- Barge hauls aircraft carrier's hull
- 'Only husband had murder motive'
- Children at nursery contract E.coli
- Fire debris 'may have asbestos'
- Young professionals 'prefer cities'
- Man arrested over rape of woman, 19
- Water warning issued amid hot spell
- Murder inquiry after man found dead
- Yes declaration seeks 1m signatures
North Edinburgh
OAP living in fear after dog attack
A PENSIONER is living in fear after being mauled by her new neighbour’s bull terrier as she went to say hello.
13 commentsTea party raises £250 for charity
A HOSPICE has launched a new funding bid by holding a tea party in the Capital.
Olympic dish call for kids
BUDDING young chefs are being urged to enter a cookery competition and win the chance to have their dish featured on a restaurant menu in the build up to the Olympics.
New life for factory site as housing plans win approval
PLANS for more than 400 homes on the site of a former factory in South Queensferry have been given the green light.
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Mark carves out stage for his hidden opera talent
THEY are two activities most would consider a world apart – yet for one man they are all in a day’s work.
Bear Grylls drops in for Scouting skills day
ADVENTURER Bear Grylls will be in South Queensferry tomorrow to meet Scouts.
1 commentOlivia’s asthma triumph
A WOMAN who could barely walk 200 yards four years ago because of her asthma is set to run the Edinburgh Half Marathon later this month.
Birthday lost its buzz after crooks stole our gadgets
A ROBBERY victim had his birthday ruined after thieves looted his home for around £2000 of electrical equipment.
1 commentFalse teeth turn up in beach clean
False teeth, sofa cushions and a lone volleyball were among the foreign objects discovered and removed from Cramond beach during a community clean up.
Albanian who had £120k of cocaine jailed
An Albanian caught with cocaine worth £120,000 and a haul of £55,000 in cash from organised crime has been jailed for eight years and nine months.
Moggy left soggy and groggy from drink in the boggy
It was an unusual choice of watering hole that saw one of Willow the cat’s nine lives go down the pan.
Leith Festival back from brink with full ten-day programme
LEITH Festival has beaten off funding fears to return, against the odds, with a full ten-day programme of events this summer.
Mark up and saddle up
POLICE are set to host a series of bike-marking events in a bid to make it easier to reunite stolen cycles with their owners.
Au revoir as French restaurant closes
ONE of Edinburgh’s best-known French restaurants has shut its doors for good – sparking fears for the Capital’s restaurant trade.
19 commentsIsland rescue of woman cut off by tide
A HEAVILY-pregnant woman had to be rescued from Cramond Island after being cut off by high tides.
Paige backed for BGT semis
SCHOOLGIRL Paige Turley is to be cheered on by her home town as she takes part in the latest semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent.
Bus firm adds Leith tour app
A BUS tour firm has launched a new Leith walking guide mobile phone app.
3 commentsRoot out new plant stock
The Royal Botanic Garden is to hold its annual plant sale later this month.
MP backs ivory trade campaign
EDINBURGH North and Leith MP Mark Lazarowicz has pledged his support to the fight against the elephant ivory trade.
1 commentBotanics sows seeds for plant catalogue
THE Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is among four botanical institutions to announce plans to create the first online catalogue of the world’s plants.
Botanics host art exhibition
The first posthumous museum exhibition of paintings by Edinburgh and Ireland-based artist William McKeown is to be held at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Gay bar eyes new owner deal
ONE of the best known bars on the Capital’s gay scene could be set for a new lease of life just weeks after its shock closure.
16 commentsDuo detained for dangling boy by legs
TWO people have been detained by police following claims a child was dangled upside down by his legs at Ocean Terminal.
Cash lifeline for lifeboats
LIFEBOAT volunteers have pocketed a donation from cargo firm Menzies Aviation, which is based at Edinburgh Airport.
Funeral for city teacher
THE funeral of a popular Edinburgh school teacher is to be held on Friday following his sudden death.
Mum keeps her sports car after son caught drink-driving
AN elderly woman has escaped having her £60,000 sports car confiscated after her son was caught driving it while nearly four times over the limit.
Backing blow for urban wind turbine
Campaigners have pledged to press ahead with plans to build a community wind turbine in the Capital, despite Scottish Water withdrawing its support for the scheme.
Gran who rescued pigeon from cat ends up with lodger
WHEN Pat McMillan saved a pigeon from the clutches of a local cat, the great-grandmother had no idea she would make a feathered friend for life.
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Students plan permanent tribute after teacher dies
PUPILS are to set up a permanent memorial to remember a popular teacher who died after spending nearly 33 years teaching at the same school.
1 comment800 homes to be built
A CONTRACT worth £80 million to build 800 new homes has been put out to tender by the city council.
3 commentsLeith focus on display
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition depicting the character and beauty of Leith is to go on display.
Supermarket chews on fine for mice-gnawed food sale
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s has been fined £6000 for allowing food chewed on by mice to be placed on sale at a Capital branch.
9 commentsArmed Forces Day attacker saves £1500 by paying victim
AN attacker who left a man with four fractured ribs has saved himself £1500 by stumping up half the compensation he was ordered to pay his victim.
Six-fold rise in speeding
More than six times as many drivers as normal were caught speeding over the Easter holidays on one stretch of road near the Forth Replacement Crossing.
Community group cleared by cash probe
A COMMUNITY council forced to suspend its activities after a probe was launched has been cleared of any financial wrongdoing.
Jodie left facing eviction after mum’s death
A GRIEVING daughter has told how she fears she will become homeless just weeks after the death of her mother from breast cancer.
2 commentsFamily appeal after death
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the relatives of a woman who was found dead in her Edinburgh home.
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Scottish independence: Politicians and celebrities join forces for ‘Yes’ campaign launch
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