Colin Smyth

Edinburgh City Chambers

Ex-MSP to stand trial over alleged Royal Mile drink-driving incident

Colin Smyth appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday

Ex-Labour MSP Colin Smyth 'nearly hit pedestrian while drink driving'

The Electric Vehicle Association Scotland has called for the rapid further development of the charging network. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

‘Significant challenge’ to build enough electric vehicle charging points

A 'Don't Recycle' label on plastic packaging.

Scotland drops the ball on recycling

Transport minister Graeme Dey said services could not be increased "with no consideration for the cost". Picture: John Devlin

‘We won’t get people back on our trains by taking that train away’ says Labour M...

Transport minister Graeme Dey said services could not be increased "with no consideration for the cost". Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail cuts: ‘We won’t get people back on trains by taking that train away’

Security staff have been confirmed to be manning quarantine hotels in the UK.

Government under fire for confusion over 'no guards on quarantine hotels' claim

ScotRail has already cut the number of carriages on trains. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail to suspend hundreds more services

ScotRail's off-peak fares will again go up by less than those of other train operators. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail fare increases to be lowest in Britain

The aviation industry has suffered during the pandemic

Scottish holidaymakers may suffer as air routes face axe

Bus capacity will remain half of normal levels even with passenger distancing cut to 1 metre. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Fears over 'significant' public transport demand

ScotRail trains will be able to carry far fewer passengers because of distancing requirements. Picture: John Devlin.

Bus and train passengers told to bring own face coverings

Finishing and snagging work on the Queensferry Crossing was originally due to have been completed in September 2018. Picutrue: Neil Hanna

No end in sight for Scotland’s bridge of sighs

Cycling groups said riding was low risk and reduced demand for public transport.

Motoring group warns against cycling because of 'risk of falling off and needing...

Passenger complaints about Caledonian Sleeper more than trebled last summer

Caledonian Sleeper faults will take another two months to fix

Danielle from Irvine is among rail passengers reliant on step-free stations. Picture: Leonard Cheshire

Almost half of Scottish rail stations still not step-free
Scottish rail passengers with wheelchairs, pushchairs and heavy luggage are far worse off than those in England because nearly half of their stations still do not have step-free access.
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ScotRail's underlying punctuality is now more than 5 percentage points adrift. Picture: JPIMedia

ScotRail train breaks down at Edinburgh Park as punctuality slumps

ScotRail is nearly 5 percentage points below its punctuality target. Picture: Neil Hanna

ScotRail now won't hit its punctuality target until 2022

Nicola Sturgeon said passengers were significantly disrupted and "lessons must be learned from it."

Nicola Sturgeon: Edinburgh Waverley Festival rail disruption 'clearly unacceptab...

The new figures reveal Scotrail has been hit with nearly 700,000 in penalties.

Scotrail pays out less in fines despite missing more than half of its targets

Cycling rates are highest in Edinburgh where nearly 10 per cent commute by bike. Picture: Ian Georgeson

10 per cent cycling target 'unlikely to be met', ministers concede

The new 150 million fleet features double beds, ensuite showers and a new Club Car. Picture: Caledonian Sleeper

Caledonian Sleeper delays all down to manufacturer Caf - Michael Matheson

Nottingham City Council's transport chief has advised limited exemptions from the Edinburgh workplace parking levy.

Advice for Edinburgh on workplace parking levy: Keep it simple - don’t have too ...

The new Class 385 trains will speed up journeys and provide extra seats on several routes

ScotRail passengers disrupted by cancellations as new timetable launched

Completion of all the snagging work is expected in October. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Snagging delays on Queensferry Crossing ‘unacceptable’

Labour councillor Cammy Day. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh Labour leader still defiant over parking levy

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Picture: Labour Leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

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Edinburgh Labour group leader Cammy Day has defended new powers for councils to tax office parking spaces after it was revealed the party’s Scottish conference will be asked to come out against the policy.
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More than 1,200 ScotRail services were cancelled in the space of less than a month

ScotRail cuts more than 40 trains a day over winter due to staff shortages

Commuter satisfaction with ScotRail has fallen. Pic: Neil Hanna

New survey says Scotrail commuter satisfaction at lowest level in 6 years

Blood pressure has been labelled a silent killer.

Calls for health taskforce to tackle ‘silent killer’ of high blood pressure

High Blood Pressure case study, Alan Flynn

New report calls for Scotland to establish high blood pressure task force

Scotrail bosses admit they don't expect trrains to hit punctuality targets for another two years. Pic: Neil Hanna Photography

ScotRail expects trains to keep running late for at least 2 years

Incidents hitting punctuality included a signal fault at Edinburgh Waverley. Picture: Johnston Press

ScotRail punctuality worst for 12 years

The ten-year ScotRail franchise is due to end in 2025. Picture: Michael Gillen

Labour move to truncate ScotRail franchise thrown out

Failure to meet a series of targets has resulted in ScotRail being fined more than Â£2.2 million in the first half of the year.

Scotrail fined Â£2.2m over litter and train and toilet cleanliness

ScotRail MD Alex Hynes with the newly refurbished trains earlier this month. Picture: Jon Savage

Train into Edinburgh breaks down after problems with horn

Reliability on ScotRail trains over April to June was the worst it had been for over two decades, new figures showed. Picture: John Devlin

Train reliability in first quarter hits worst level in two decades

ScotRail fares will have increased by nearly 7 per cent over the latest two rises. Picture: John Devlin

ScotRail commuters to be hit with 3.2 per cent fares rise

Over-60s are able to travel on buses for free. Picture: Jane Barlow

Bid for free bus travel for over-60s to be enshrined in law

The work on the crossing will continue. Picture: Jon Savage.

Work on the Queensferry Crossing to continue for another 18 months

Snagging work on the Queensferry Crossing won't finish until next year

Queensferry Crossing snagging work won't finish until end of 2019

ScotRail has been criticised after failing to hit its performance targets. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

ScotRail hit with record fine after performance failures

ScotRail passengers face disruption

ScotRail passengers hit by major signalling disruption

Humza Yousaf says he is "putting together plans for the coming months to ensure performance improves". Picture: Jane Barlow

Humza Yousaf accused of '˜losing grip' over '˜substandard' ScotRail