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Royal Highland Show 2017 was a record breaker
Lothian Buses has reported an increase of almost 12% in customer journeys over the four days of the Royal Highland Show.
There were special services...
Edinburgh councillor blogs – Cllr Maureen Child
Maureen Child is the Labour councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar who regularly blogs for us.
On Monday, the fabulous Edinburgh Tool Library will be launching their new service in Portobello...
At Dynamic Earth – summer events for all the family
Edinburgh's five star visitor attraction Dynamic Earth has announced several polar themed events for families to enjoy over the summer.
Running from the 1 July...
Celebrating 45 years with DM Hall
Lorraine Pearson began working at DM Hall in 1972 . Now 45 years on Ms Pearson has stayed with the surveying company all that...
Life & Style Edinburgh 2017
Life & Style Edinburgh this weekend 1 - 2 July 2017 will showcase the best of life in the capital.
The event takes place across...
Wilfred Owen centenary celebrations
A historic event took place at Waverley Station to mark the centenary of war poet Wilfred Owen's first moments in the city on this day a...
Congratulations to Midlothian: Scottish Walking Football Festival 2017 champions
Huge congratulations to Midlothian who yesterday won the Scottish Walking Football Festival, the equivalent of the sport's Scottish Cup, at Glasgow Green Sports Centre.
Two years...
Hundreds take part in football festival
Three hundred Edinburgh schoolgirls took part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s Girls Football Festival at Ainslie Park on Friday.
The event was part of National...
Body found in search for missing priest Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira
Police searching for missing Edinburgh priest, Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira have found a body in East Lothian.
The 33-year-old was a native of Kerela in southern...
Battle of Prestonpans Tapestry on display at Holyrood
The medieval 'comic strip' which tells the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage to Scotland is being displayed in the Main Hall at the Scottish...
Rural Watch Scotland initiative launched at the Royal Highland Show
Police Scotland, NFU Scotland and Neighbourhood Watch Scotland launched their Rural Watch Scotland initiative yesterday at the Royal Highland Show, Ingliston.
'Rural Watch Scotland' is an extension...
Police urge road users to obey rules and ensure safety of others
Police Scotland is urging all road users to obey the rules of the road this Summer and play their part in ensuring the safety...
Man convicted of historic sex crimes on fellow pupils at Royal Blind School
A man has been convicted of a series of rapes and serious sexual assaults carried out when he was a schoolboy in Edinburgh.
David Penman...
Concern for missing man Michel Chartron
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing in the Murrayfield area.
Michel Chartron, aged 60, was last seen in Ormidale...
Police appeal for help to trace missing man Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira
Police are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing from the west of the city.
Father Martin Xavier Vazhachira from the St...
Record number or entrants at this year’s Scottish Walking Football Festival
The Scottish Walking Football Festival is taking place tomorrow, Saturday 24th June at Glasgow Green Football Centre at 11.30am. There will be 32 teams...
Conservatives name Cook to continue as Transport spokesman
The Conservative Group on the City of Edinburgh Council missed out on leading the new administration by only one elected member.
Undaunted they intend to...
Hibs face Partick Thistle at Easter Road on opening day of the season
Hibs will mark their return to the Ladbrokes Premiership with a home fixture against Partick Thistle on the opening day of the season.
This is...
First Minister to address ‘Brexfast’ at the Royal Highland Show
The First Minister will be up early this morning to get out to Ingliston to speak to farmers visiting the Royal Highland Show.
She is...
Edinburgh pub involved in nationwide craft beer festival
A craft beer festival is being staged at Hector's in Edinburgh until 15 July, celebrating the amber nectar in its many forms.
The Stockbridge local...
Witness appeal after city centre sex attack
A police investigation is underway after a 26-year-old woman was subjected to a sex attack in Rose Street Lane around 4am on Tuesday morning.
The...
Witness appeal following Cowgate attack
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault that took place between 2am and 3am on Friday 16th June in the Cowgate area...
Police hunt ‘suspicious’ man seen at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
A police investigation is underway after staff at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary became suspicious of a man earlier today.
Officers were called to the hospital...
New Town house sells for record price
Solicitor-estate agency, Coulters say they have sold a 6-bedroom town house in Edinburgh’s New Town for a record price of £1m.
10 Claremont Crescent, a recently...
The Vittoria Group to sponsor Lewis Stevenson’s testimonial match
The Vittoria Group will sponsor the upcoming testimonial match between Hibernian and Sunderland on Sunday 9 July.
The popular Italian family restaurants will also provide...
Man jailed for throwing petrol bomb at Central Mosque
A man who attempted to set fire to a mosque has today been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.
Thomas Conington, aged...
70-year-old woman paid bogus workmen £70,000 for gardening work
Three men have been arrested and charged for bogus workmen offences after an elderly woman was targeted in the Buckstone area.
Between 10th April and...
Hibs’ supporter directors update fans about ongoing issues
Hibs Supporter Directors Frank Dougan and Tracey Smith have issued the first in a series of regular updates to inform fans of what has...
Police warn public not to approach missing absconder
Police Scotland is warning the public not to approach a missing man who absconded from Midpark in Dumfries yesterday due to uncertainty over his reaction.
The has been...
Dame Katherine to deliver keynote speech at Wood Foundation event
Tomorrow in Perth the most decorated female Olympian, Dame Katherine Grainger will deliver the keynote speech to more than 1000 secondary school pupils from...
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