3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (483+ words) “This week sees an unusual – but vitally important – visitor to Leith. “Knife Angel has been installed at Kirkgate, a huge 27ft statue constructed with 100,000 knives and bladed weapons that have been confiscated by police forces from all over the UK. Raising…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (286+ words) CRASH VICTIM NAMED AS LINDA PATTERSON A 32-year-old man and two women, aged 19 and 23, have been charged following a fatal crash on the A8 near Newbridge. Around 9.25am on Monday, 7 September, 2026, officers were called to the crash involving four cars. A 58-year-old…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1098+ words) Tracy Gilbert MP has written to councillors ahead of the City of Edinburgh Council Transport and Environment Committee considering the city’s future tram network, warning Councillors that any moves to scrap tram proposals to Granton would entrench inequality and poverty…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (291+ words) Local charity LifeCare is inviting parents, grandparents and carers to join a free, practical paediatric first aid session at its Stockbridge hub this Friday (11th September). The session will cover basic first aid for infants, including how to deliver CPR and…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (222+ words) The 2025 PISA study found that Scotland has held a competitive international position, as reading and maths have declined across the OECD as a whole. Scotland’s maths performance was similar to the OECD average and similar to the 2022 survey. The PISA…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (228+ words) POLICE are appealing for information following a fatal hit-and-run crash on the A8 Glasgow Road, near Newbridge yesterday (Monday, 7 September, 2026). Around 9.25am, police received a report of a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (162+ words) two mean sought – The NEN The NEN - North Edinburgh News POLICE in Edinburgh have released images of two men they believe can assist with their investigation after a 24 year-old man was seriously assaulted on Princes Street around 2.35am on Saturday, 1 August,…...

1+ week, 28+ min ago   (658+ words) Scotland’s most ambitious businesses are set to gain direct access to funders, investors and expert advisers when the national FUEL roadshow arrives in Edinburgh this September, building on the success of the first two events which have already generated a…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (155+ words) #NEST (City) Special Constables and their coordinator have been out conducting routine transport safety patrols across Edinburgh last night. • The team traced two females, aged 13 and 14, in connection with an assault and vandalism incident in St Andrew Square. Both have…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (155+ words) #NEST (City) Special Constables and their coordinator have been out conducting routine transport safety patrols across Edinburgh last night. • The team traced two females, aged 13 and 14, in connection with an assault and vandalism incident in St Andrew Square. Both have…...