Green light for new development with more than 240 flats at Leith...

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Planning permission has been granted in principle for a new development with more than 240 flats at Leith Docks.  Four blocks, running up to six storeys, now...

Council staff could be compensated for missing World Cup bank holiday

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Edinburgh Council will explore some form of compensation for staff missing out on the World Cup bank holiday.  Some councillors – though not all – backed the...

Everyone’s gone to Portobello beach

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With the temperature peaking at 24 degrees in Edinburgh, and less than a five per cent chance of rain, crowds have gone to the...

Hibs Academy pre-season fixtures confirmed

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 Hibs Academy pre-season fixtures have been confirmed.  The youngsters have returned to training at HTC this week and are now working hard in preparation for...

Traders report huge losses in first weeks of parking charge scheme

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Due to confusion over parking charges, traders in North Berwick town centre say they are losing thousands of pounds a week as locals stay away.   Conservative...

Edinburgh’s £50m literature boost

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Literature contributes £50.9 million a year to the city of Edinburgh, according to a new economic impact report. The independent study was commissioned to mark...

Bid to stop house building in Midlothian narrowly defeated

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A call for no more houses to be built in Midlothian until its ‘broken’ infrastructure is fixed was narrowly defeated at a council meeting.  Labour...

Linlithgow parents to be consulted on Winchburgh Academy move

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Parents in villages east of Linlithgow will be asked in August if they want to send their children to  Winchburgh Academy.   West Lothian’s Education Executive backed proposals from education officers...

Seven-week summer holiday for West Lothian pupils next year

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West Lothian councillors have agreed that pupils will have a seven-week summer holiday next year.  The extra week  before the start of the 2027/28 school year corrects a...

Callum Wright ‘delighted’ to join Hibs

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Callum Wright can’t wait to get started at Hibs after he signed a three-year deal with the Club.   The box-to-box, creative midfielder arrived as a free agent,...