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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
Police appeal for witnesses following housebreaking and Assault on Ferry Road Drive

Police appeal for witnesses following housebreaking and Assault on Ferry Road Drive

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a housebreaking where the occupiers were assaulted. The incident happened around 6am this morning at a property on Ferry Road Drive. The three male occupants who live in the house were confronted [...]

March 29, 2015 Uncategorised

No more Lottery sales at RS McColl’s

A local shop has been stopped from selling Lottery tickets after allegations were made [...]

March 19, 2015 Uncategorised
Police investigate damage to community garden

Police investigate damage to community garden

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for the public’s assistance after a community garden was vandalised at the weekend. The incident occurred at the Lochend Secret Garden on Restalrig Square sometime between 12noon on Friday, March 13, and 11am on Saturday, [...]

March 17, 2015 Uncategorised

Local man Kenny Ramsay sentenced following conviction

A local man was today sentenced to 9 years in jail after being found guilty of a catalogue of sexual abuse against two women, one was aged just 14.   Ramsay was found guilty last month at the High Court [...]

March 17, 2015 Local News, Uncategorised

Robert Buczek sentenced to 20 years in jail for Eleanor Whitelaw murder

A 24-year-old man who murdered an 85-year-old woman after an attack in her Edinburgh home must serve at least 20 years in jail, a judge has said. Robert Buczek killed Eleanor Whitelaw, known as Norah, by stabbing her seven times [...]

March 17, 2015 Local News, Uncategorised

Introducing North Edinburgh News Cooperative

The Edinburgh Reporter and North Edinburgh Community News along with Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse (TRIM)  are delighted to announce a new collaboration – North Edinburgh News Cooperative. The Cooperative will allow the organisations to work together to provide the North Edinburgh community with [...]

March 11, 2015 Uncategorised

Muirhouse resident films fly tipping

Muirhouse residents are starting to take a stand against fly-tipping in their community. On Saturday afternoon one resident was walking and caught two men emptying the contents of a van into the street. The resident who we have agreed not [...]

March 9, 2015 Uncategorised
Two released without charge following arrest over armed robbery 

Two released without charge following arrest over armed robbery 

Police in Edinburgh can confirm that two people who were detained yesterday at an address in Easter Drylaw have been released without charge. The search of the home was in connection to an ongoing investigation into an armed robbery at [...]

March 4, 2015 Uncategorised

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