Tower block demolition ‘held up by lone tenant’
The demolition of a local housing block is being held up by one tenant who is refusing to leave their home, according to a council document. [...]
May 14, 2026
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- Tower block demolition ‘held up by lone tenant’
- Silverknowes beach set for tropical makeover as plans reveal “Year-Round Sunshine” initiative
- Local residents grill Holyrood candidates at Edinburgh Northern mini-Hustings
- School kids could get World Cup bank holiday
- Edinburgh councillors to vote on whether to increase their own salaries
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Tower block demolition ‘held up by lone tenant’
The demolition of a local housing block is being held up by one tenant who is refusing to leave their home, according to a council
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Silverknowes beach set for tropical makeover as plans reveal “Year-Round Sunshine” initiative
Residents were left stunned this morning following the “accidental leak” of ambitious plans to transform Silverknowes beach into Scotland’s first fully tropical beach resort.
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Local residents grill Holyrood candidates at Edinburgh Northern mini-Hustings
Around fifty local residents attended a mini-hustings organised by Drylaw Telford Community Council last night.
Silverknowes beach set for tropical makeover as plans reveal “Year-Round Sunshine” initiative
Residents were left stunned this morning following the “accidental leak” of ambitious plans to transform Silverknowes beach into Scotland’s first fully tropical beach resort. [...]
April 1, 2026
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Local residents grill Holyrood candidates at Edinburgh Northern mini-Hustings
Around fifty local residents attended a mini-hustings organised by Drylaw Telford Community Council last night. [...]
March 31, 2026
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School kids could get World Cup bank holiday
Edinburgh pupils could get the day off school during the World Cup in June. A bank holiday has been approved by the Scottish Government on June 15 in recognition of Scotland making the men’s World Cup and local councillors will [...]
March 18, 2026
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Edinburgh councillors to vote on whether to increase their own salaries
Councillors are set to vote on whether to further increase the salaries of 21 members at a council meeting on Thursday – all as council rates are set to go up 4%. All councillors will get a 3.3% salary increase [...]
March 18, 2026
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PICTURED: Spartans go eight points clear with 2-0 win over Dumbarton
Spartans went eight points clear at the top of League 2 yesterday with a 2-0 win over Dumbarton. Bradley Whyte fired Dougie Samuel’s side ahead in the 38th minute when his shot from outside the box nestled into the bottom [...]
January 4, 2026
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Local Post Offices broken into as thieves steal safes containing around £10,000
Police are investigating after two local Post Offices were robbed in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that around £10,000 was stolen from a shop in Muirhouse. The first break-in took place at the Barnton Post Office [...]
December 28, 2025
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Man in court accused of six alleged sexual assaults in Stockbridge
A man has appeared in court accused of committing six sex attacks on women in the Stockbridge area. Shashank Kasturi appeared in the dock at the Sheriff Court yesterday charged over the alleged assault spree December 12. The 22-year-old has been charged [...]
December 23, 2025
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Man arrested in connection with six local alleged sex attacks
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with six alleged sexual assaults in the Stockbridge area. Police received reports of three incidents on the evening of Friday, 12 December, 2025, in the Fettes Row, Inverleith Row and Saxe [...]
December 19, 2025
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Police hunt man following three sexual assaults in local area
Detectives are appealing for information following three sexual assaults that took place in the Stockbridge area on Friday. Around 5.20pm on Fettes Row, a woman was approached from behind by a man who sexually assaulted her and made sexual comments. Around [...]
December 16, 2025
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