All Sections
Scotland's National Newspaper
Edit Account-Sign Out
My AccountSign Out
BREAKING
6 hours ago Soccer AM set to be axed at the end of the season
1 hour ago Actor and star of Mary Poppins involved in car crash in Miami
2 hours ago Watch live as Boris Johnson faces MPs at Privileges Committee
3 hours ago Major price hike of Galaxy chocolate bars leaves customers furious
3 hours ago Tributes paid to 15-year-old girl who died after being hit by a bus
5 hours ago Heinz and Absolut Vodka announce new pasta sauce product

Police arrest drink-driver

THE festive crackdown on drink-driving saw a 37-year-old man arrested after a Christmas night out with work colleagues.

By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT

Officers stopped the man on Friday in South Groathill Avenue, at around 7.30am. The man was arrested and charged, and will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.

Police are warning drivers to refrain from getting behind the wheel of their car if they have taken drink the night before.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Inspector David Milne, from the Road Policing Unit at Lothian and Borders Police said: "The driver was found to be twice over the limit."