Deaths involving drug driving – numbers released

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In Scotland drug driving claimed more than 100 lives in eight years, according to recent figures. Transport Scotland data shows drugs were a factor in...

Letter from Scotland

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Scotland is being swept along in the general retreat on climate change. Now that our rivers are being topped up again with new rain,...

Edinburgh Council may return to running holiday hubs after vote

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Edinburgh Council may start running its own holiday hubs again after concerns raised over a reduced service. Until last spring, the council-run Braidburn holiday hub...

Christmas Fair at LifeCare

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Crafters or makers with something to sell can book a space to sell their crafts and wares at the LifeCare Christmas Fair in Stockbridge...

Work continues to protect communities from disorder ahead of Bonfire night...

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Police Scotland has confirmed that the work continues as of today to protect communities from disorder during the 2026 Bonfire Night period. As part of...

Referrals to anti-extremism programme Prevent at record levels in Scotland

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The number of referrals made to anti-extremism programme Prevent is at the highest level ever recorded in Scotland. There were 162 referrals in 2024/25 which...

Two veterans off to the Cenotaph this weekend

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Two veterans, one from West Lothian and one from Edinburgh will march in London this weekend in the Remembrance Day Parade at the Cenotaph. The...

Trampolinist Holly excels at British level

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The City of Edinburgh trampoline club’s Holly Allfrey secured a highly commendable fourth place at the senior women’s British Championships in Telford. To qualify for...

Planners say new village house is too far from bus stop 

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A bid to build a new house on the edge of a village has been rejected after planners said it was too far from...

West Lothian Council aim to cut repair bills for squalid homes

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Housing officers are working to engage with tenants in a bid to cut the numbers of empty council homes trashed and abandoned.  Housing officer Jennifer Benson told  councillors that “...