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Can you help reunite a treasured Parker pen and it’s owner?

A pen found in Sainsbury’s Craigleith has been shared over 1300 on social media hoping to find owner. Now when you find a pen you would normally pick it up and think nothing else of it, but this one pen [...]

April 18, 2015 City wide news
Fifteen year old charged after robbery at Newsagent

Fifteen year old charged after robbery at Newsagent

Police arrest and charge 15 year old We reported that on Sunday the 22nd of March a newsagent on Bellevue Road was robbed at Knife Point, the male entered the premises before threatening staff and making off with a sum [...]

March 30, 2015 City wide news, Uncategorised

Street lighting to be improved following LED light rollout

Following our story earlier this month we are delighted that the Council have agreed to take action and improve the street lights in the area. We were inundated with emails and messages on social media about the poor lighting the [...]

March 17, 2015 City wide news

National Fire Fighters Charity annual car wash takes place tomorrow

Firefighters across Scotland are preparing to roll up their sleeves to take part in the National Car Wash Firefighters will be on hand to make your car sparkle and as you drive away in your gleaming car, your donation to [...]

March 13, 2015 City wide news

3 arrested in connection with shots being fired in West Pilton

Police in Edinburgh investigating a firearms discharge in the north of the city have charged three men as part of wider disruption activity linked to the enquiry. Officers responded to West Pilton March in the early hours of Tuesday 3rd [...]

March 10, 2015 #StrongerNorth, City wide news

Local MSP Colin Keir Shows his support to Marie Curie’s Daffodil Appeal

Local MSP Shows his support to Marie Curie’s Daffodil Appeal Wearing his daffodil with pride, Colin lent his support to Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal at the Scottish Parliament on 5 March 2015. Colin met staff and heard about the [...]

March 5, 2015 City wide news

Police Scotland’s Chief Superintendent Williams reassures Edinburgh after recent firearms incidents.

Chief Superintendent Williams reassures Edinburgh after recent firearms incidents.  Tonight Police Scotland want to reassure everyone Edinburgh is a safe City. In a statement tonight, Chief Supt Mark Williams, Divisional Commander for the City of Edinburgh said: “Over the past [...]

March 3, 2015 #StrongerNorth, City wide news

Weather warning for SNOW and ICE to affect North Edinburgh

Weather warning for snow and ice across Scotland has been issued for Sunday night right through until Monday morning An inch of snow is expected at lower levels, with up to four inches forecast for areas over 400m. The Met [...]

March 1, 2015 City wide news

Two plead guilty to attempting to murder Jack Yu

Two men have pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow for attempting to murder a Chinese man in Pilton. Garry Reid (19) and James Hogg (24) both pleaded guilty of the attempted murder of Jie Yu, who was attacked [...]

February 25, 2015 City wide news, Uncategorised

15 year old charged after two housebreakings and theft of car

Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged a 15-year-old male youth following two housebreakings in the west of the city. The first incident occurred between 4pm and 10.30pm on Sunday, February 22 when an address in Clermiston Crescent was subject [...]

February 24, 2015 City wide news