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Fire engines on the scene at the hotel on North Bridge.

City centre road closed as firefighters attend hotel call

Alexander Mclean shared this truly amazing shot of the Forth Bridge.

14 stunning photos of Scottish rivers and bodies of water taken by our readers

Wiktor Ulewicz was last seen in the Queen Street area of Edinburgh a week ago.

Concern growing for missing man last seen a week ago

Irvine Welsh's classic novel Trainspotting, which was later turned into a film, was almost entirely written in Edinburgh (or more accurately Leith) slang

A to Z of Edinburgh slang words and phrases

Brucefield Industrial Park, 5 Rennie Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 9DF

In photos: Edinburgh's 10 best real ale breweries

Danderhall Community Hub car park has seen shrubs overgrown with weeds.

Anger over state of community campus grounds

The bright and airy lounge with custom-built window seating, beautiful cornicing, an Edinburgh press cupboard and a feature gas fireplace,

Charming two-bedroom West End flat for sale

Jarvis Cocker of Pulp performing on stage at Finsbury Park in London. Picture date: Saturday July 1, 2023. Photo by PA/ Victoria Jones.

Pulp at Edinburgh Hogmanay: All you need to know

Unit 1 Almondvale Ave, Livingston EH54 6QX

CAMRA names the 20 best pubs in the Lothians

Balerno Police Station is named by divisional commander Chief Supt Sean Scott as being one of the 30 Police Scotland sites due for disposal. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Edinburgh police stations on list of 30 buildings to close

Police sealed off the area around Princes Street Gardens in January 2018. Pic: Jon Savage

Duo in court to face terror charge over suspicious package

Martin Sinnett, 70, was last seen in Thorntree Street, around 5.45pm on Monday, September, 25.

Search for missing pensioner intensifies

Rank within Edinburgh: 1. Rank within Scotland: 9. % pupils passing 5 or more Highers: 70%.

Edinburgh seondary schools ranked from best to worst

A week after the Hardie Report confirmed a catalogue of misinformation, the tram inquiry report is not even a proper agenda item at today’s full council meeting

Findings of Lord Hardie’s tram inquiry report can’t just be brushed under the c...

Striking school staff held a rally in Glasgow on Tuesday

Working people paying price of SNP failure - Ian Murray

Catherine Bohart

It's big and fab and in a theatre near you - Karen Koren
Looking forward to this Autumn and our new touring show, The Big Fab Comedy Show, which will be visiting towns around Scotland in October and November.

HES has revealed its preference for the end of through traffic in Holyrood Park

Just 12 weeks to have your say in park debate - John McLellan

Parking bays returned to Elm Row this week which some residents found disappointing. Prior to the Trams to Newhaven Project, the City of Edinburgh Council detailed plans to reinstate parking following its completion, with street designs included in the consultation process. Ward councillor, James Dalgleish said 'a petition is currently being looked at to fully pedestrianise the area' which he hopes is ' passed onto the appropriate council committee'

Return of Elm Row parking bays labelled 'a missed opportunity'

Where: 3-5 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 2PR.

CAMRA names the 25 best pubs in Edinburgh

Fingal, a uxury floating hotel berthed in Edinburgh's historic Port of Leith, has been crowned Scotland's hotel of the year.

Edinburgh venue ucrowned Scotland's hotel of the year

An Edinburgh man will be ordered to rebuild a wall he knocked down to create a driveway. Image: Google.

Man told to rebuild garden wall he knocked down to create driveway

Ellen Clarkson was left with serious injuries following the attack.

Man who attacked young woman on her birthday at concert fined

There are fresh fears for the future of Edinburgh’s historic Jock’s Lodge

Fresh fears for Jock's Lodge plans as developers lodge appeal

Festival performers bring a massive boost the Edinburgh economy and should be exempt from the council tax, argues Festivals Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Call for Festival cast and crews to be let off tourist tax

The Edinburgh tram inquiry report comes five years after the public hearings finished

Fortunate we still have a strong press - John McLellan

Edinburgh Dungeon's Death Cell attraction runs from October 7-31. Photo by Nick Mailer Photography.

Dungeon takes visitors back in time with old city prison's 'Death Cell'

Martin Sinnett, 70, was last seen in Thorntree Street in Leith, at around 5.45pm on Monday.

