A new council-backed initiative is being launched to tackle litter in Craigmillar and Edinburgh. Set to launch at an event today at the White House in Craigmillar, the new Keep Craigmillar Clean ...

The performances of Jamie Muscato and Sharon Rose, the actors firmly at the heart of this charming new musical based on David Nicholls’ 2009 novel, lift this gorgeous-looking production to the next ...

Regardless of the result a sustained fund raising effort by the Penicuik-Leith women’s rugby team will pay dividends in the form of a trip to Orkney this weekend. Drawn against the island team in the ...

The plug will not be pulled on Armadale swimming pool during the eight-week consultation on its future, West Lothian council ...

The council will ask The Scottish Government for powers to regulate vape shops after the Union Street fire in Glasgow, which is thought to have begun in a shop selling vapes. At a regulatory committee ...

Author Irvine Welsh has said that Trainspotting the Musical will be made into a stage production in London’s West End in July – before setting off on a tour starting in his home city of Edinburgh. The ...

Plans to regenerate former allotments in Bridgend have been delayed by fly-tipping and ongoing police and environmental investigations into illegal activities on the site. The villagers were promised ...

Police are appealing for information to help trace 15-year-old Ahmad Bader who was last seen at a premises on Gorgie Road around 8.20pm on Wednesday, 11 March. He is described as being around 6ft tall ...

Edinburgh with its lively pub scene is the ideal place to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Edinburgh has a full complement of Irish pubs and nightclubs in which to cut loose and raise a toast to Ireland’s ...

THE CITY of Edinburgh Council is facing questions over how it handled the closure of the Calderglen Early Learning and Childcare Centre.

Councillors will vote on possible increases in salaries for 21 elected members at the council meeting on Thursday. Council tax is due to go up by 4%, but all councillors will get a 3.3% salary ...

Boss Mark Heaney has spoken of his pride at welcoming a third generation into the family-run firm John Heaney (Electrical), ...