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Tenants will be moving into new affordable homes at Murrayburn Gate in the next couple of weeks. The homes, which Robertson Partnership Homes have ...

Calls to reintroduce phone booths on the streets of Broxburn and Bathgate have been cut off. Whilst the updated designs also carry defibrillators, councillors criticised...

Both city public transport companies, Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams, won top honours at the National Transport Awards in London on Thursday evening, And Chief...

Two international climate finance figures will debate the global failure to address environmental risks at a historic Edinburgh venue this month. The event will take...

There will be overnight roadworks on the M8 between junctions 2 and 3 in October to carry out resurfacing works on the westbound carriageway. Works...

An Edinburgh politician has demanded immediate action from the Scottish Government to address severe sewage pollution contaminating the capital’s most prominent public waterways. Sanne Dijkstra-Downie,...

A Scottish decorator is leading a project to provide free makeovers for children's bedrooms. Mikey McKinnon, the owner of McKinnon Decorators in Livingston, West Lothian,...

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) – the Botanics – is a place which is very special to everyone in the capital. This autumn...

Edinburgh transport operators have secured a hat-trick of major accolades at the 23rd National Transport Awards in London. Lothian Buses was named Bus Operator of the Year, while Edinburgh Trams secured Tram...

As you sail into Stromness you cannot miss the stack of red rock that stands like an old man staggering on the edge of...

A local charity is celebrating 85 years at the heart of local communities – with demand for its services growing by more than 30%...

Three people, including a child, have been hospitalised after the ceiling of a newsagent's in Edinburgh collapsed. At around 7pm last night, emergency services were...

A care home in Edinburgh has donated funds to support an important cause. Care UK’s Cairdean House in Colinton has presented Carlops Parish Church with...

On 23 September, police officers in Midlothian attended a report of a housebreaking in the Dalkeith area.  Following enquiries and a review of CCTV footage,...

Officers from the Midlothian Service Delivery Hub have seized an unregistered electric motorbike which was being ridden in Danderhall. The incident took place on...

EDINBURGH is set to become the first area in Scotland to introduce “physical hubs” for gig workers and delivery riders in a push to improve working...

The category A-listed Scottish Widows HQ in Edinburgh is to be converted into a 385-room hotel, despite heritage and infrastructure concerns. The Scottish Widows building, designed by...

After years of being used for storage, a former kennels at a country estate once linked to a Royal murder plot are to be turned into...

The next generation of an historic farm near Penicuik have launched a bid to secure its future by building their own home on the land.  Craig and Nicole...

Edinburgh Bicycle Coop on Rodney Street in Canonmills has closed - the second branch to close in a year. The shop, sold bikes, electric bikes,...

Over the past week, local community officers have arrested two high tariff shoplifters in Prestonpans and Musselburgh.   One appeared in court in respect of 20...

Each month the Old Edinburgh Club take us back in time with their look at what happened in October as long ago as the...

The volunteers behind the Corstorphine Fair have led the way in lodging a petition with The Scottish Government to air their concerns about licensing...

Everyone who wishes to can now add their name to The Armed Forces Pledge and leave a message of support, creating Britain’s biggest thank...

The Labour councillor, Katrina Faccenda, who was first elected in 2022, has not been reselected by the local party as a possible candidate. In the...

A ‘forgotten’ primary school is at the centre of new plans for an extension.  Mauricewood Primary School, in Penicuik, has more than 350 pupils on its...

Midlothian council which has been dubbed the ‘speed bump capital of Scotland’ is set to introduce more of the traffic calming measures in two...

A man has been sentenced to six years in prison following a series of sexual assaults, including attempted rape against two children in Edinburgh.  Along...

Police Scotland officers have engaged with more than 1000 motorcyclists as part of efforts to prevent harm on Scotland’s roads.   The campaign ran from 20...

Police are appealing for any information in relation to the whereabouts of Douglas McCormack from East Lothian. The 15-year-old was last seen in Dunbar at...