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Officers qualify in Plant and Agricultural Vehicle Theft Identification
Roads Policing officers who successfully completed a specialist two-day course on Plant and Agricultural Vehicle Theft Identification earlier this year have been presented with...
Edinburgh writer shortlisted for major international writing award
Edinburgh-based writer Russell Jones has been shortlisted for a major international writing prize. The Half the World Global Literati Award comes with a prize...
Leith School of Art Summer Show 2016*****
How many exhibitions have you been to where a student rushed to make you a cup of tea? How often have you been thanked...
Cherry questions Prime Minister about Edinburgh jobs
Joanna Cherry QC MP asked a question during the Prime Minister's EU Referendum Statement which took place at Westminster earlier this afternoon.
The SNP MSP for...
Jet2 flying more planes from Edinburgh next winter than ever before
Jet2 is to fly to Fuerteventura and Turin for the first time and will have over 135,000 seats available for booking this winter from...
Filming wraps on Churchill starring Brian Cox
Salon Pictures today announced the end of production on the highly anticipated new feature film CHURCHILL, which follows the eponymous icon in the days...
Firefighters attend hundreds of needless fires across country last summer
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service fought hundreds of needless fires across the country last summer, latest figures reveal.
Firefighters worked throughout the hot summer...
Musselburgh Racecourse celebrates 200th anniversary with royal visit
Her Majesty the Queen will visit Musselburgh Racecourse on 8 July to help them celebrate 200 years of horse racing there.
The Bi-Centenary Raceday will...
Witness appeal after air gun fired at bus in Wester Hailes
Police are looking for witnesses after a youth fired an air gun at an LRT bus on Saturday.
The incident happened around 8.30 pm on...
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Edinburgh South MP resigns Shadow Cabinet post
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EIFF 2016 is over – time for thanks
With the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival now almost over, organisers have paid
tribute to the funders, partners and supporters who have made this year’s milestone...
Royal Highland Show 2016 attracts 187,000 visitors
The Royal Highland Show over the last four days attracted 187,000 visitors through the gates - with Friday playing host to 47,990 exhibitors, farmers,...
Ian Murray steps down as Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
There is only one Labour MP in Scotland, Ian Murray who represents Edinburgh South, and he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 27th JUNE 2016
Picturehouses Toddler Time: exclusive short screenings for pre-school children and their parents and carers. Today: Timmy Time: Seaside Rescue and Other Adventures . It’s...
LeithLate16 launched with rock ‘n roll
LeithLate 16 launched its jam-packed programme of art events with a launch party providing the locals of Leith with top notch Scottish talent on Friday...
Sir Elton John – Meadowbank Sports Centre 25 June 2016 *****
He plays over 100 concerts a year. He has made 32 albums and has sold around 300 million records.
He has a knighthood - and a...
Man detained pending deportation at Edinburgh supermarket
Members of the the Home Office's immigration enforcement department supported by local officers raided the Calder Supermarket in Calder Park on Thursday morning and detained a man who...
Woman dies after falling from window in Morningside
A woman has died after falling from a window in Morningside this morning.
Police were called to Morningside Road shortly before 9am and the road was...
First Minister on the first steps to independence after EU Referendum
The First Minister the Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon appeared on the steps of Bute House just after 11.30 am this morning to explain...
In or Out – Edinburgh Youngsters Show Us What It’s All About
As the results for the EU referendum were being revealed children in Edinburgh show us what it’s all about with a giant Hokey Cokey sung...
At the Royal Highland Show – Seafood in Schools spreading the word
Chloe Porteous (17), Nick Duffy (16) and Paul Woodcock (16) all from Glenrothes Fife learned about fish and shellfish at the Royal Highland Show yesterday.
They...
The Boy with Tape on his Face at Gilded Balloon Comedy in July
Silence will be golden for comedy audiences in Edinburgh at the beginning of July. The Boy With Tape on His Face, aka Sam Wills,...
Five things you need to know today
Harness Racing at Musselburgh
Elton John at Meadowbank
Outdoor Afternoon Tea at the G&V
Britannia welcomes 5 millionth visitor
Colinton Community Council issue warning to residents
Today there is...
#ScotLitFest launches the Virtual Festival
#ScotLitFest kicked off with a launch party to celebrate this first time festival, a virtual festival no less, enthusing literary Edinburgh before their crowded...
To Brexit, from an EU immigrant
I always knew you were quite prone
To go off and do things on your own,
But your leave campaign lied,
Your ref had my hands tied,
And...
Concern about speeding drivers in East Lothian
Police in East Lothian will continue to conduct proactive patrols in the Dunbar and Tyninghame areas following complaints about speeding.
On Wednesday officers attended a...
Two former Edinburgh Airport managers sentenced for fraud.
Two former managers at Edinburgh Airport have today been sentenced for fraud.
At the Sheriff Court in Edinburgh, both Steven Spalding (46) and Stephen Cunningham...
Five teenagers arrested in connection with a series of housebreakings
Five teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with a series of housebreakings in Edinburgh.
Between 7pm on Wednesday, June 22nd, and 3am on...
Royal Highland Show 2016 – M&S winners
Farmers from across Scotland have been announced as this year’s winners of the prestigious M&S ‘Farming for the Future’ awards, which took place at...
EU referendum – Greens say Edinburgh City Deal now in doubt
A multi-billion pound programme of investment in the economy of Edinburgh and surrounding region hangs in the balance after the UK narrowly voted to...
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