A series of residents in the capital received ominous invitations over the weekend via slips of paper handed out at premises across Auld Reekie. Delivered by strangers, the invites include an ...

LOCALS have issued a warning to motorists and cyclists after finding a number of dangerous caltrops spread across a busy Edinburgh street. The caltrops were found in numbers on bustling Leith Walk ...

A BUTCHER has received a suspended sentence after being caught on the M6 transporting three bags of cannabis in his car worth a whopping £90,000. Dmitrjs Kalmus appeared in Carlisle Crown Court ...

THE FEDERATION of Small Businesses (FSB) has responded to a consultation on Edinburgh’s visitor levy, saying that spending it on housing cannot be “justified”. They state that the revenue ...

LOCAL wildlife watchers have spotted a number of otters swimming around the Water of Leith in Edinburgh over the weekend. Three of the protected species were seen on Saturday swimming in the ...

POLICE Scotland for South East Edinburgh have announced that their community teams plan to target acquisitive crime in the month of December with “Operation Southsider”. Acquisitive crime ...

CALLS to boycott retailer Urban Outfitters have been raised after a report revealed the company is using an app to hire “freelance” staff and avoid employment law. It was revealed by the ...

A SCOTTISH roofing company has moved into new headquarters as part of its “continued growth”. Taylor Roofs recently moved into its new Livingston base, which bosses have described as a “game ...

RESEARCH by the University of Dundee is being carried out in the hope that it can help fight digital crime. The university is looking for people across Scotland to take part, with volunteers ...

THE beloved Gorgie City Farm is set to reopen after a new operator has successfully bid to take on a 25-year lease. The farm, once called LOVE Gorgie Farm, was forced to close to the public two ...

MUSSELBURGH’S annual Loony Dook celebrations were cancelled yet again due to poor water quality and high levels of bacteria. This is the fourth year in a row that the event has failed to take ...

AN EDINBURGH snowboarder has launched a crowdfunder in the hopes of becoming the first athlete with motor neurone disease (MND) to compete at the Winter Olympics. Davy Zyw was diagnosed with MND ...