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Anarchy, art and Advent all feature in our news round up today. The People's Story reopens Last month the council closed the museum on the...

First Minister, John Swinney, has appointed Dr Peter Mackay as Scotland’s fifth Makar . The person in this position takes the lead in promoting poetry...

The doors at the People’s Story Museum have reopened to the public on Monday after a temporary closure instructed by council officers, and based...

Police Scotland is anxious to trace Blair Davidson who has been reported missing from the Granton area of Edinburgh since around 11pm on Sunday...

A Transport Red Wheel for the White House On Friday there was a ceremony held at the White House in Craigmillar - the art-deco building...

The National Transport Trust has awarded a Red Wheel to the White House in Craigmillar. The organisation makes the awards to buildings which designate sites...

Alex Salmond was remembered in the High Kirk in Edinburgh in a service which his friends said he would have loved. Read more about...

On Saturday many gathered in the capital to attend the invitation only memorial event at St Giles' Cathedral to celebrate the life of former...

The Astronomical Sky Above Edinburgh and Lothian in December 2024 Winter is coming for the Solstice occurs on 21 December at 9:21 am and...

This month The Old Edinburgh Club has highlighted one of the most recent and devastating fires in Edinburgh as its main event in history....

Police in Edinburgh are sharing an appeal from colleagues in Durham regarding a missing man who may be in the capital. Officers are concerned for...

Summerhall Management Limited continues to be in administration following a hearing in Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier today. The company is being pursued by HMRC who...

Police are seeking the help of the public to trace a missing teenager. Peng Tao Yi is a 19 year old Chinese national studying...

 A brave police officer based in Bonnyrigg who was stabbed and slashed by a violent male, but still managed to bring a domestic incident...

It’s been a week for ethical questions.  We’ve been examining our national conscience on assisted dying, the rights of women, the targeting of government...

Neil Cuthbert has been selected again to stand for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party at what will be the third by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead...

Today the news is about an emergency session of the licensing board on Friday, two sad occasions at St Giles' Cathedral today and tomorrow...

The City of Edinburgh Council has been placing homeless people in unlawful bed and breakfasts and hotels since 2020. The problem comes to a...

A man from East Lothian was jailed for four years at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 26 November, 2024, after pleading guilty to possessing...

The bravery of a team of police officers who rescued a stolen baby from a notorious West Lothian drugs den has been recognised at...

Toy collection Big Hearts Community Trust are collecting new unwrapped toys on Thursday 28 November between 4pm and 7pm at Foundation Plaza in Gorgie...

Residents at a care home in the capital have been reading a collection of special poems to local youngsters. Children from Colinton Primary School’s year...

The boss of the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) has suddenly resigned. Shocked staff were briefed on Wednesday morning after EICC Chief Executive, Marshall Dallas,...

Get your tree delivered by bike Callum Ross, founder of the Cycling Gardeners, and his old friend James Nisbet, an East Lothian farmer, collaborated...

In celebration of the upcoming 75th anniversary of The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo a new charitable initiative has begun to donate 75p of every...

Two Edinburgh policemen who “saved each other from serious injury” as they faced an attack by a scissors-wielding criminal and his rabid dog are...

Merchiston Community Council restores canal path benches The benches on the towpath along the Union Canal have been upgraded by the local community council. A spokesperson...

The Conservative group at The City of Edinburgh Council has asked the Liberal Democrats to pay the costs of holding the November by-election in...

A detective sergeant who has served Scotland’s capital city for more than 30 years, including two decades probing the most serious crime is to...

Tickets go on sale today for a concert next year which Poppyscotland and Legion Scotland are organising at Usher Hall to mark the 80th...