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Peter Murrell arrives at High Court for preliminary hearing
Peter Murrell, 61, the former Chief Executive of the SNP, and estranged husband of former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has arrived at the High...
Edinburgh attraction is one of UK’s best days out
Edinburgh's oldest purpose-built visitor attraction, the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, has been ranked among the UK’s best days out this summer.
The popular...
Outlander costumes and props to go on show in Edinburgh
Dozens of costumes and props from the hit TV series Outlander will go on display in Edinburgh this week in an exhibition being staged...
Hidden Door Festival – call out for volunteers
The 2026 Hidden Door Festival - the Last Shift at the Paper Factory is almost here.
The short festival takes place at the same...
Fringe by the Sea wants everyone to grow the love
Fringe by the Sea (FBTS) in North Berwick has thrown down a challenge to people coming to the festival this summer to grow a...
Top Edinburgh gardens included in UK top 20 for spring
Four Scottish gardens including two in the capital have been named among the UK’s best to visit this spring.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE),...
Accies make mark on sevens circuit
Edinburgh Accies made a stunning start to the blue riband Border Rugby sevens circuit, picking up three titles in rapid time, while at the...
Let’s go surfin’ now at Lost Shore
As Europe’s largest wave pool, Lost Shore Surf Resort at Ratho had expected to be particularly busy during the warm weather.
And on Sunday surfers,...
Petition to retain letter carried by Wallace gains support
A petition to keep in Edinburgh a letter carried by Sir William Wallace over 700 years ago has been signed by nearly 2000 people...
Leith Walk remains closed after collision involving pedestrian
Leith Walk in Edinburgh remains closed from Duke Street to Iona Street following a report of a collision involving a pedestrian and a tram...
Leith Walk closed – collision involving pedestrian
There has been a collision on Leith Walk on Sunday morning about 9am involving a tram and a pedestrian.
Police Scotland have issued a statement...
Lifeboat launched three times in six days
The volunteers who crew the North Berwick lifeboat, the RNLI's D Class inshore lifeboat, SUNIJO, have launched three times since last Sunday.
The charity...
Football medal presented to Leith’s Bill Struth sold
A Scottish league championship winner's medal presented to legendary Leith-born Rangers manager Bill Struth has fetched more than £4,400 at auction.
The nine carat gold...
Council to pull out as factor in minority-owned buildings
Edinburgh Council has announced it will no longer act as factor in buildings where it is the minority owner.
The final decision will be made...
Outdated digital forensics causing delays in criminal cases
Police Scotland warn that outdated digital forensics have led to a major backlog in criminal cases, with almost 8,000 seized devices still awaiting analysis.
The...
Morningside Umbrella Festival gets its own post box topper
The Morningside Stealth Topperers - a special magical group of knitting fairies (cousins to the tooth fairy) have been at work in Morningside.
The...
Roadworks and road closures in Edinburgh
The council's travel team has issued its latest list of streets in the capital where roadworks and closures are planned.
Every area of the city...
Breaking ground at Edinburgh Park on new homes
A local company has begun building the first phase - 146 new homes - of the New Village at Edinburgh Park.
S1 Developments has permission...
Letter to the Editor – Remembering Quintinshill
One of our readers remembers the disaster which so affected Leith and Edinburgh during the First World War.
Dear Editor,
Remembering Quintinshill
Today marks the anniversary of...
Letter from Scotland
Last weekend, I took a breezy walk along the Pentland Ridge and came face to face with a magnificent Highland cow.
She looked so...
Cabinet meets for the first time today
Scotland's new First Minister, John Swinney, will chair the first meeting of the new Scottish Cabinet on Friday, and he will set out his ambitious...
New Presiding Officer makes changes to parliamentary business
The newly elected Presiding Officer, Kenny Gibson, has already made some changes in his first few days in the job.
The outgoing Presiding Officer, Alison...
Petition to stop the increased costs of the Motability Scheme
The Motability Scheme was set up 1977 to bring affordable motoring to disabled people, by allowing recipients of qualifying benefits to lease a car...
Fearnley has Sinner incentive but Cerundola first up in Paris
Jacob Fearnley has been given a massive incentive to progress in the second major event of the tennis season, the French Open, in Paris...
Support for Commonwealth Games athletes
Judoka Sarah Adlington and bowler Mary Wilson, both from Edinburgh, are among 43 athletes from eight sports sharing £210,000 of National Lottery funding from...
Degree show is back in the Borders
Heriot-Watt University has announced that its annual Degree Show will be returning to the Scottish Borders campus this weekend with designs inspired by the world around...
The chefs are here for the Leith Food Festival
The chef lineup has been announced for the first Leith Food Festival
A mouthwatering lineup of top chefs from the capital will be displaying their...
The men in recovery running to raise funds for life saving charity
Six residents and two former residents of the Bethany Christian Centre, supported by two members of staff, have teamed up as the Bethany Bananagrams to take part...
Looking for an outdoor terrace during the better weather?
The weather in the capital may at long last be about to take a turn for the better.
This might be the hottest weekend...
Supermarket opening hours this weekend
ALDI advises the best times to shop in Edinburgh over next weekend.
May holidays in Edinburgh are always a bit confusing. Edinburgh took its second local holiday...
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