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A police investigation us underway after a young child  was approached by a man in a car on her way to Craigour Primary School around 8.40am on Friday 5th February.

The man who was described as being well dressed was driving a dark coloured 4×4 vehicle.

A police spokesman said: “Police are investigating after a man stopped in a vehicle and spoke to a young child as she made her way to school in the Craigour area of Edinburgh.

“The incident happened at around 8.40am on Friday, February 5. The child was unharmed however police are carrying out various lines of inquiry as part of their ongoing investigation and are in contact with the City of Edinburgh Council Education Department.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.