Filmhouse may get certification permission

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An independent cinema may get permission to self-certify films for screening, under plans set to be considered by Edinburgh councillors. The Filmhouse, on Lothian Road,...

Second by-election in a year for Whitburn and Blackburn residents

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Whitburn and Blackburn residents' area facing a second by-election in a year after it was confirmed local Labour councillor David Russell had resigned.  Councillor Russell...

Five Sisters Zoo celebrating two decades this weekend

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Five Sisters Zoo will celebrate their 20th birthday, and their local MP, Gregor Poynton, visited them to offer his congratulations. The West Calder...

Latest roadworks and road closures – and changes to tram services...

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The latest list of roadworks, road closure and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh which drivers, pedestrians, wheelchair users...

Dr Elsie Inglis statue set for approval

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A controversial statue of a historic Edinburgh doctor is set to be approved by councillors for construction on the Royal Mile. Dr Elsie Inglis worked...

‘Ruinous building’ to become rural home

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Plans to turn a ‘ruinous building’ on the edge of the John Muir Way, in East Lothian, into a three bedroom house have been...

Alcohol deaths fall in West Lothian

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Concerns over the easy availability of alcohol in West Lothian have been raised, despite a drop in the number of alcohol related deaths.  The number...

Edinburgh rat task force to be explored

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A new anti-rat task force will be explored by council officers after reports of rodent infestations across the city. Residents told councillors that the rat...

East Lothian home owners refused permission to make paddock part of...

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A home owner has been told he cannot turn his paddock into a garden despite providing sworn statements that said he has cut the...

Former LibDem leader has died

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The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Menzies "Ming" Campbell, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, has died in London aged 84. He was educated in Glasgow...