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Man arrested for armed robberies in Edinburgh

39 year old arrested after Armed robbery on Ferry Road Police in Edinburgh have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with two armed robberies in the Ferry Road area. Both incidents occurred in Ferry Road, Edinburgh.  The first incident took [...]

February 12, 2015 City wide news

Local man found guilty of horrific murder

A local man has been found guilty of the “brutal” murder of an 85-year-old woman in her Edinburgh home. Robert Buczek, 24, killed Eleanor Whitelaw, known as Norah, by stabbing her seven times in the neck with a pair of [...]

February 9, 2015 Uncategorised

Busy weekend for South Queensferry RNLI rescuing ten people

RNLI and Coastguard rescue ten from Cramond Island. Yesterday (Sunday) RNLI responded to two emergency calls to Cramond Island. Picture Google First paged at 14:00hrs to 8 people stranded on Cramond Island, rescued by RNLI and taken to Hawes Pier [...]

February 9, 2015 City wide news

Male in hospital after road traffic accident on Telford Road

All three emergency services raced to what was reported as a high speed accident involving two cars. The accident on Telford Road at the junction Groathill Avenue shortly happened shortly after 10pm and was described by one local as “Carnage” [...]

February 8, 2015 City wide news

Two car road traffic accident Davidsons Mains

Emergency services attended a two car road traffic accident tonight in the main street Davidsons Mains.  Shortly after 7pm Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland attended.  An elderly male was checked over by paramedics at the scene but did not [...]

February 7, 2015 Local News
Two charged under misuse of drugs act in North Edinburgh

Two charged under misuse of drugs act in North Edinburgh

A man and a woman have been charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act after police in north Edinburgh recovered Class B drugs yesterday (Thur). A quantity of amphetamine with a street value of around £3,500 and cannabis estimated to [...]

February 6, 2015 Local News

Police need public help to trace Ronald Fleming

Police are appealing to the public in order to trace missing man Ronald Fleming. Ronald Fleming, aged 38, left the Western General Hospital at around 4pm today (Thursday, February 5). He was last seen at 17.20pm in the South Clerk [...]

February 5, 2015 City wide news

MSP Colin Keir welcomes funding announcement for Edinburgh

SNP MSP COLIN KEIR WELCOMES FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDINBURGH BY CABINET SECRETARY FOR FINANCE  The Cabinet Secretary for Finance John Swinney has set out his 2015-16 Budget to parliament, outlining enormous benefits for the people of Edinburgh and Scotland.   [...]

February 5, 2015 City wide news

#StrongerNorth Feedback Session

#StrongerNorth – Community Feedback Session 1 #StrongerNorth organised a feedback session so that they could review the activities of the three months from October to December 2014 and to measure 1 Where progress had been made 2 What else needs [...]

February 5, 2015 #StrongerNorth

The Road to Hampden – Help Spartans Make History

Spartans could make history but need your support The Spartans play Berwick Rangers on Saturday 7th February at Ainslie Park in Round 5 of the Scottish Cup.  If they win they will make history as the first non-league team to [...]

February 3, 2015 sport