Plans to turn an empty former carpet shop in Edinburgh city centre have been approved, after earlier adult gaming centre proposals were rejected. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Police have cordoned off a busy Edinburgh city centre road amid an emergency incident. Images, shared by an eyewitness, show Calton Road locked down from both ends. Officers could be seen standing ...

Literary tours and information boards charting Edinburgh’s status as a city with a wealth of literary history should be created in the city in a bid to boost reading in young people, the new ...

Edinburgh’s winter festivals were worth almost £200 million to the city last year, despite the cancellation of the outdoor Hogmanay events, according to a new report. Research published by ...

They helped me better understand what Edinburgh means to me as a city, and who I am within its orbit. The first firecracker in my inbox was a commission to write what could be termed my ‘Great ...

From extensive enquiries within Edinburgh city centre, we know the suspect approached her on Princes Street and then led her onto South St David Street, around St Andrew Square, onto Queen Street ...

Targeting the city’s largest visitor market, domestic overnight travellers, Stay Different is designed to inspire longer, more meaningful stays by highlighting the diversity of experiences waiting to ...

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Edinburgh is in the throes of a wet spell which is impacting regions across the UK. Now while the rain is welcomed by gardeners and farmers across the Lothians, for your everyday resident, the recent ...

Closures will be in place on the Edinburgh City Bypass, with essential roadworks set to begin. The works will renew the road surfaces, including potholes and cracks, and aim to create 'safer and ...

Scottish culture secretary Angus Robertson has urged Edinburgh’s festivals to expand across the city to encourage more of the city’s residents to get involved. He has suggested that a mix ...