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Plans have been officially lodged for the demolition and redevelopment of the Scottish Water Offices in south Edinburgh. The move has been forced by "severe...

A painting by Renaissance master Titian has returned to the National Gallery in Edinburgh for the first time in six years.  Diana and Actaeon is...

Two Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh graduates have secured positions with Apex Hotels after benefiting from scholarships, funding and employability support throughout their studies.  Ava Dillon from Stirling and Patricia...

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is inarguably the epic event of the summer, bringing Homer's saga to life in the first film ever to be entirely shot...

Women and girls are being urged to stay alert after reported spiking incidents in Scotland surged by more than half in just a year. The...

I’ve just returned from a cycling holiday on Deeside and for the whole week it didn’t rain!  For someone like me, brought up the...

The Communist Party of Britain has officially begun its campaign for the two council by-elections. They have two candidates in both the Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar...

THE Edinburgh Festival Carnival has been forced to alter its route following the fire which has caused extensive damage to the former Debenhams department...

Buses have been diverted and a busy street closed after issues with the sewer network were uncovered. Responding to a visible dip in the road...

Police are turning to text alerts in a bid to tackle the massive 11,000-warrant backlog leaving dangerous suspects free to roam Scotland's streets. Chiefs believe...

Crimewriting couple Ambrose Parry – Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman – have been awarded a rare joint honorary doctorate by the University of Edinburgh...

THE Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has begun construction on Edinburgh's first new fire station in more than 30 years. It is the first...

An appeal to re-develop a historic corner of a West Lothian town has been rejected by Holyrood, leaving plans deadlocked. The Scottish Government refused to consent...

A NEW CCTV camera has been installed in Morningside after a “concerning rise” in retail crime and shoplifting was noted by retailers and the local MSP. The...

A new phase of housing has been lined up by The City of Edinburgh Council as part of its Granton Waterfront Masterplan, which aims to...

AN NHS radiographer who was arrested at the hospital he worked at after being caught possessing a horror haul of child abuse images has...

A woman from Peebles has been sentenced after starving two ponies and a horse to such a degree that vets had no choice but...

Aisling Thomas has combined academic excellence with an unwavering commitment to advancing inclusive education. She has graduated from Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh with a Master of Nursing with Distinction as well as a trio of...

Protect the Wild continues to protest about the ongoing Guga Hunt on the Isle of Ness, and today they demonstrated outside the NatureScot conference...

The Returning Officer for the City of Edinburgh Council, Paul Lawrence, has published a Notice of by-elections to fill vacancies in the Southside/Newington and...

OUTLANDER, a popular fantasy show, has been partly credited for a surge in the number of visitors to West Lothian, with tourism in the...

The financial squeeze West Lothian faces is being increasingly felt in the charity sector, with the council’s voluntary organisations budget remaining static at around £944,000...

The Council has announced that Princes Street is expected to be closed until August after last week's fire. Work is continuing to make the building...

Plans for two shops in a new housing estate have been rejected as ‘overdevelopment’ because they included flats upstairs with no gardens. Midlothian planners refused...

Tenants and owners in the Breadalbane Street flats have been advised to move out while remedial work is carried out on the building. This...

Complaints about property factors have more than doubled in six years, fuelling calls for a crackdown on rogue operators. Figures show a sharp increase in...

Tenants and residents in the Bond Building in Breadalbane Street have been advised to move out two years after a major fire, and in...

Two people have been taken to hospital in Edinburgh after a car crash on Monday evening. Police confirmed that the Barnton Avenue collision involved a...

The City of Edinburgh Council is locked in negotiations with Network Rail over the purchase of the former Meadowbank-Powderhall railway line, as the government pledge support for the project. Campaigners...

A brother and sister design duo have launched a new interactive Fringe Map to make the festival more manageable for tourists and locals alike. Unlike...