Baby among five rescued from home as fire tears through roof of flats
A fire has destroyed the roof of a block of flats in Ferry Gait with a baby among five people rescued from the inferno. [...]
September 10, 2026
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- Baby among five rescued from home as fire tears through roof of flats
- Ben Macpherson steps down from Scottish Government ministerial role
- Police appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in Waterfront disturbance
- Tower block demolition ‘held up by lone tenant’
- Silverknowes beach set for tropical makeover as plans reveal “Year-Round Sunshine” initiative
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Baby among five rescued from home as fire tears through roof of flats
A fire has destroyed the roof of a block of flats in Ferry Gait with a baby among five people rescued from the inferno.
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Ben Macpherson steps down from Scottish Government ministerial role
Ben Macpherson has formally resigned from his position as the Scottish Government’s Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education. The MSP for Edinburgh North Eastern
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Police appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in Waterfront disturbance
Detectives are appealing for information following a disturbance in the Granton.
Ben Macpherson steps down from Scottish Government ministerial role
Ben Macpherson has formally resigned from his position as the Scottish Government’s Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education. The MSP for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith announced his departure in a resignation letter addressed to First Minister John Swinney [...]
August 26, 2026
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Police appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in Waterfront disturbance
Detectives are appealing for information following a disturbance in the Granton. [...]
August 19, 2026
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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 document. [...]
May 14, 2026
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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. [...]
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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