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A UNIVERSITY lecturer whose mum has Alzheimer’s disease is the top fundraiser in a charity running challenge supporting dementia research.

Cars could be set to share single lanes with trams along part of Leith Walk under blueprints for the next stage of Edinburgh’s tram project.

WITH more shops than ever closing across the country, at least one retailer is trying hard at reversing the downward trend.

IT was the moment Kira Noble and her family had waited four long years for.

As a model, artist, body positive activist and Miss Scotland finalist, Rosalind Main is a busy woman but she’s never too busy to raise funds for charities close to her heart.

NATIONAL mental health charity Support in Mind Scotland is planning to introduce a fun twist to Friday the 13th next month by calling on people to wear retro sports tops for the day.

CHAMPION wakeboarder Eve Smith-Lang from Dunbar is celebrating after making it into the GB Wakeboard Team.

FOR grown-ups, it’s the highlight of the cosplay year. But for those of a younger vintage, including those with life-ending conditions, it’s simply a chance to encounter a galaxy far, far away in their minds.

An Iceland store in Musselburgh has become the first supermarket in Scotland to install a reverse vending machine that will pay customers to return drinks bottles for recycling in a bid to cut the amount of plastic waste polluting the environment.

Three parents and carers from Edinburgh have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to their families and communities at the Scottish Parent Awards, now in its second year.

Keeping five children amused might sound like a effort of epic proportions but when the whole family loves nature and the outdoors it isn’t as hard as one might expect.

Living with Asperger’s syndrome meant that Liam Hamill struggled with the pressure of interviews, so when he lost his job in a bar it knocked his confidence and he plummeted into depresssion.

Two budding writers are a step closer to going on a dream trip to Disneyland Paris after being named regional winners in the National Young Writers’ Awards.

IT started off as every parent’s nightmare, but looks like ending in a dream career.

AN inspirational school teacher has recruited celebrities to help raise money for local families.

TEN teenagers have been selected to work with ground-breaking Scottish charity The Polar Academy on a trip of a lifetime to Greenland.

IT was a journey born from the tragic death of Scott Bradley’s young relative.