Alasdair Allan

More than 700 properties in the Midlothian area use the RTS system.

Call to protect households ahead of energy meter switch-off

Calum Colvin portrait of Robertrt Burns after Archibald Skirving(

Fiona Duff: Burning with Unbroken enthusiasm

Alasdair Allan with Gareth Morrison as Robert Burns and Stephanie Humpreys on the Clarsach and Lucy Ruuskanen on the fiddle

Burns Night: Edinburgh set for Red, Red Rose Street celebration

Red, Red Rose Street, the Edinburgh festival of Burns returns

Red Red Rose Street is back to sing the praises of The Bard

Sam Landsburgh from Edinburgh helps to launch Norwegians new routes from the citys airport. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Norwegian to launch cheap flights from Edinburgh-California

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Julie Bull

SNP accused of refusing calls for school building checks

Some of Scotland's most vulnerable youngsters need additional support. Picture: John Devlin

John Paul Holden: Vulnerable kids being let down

The Malala teaching block at James Gillespie's. Picture: Greg Macvean

Malala building opened at James Gillespie’s High School

Teachers can become over-burdened with paperwork. Picture: Dave Thompson/PA

Bid to end ‘pointless paperwork’ for teachers

Inspectors found that the schools policies relating to safeguarding pupils were not consistently implemented. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Deaf school ordered to ensure pupil safety

An artists impression of how the interior of the new school will look. Picture: Comp

Work starts on new £35m Boroughmuir High School

Talk of the Town: Keep your minds off Stornoway

Girl goes to parliament over dyslexia

£345k to aid projects to teach science

Pupils to learn Mandarin

John Gibson: Are they taking their medication?
It’s not easy putting the lid on the laughter. You just can’t stifle a hoot when you see what the Scottish Government plan to do next. Teach five-year-olds a foreign language in P1, and learn another in P5.
JOHN GIBSON

Kirk warns against cuts in education

Send teacher to top of class

Pupils invest in the future