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The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic just before 2am today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling...

In the run up to St Andrew's Day on 30 November, the First Minister, John Swinney will make a speech in which he will...

Edinburgh has had its first snow of this winter, bringing with it a few problems on the roads. But seen from above the city...

According to The City of Edinburgh Council, all priority routes across the city were gritted overnight prior to the heavy snowfall this morning. Snowploughs...

Newly elected LibDem councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead, Louise Spence, who tendered her resignation within a week of being elected, clearly knew in advance of the...

Traffic on the M90 is now being diverted over the Forth Road Bridge, after the Queensferry Crossing was closed as a safety precaution due...

In a shock move, new Liberal Democrat councillor, Louise Spence, has resigned “for personal reasons” just a week after being elected. The win by Ms...

It’s been a cold week. The temperature has fallen to a chilly 4 or 5 C in most of Scotland.  It reached minus 11.2°C...

Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council The next meeting is at 6.30pm on 26 November at Custom House on Commercial Street. The meeting is...

Boroughmuir High School is Celebrating its 120th Anniversary with a dinner on 29 November at Canalside. The Former Pupils Association has collaborated with the School in...

An online event on 5 December will give two former Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) an opportunity to debate what is best for...

Police in Edinburgh are asking the public whether they recognise the two pups pictured above.  The photo is taken from a mobile phone recovered by...

This week we celebrate the thirteenth year of Book Week Scotland, a yearly celebration across the country of reading. This celebration of books demonstrates...

University of Edinburgh has found in a recent study that pre-school children who struggle to control emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention...

Police have charged a 14-year-old boy in connection with a robbery in Livingston. Around 12.45pm on Saturday, 16 November 2024 a 13-year-old boy was robbed...

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a break-in and theft at a premises in Fauldhouse. The incident happened between 9pm on Monday,...

Education, Education, Education This appears to be the winter of discontent as yet another group of people affected by council decisions will gather at the...

A 50-year-old man has been arrested in connection with drug offences in Edinburgh city centre.  The arrest took place following reports of drug related activity...

The Education Committee meets on Thursday when it is being asked to note the contents of a 67 page officer report entitled Inclusion Review...

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

Bin hubs - rules to be relaxed Edinburgh Council has relented to pressure from residents and also opposition councillors in relaxing the rules as to...

Detectives are appealing for information after an assault and robbery on Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh that took place on Monday 18 November, 2024. Around 10.30pm, police...

Two people have been arrested after police officers from Wester Hailes recovered knives in two separate incidents in the west side of the city.  Around 5.50pm...

Marco Biagi, councillor in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward and former MSP and Government Minister, has announced his resignation from the council today. He is to...

Following the by-election held only last week when a Liberal Democrat councillor was elected in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward, there will now be a second by-election...

Christmas tree lights are officially on Although you may have seen the lights on the Christmas tree on The Mound illuminated before now, they were...

The University of Edinburgh is to make members of staff redundant in a move said to be prompted by the rise in employers' national...

The lights were officially lit up on the Christmas tree on The Mound earlier this evening. The Edinburgh Candlemakers, the Norwegian Embassy and the...

Professor Richard Demarco, CBE, is the embodiment of what is meant by a living legend. Which other 94-year-old in Edinburgh could throw a party...

Shane Carter is a one man activist who is trying to get improvements in street cleaning in Bellevue and Broughton, if not the whole...