Police appeal to help trace missing man
Missing Edinburgh man was last seen two days ago

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Lord Hardie said there had been a "litany of avoidable failures" in the Edinburgh tram project

Officers should tell the truth or face penalty - Iain Whyte

Located in the hills of the Scottish Highlands, Shrek’s Swamp is a stumpy, secluded haven fit for a solitude-seeking ogre… and for the first time ever, a handful of his biggest fans.

Inside Shrek's Swamp which is hidden away in the Scottish Highlands

This model of The Inch lays out the design drawn up for The Inch by architect David Stratton Davis. It would make The Inch Edinburgh's first "garden city". And in 1954 the Saltire Society declared The Inch was the best local authority housing in Scotland. Inch Park is in the forefront of the picture, but altogether one-third of the land was given over to parks and green space, all part of the "garden city" philosophy which saw open spaces as an essential part of the design, not just an add-on. And unlike many pre-war estates, The Inch was designed as a self-contained community with plenty shops, as well as a doctor's surgery, schools and community facilities.

Story of Capital's ‘garden city’ in 13 pictures

The world's best restaurantst have been named by Tripadvisor – and Edinburgh has dominated the winners list for Scotland, and is ranked as the second best city in the UK for eating out.

Four Edinburgh restaurants named best in UK

The incident happened on Tuesday morning at Horse Wynd in front of the Scottish Parliament building. Main photo by PA.

Woman fighting for life in hospital after serious crash involving bike

Christine Graham MSP enjoys a seat on the blood bike.

Blood Bikers visit Parliament

The new Scottish galleries at the National Gallery in Edinburgh will open to the public on 30 September (Picture: Campbell Donaldson)

National Gallery triumph - Angus Robertson

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like

Tories add to north-south chasm - Angus Robertson

Edinburgh is set to be battered by high winds and rain as Storm Agnes hits.

When Storm Agnes will hit as city braced for high winds and rain

Rishi Sunak visited a Land Rover plant in Warwick in July for an announcement about a new electric car battery factory (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Sunak’s net zero U-turn is a betrayal of the national interest - Angus Robertson

Crackpots’ defence of Brand leaves me feeling sorry for him - Vladimir McTavish

‘Look Up’ awareness campaign will help save children’s lives - Susan Dalgety

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, centre, arrives with Daisy Cooper, front left, Layla Moran, front right, and parliamentary candidates for the Liberal Democrat conference at the Bournemouth Conference Centre

Only Lib Dems can fix broken Britain - Alex Cole-Hamilton

More than two-thirds of 11-16 year olds say that boys regularly make toxic comments about them at school

What has happened to make our girls so anxious about daily life? - Susan Dalget...

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer can be vague and can appear periodically

Get checked out during November's Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month - Steve Car...

Some councillors were 'hell bent on getting the line completed no matter the cost to the public purse,' says Steve Cardownie

Hell bent on tramline completion - Steve Cardownie

There will be plenty of great opportunities to take selfies inside John Lewis' stunning Christmas shops.

In pictures: John Lewis opens Christmas shops

The Best One store on Lochend Road South.

Shopkeeper sold vodka, cigarettes and vapes to a 16 year-old girl

This Mediterranean beach resort feels just like being at home - Vladimir McTavi...

The Black Bull pub in the Grassmarket.

Grassmarket pub's bid to increase capacity refused

Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour will be shown in Edinburgh cinemas this October

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour film is coming to Edinburgh

A view overlooking the Christmas Market in Edinburgh. Photo by Stephen Bridger/ Getty.

Christmas market named best in Scotland and one of best in UK

Tyler Ellis attacked his girlfriend at her Edinburgh home by grabbing her by the neck and pinning her to a bed

Man who pulled knife and threatened to kill girlfriend remanded in custody

Wetherspoons at the Foot of Leith Walk

Wetherspoons Leith shut due to blocked drain

School support workers, who are members of Unison, on the picket line at Royal Mile Primary School in Edinburgh. Jane Barlow/PA Wire

In pictures: Strike brings picket lines to city schools

Edinburgh Christmas Market

Council incompetence still costs us dearly - Kevin Buckle

Former Hibs star Colin Nish was found guilty of assaulting his partner at their Musselburgh home earlier this year.

Ex-Hibs star headbutted partner in row over money