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National Museum of Scotland play key role in dinosaur find
The earliest and most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Scotland has finally been extracted from the base of a cliff on the Isle...
Greens demand rail fare cuts to encourage train travel
The Scottish Greens’ transport spokesperson Mark Ruskell said that The Scottish Government should reconsider its decision to bring back peak rail fares.
Mr Ruskell’s comments...
Edinburgh legal firm expands its property team
An Edinburgh law firm has announced the appointment of four new team members to its residential conveyancing division.
Military veteran and former rugby player...
Rise in number of assaults on shop staff
Nearly one in ten shop workers in Scotland suffered a violent attack last year according to a report that reveals violence at double pre-pandemic...
Misconduct cops quit the force
A police officer who engaged in "sexual communications with a child" was one of eight rogue cops who left the force ahead of...
Five things you need to know today
Cockburn Association public meeting - sign up here
The Cockburn is holding an event on 3 April called On the Road to Nowhere - highlighting...
Property – options for country living
Three bedroom Kintail villas are now on sale by Allanwater Homes at their Oaktree Gardens development in Alloa.
Priced from £217,995, this home is available...
Marking Long Covid Awareness Day
Volunteers will be handing out more than 1,000 leaflets outside Waverley Station in Edinburgh hoping to raise awareness of Long Covid and ME/CFS (Myalgic...
Review – Death of a Salesman ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Insecurity, love, and betrayal flow through the veins of Arthur Miller’s ‘modern’ tragedy, Death of a Salesman, as the great post-war American Dream begin’s...
Crash on Queensferry Road – one driver taken to hospital
A crash on Queensferry Road on Friday 7 March involved drivers of four vehicles.
At 7.15pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025 police officers were called...
Latest roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh
This is the most up to date list of roadworks, road closure and events leading to road closures or diversions for traffic in Edinburgh...
Funeral of James Martin BEM – Still Game’s Auld Eric – held in Edinburgh
Stars of Still Game were among the mourners who turned out on Friday for the funeral of the popular Scottish actor Jimmy Martin.
The actor...
City builders’ merchants expands HQ offering
St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has strengthened its partnership with HSS Hire Group (HSS) with the opening of a rental facility at its...
New Permanent Secretary appointed to The Scottish Government
Joe Griffin has been appointed the top civil servant in The Scottish Government to work closely with the First Minister on major strategic and...
Scotland can be the “engine room of UK growth”
The Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray, told an audience at the University of Edinburgh's Informatics Forum on Friday morning...
Ronaq spices things up with new menu
A new menu which promises to deliver more authentic flavours of India has launched at the Ronaq restaurant in Edinburgh.
The BYOB eatery, which is...
Five things you need to know today
New coffee house
A new place to visit has just opened on The Royal Mile in a Category A-listed building in Edinburgh’s Old Town...
Former social worker convicted of sexual assault at Barnardo’s home
A former social worker has been convicted of physically and sexually assaulting children at a Barnardo’s residential home in East Lothian.
Peter Livingstone carried out...
New coffee house opens in the Old Town
A new coffee house with a long history is open now on The Royal Mile.
John's Coffee House and Tavern is being reintroduced after...
Crash on Clermiston Road North
A driver came to rest upside down in the hatchback they were driving on Clermiston Road North on Thursday evening around 7pm.
Emergency services were...
House builder makes World Book Day donation to local school
Pupils at Maybury Primary School are among those celebrating World Book Day today.
The pupils have received a donation of a £250 book token...
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New £15 million community fund launched
The Regenerative Futures Fund is a new ten year community fund which is aimed at putting "decision making...
Royalettes get 2025 off to a flier
Edinburgh-based Royalettes baton twirlers brought home a remarkable haul of 26 medals from the first TwirlSport Scotland Majorettes competition of 2025 in Fife.
The success...
Scottish Government announce infrastructure funding for Granton Waterfront
Monies announced today from The Scottish Government's Housing Infrastructure Fund will enable the infrastructure works preparing the way for 847 new homes, including 387...
Bonnie & Style will bring glamour to St James Quarter
The food hall at St James Quarter, Bonnie & Wild, is playing its part in the Edinburgh STYLE weekend at the end of March....
£15 million community fund to be launched in the capital
The Regenerative Futures Fund is a new ten year community fund which is aimed at putting "decision making in the hands of those who...
Celebrate International Waffle Day – where else but at Duck & Waffle?
Duck & Waffle Edinburgh will be the place to celebrate International Waffle Day with the return of Waffle Week later this month.
From Monday,...
Review – Heaven at The Traverse
It's a Saturday afternoon and one theatregoer is enjoying a large glass of Chardonnay. "Size large darling", she tells the bar staff. Moments later...
Cousin Trophy winners at Curl Edinburgh are Team Keron
The Cousin Trophy. first played for in 1950 at Edinburgh Curling Club, was given a major revamp in its 75th year and in the...
Kick boxing twins head off to Italy
Capital kick-boxing twins, Arran and Freya Drever, are off to the Italian Cup this weekend as part of a contingent from the Wolfpack Club...
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