do so in Broomhouse where Coffee with...

Burns song sold at auction

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A folk song handwritten by Robert Burns more than 230 years ago has fetched over £16,000 at auction. Burns sent the ballad "Geordie" to Edinburgh...

Self-harming is on the increase in women’s prisons

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Hundreds of vulnerable female inmates have self-harmed in Scotland’s "pressure cooker" women’s prisons. Scottish Prison Service (SPS) bosses warn that pressure is ramping up in...

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