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The Nisa store in Gifford was ordered to stop selling booze at a special meeting of East Lothian Licensing Board. The Nisa store is the only shop in Gifford.

Village left ‘dry’ over Christmas as only shop loses licence to sell alcohol

Unison members at Edinburgh schools will walk out on November 8.

School staff to walk out after pay offer rejected by Unison

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

World's oldest Post Office is saved

The top ten ‘most affordable’ places to buy a house in the UK have been revealed in new research by Halifax.

Revealed: Top 10 most affordable places to buy a home in the UK

Hibs defender Kyle McClelland will spend the 2023/24 campaign with Queen of the South

Hibs defender agrees loan move

Originally built as a railway station with the hotel added in 1903, the Caley, as this building is affectionately known, was once referred to as a "grand old Glasgow dame come to Edinburgh" on account of its red hue.

11 of Edinburgh's best red sandstone buildings - in pictures

Murray Johnson is set to join Queen of the South on loan next season

Hibs hot prospect joining League One team on loan

'We’re connecting parts of the nation other networks don’t reach, bringing an economic boost and backing rural communities,' says Openreach. Picture: contributed.

Scots firms set for better connectivity as Openreach continues ultrafast rollout

Scott McKerracher is head of commercial at the organisation, having joined its ranks two years ago. Picture: James Vincent.

Interview: the Cumberland Building Society on growing market share in Scotland

Kevin Dąbrowski has joined Queen of the South on loan

Dąbrowski leaves Hibs

Three Met Office severe weather warnings have been issued for Friday. Picture: Met Office

Scotland’s weather: Amber warning of heavy rain with ‘significant impacts’

Edinburgh weather: Met Office issue yellow weather warning for snow and ice - what to expect

Edinburgh weather: Met Office issue yellow weather warning

Outlander actor Sam Heughan has opened up about his family’s move to Edinburgh when he was a teenager

Outlander's Sam Heughan on his move to Edinburgh

Alan Maybury will make changes for the return trip to Queen of the South

Alan Maybury hoping FC Edinburgh can right wrongs against Queen of the South

Melanie Innes and George Miller in action during the Para Mixed Pairs B2/B3, which they won
Pic: Isaac Parkin/PA Wire.

Ayrshire bowler George Miller, 75, is Commonwealth Games' oldest gold medallist
Scotland’s George Miller became the oldest gold medallist in Commonwealth Games history after winning the para-bowls mixed pairs final in Leamington Spa at the age of 75.
Mark Staniforth

Ellisland Farm, recreated in Minecraft, was also the location and inspiration for some of the poet’s most famous works including Tam o Shanter and Auld Lang Syne
Pic: Martin Shields

Former home of Robert Burns brought to virtual life on Minecraft

Scottish comic book legend Alan Grant has passed away. Pictue: Julie Bull

Tributes flood in for Scottish comic book writer Alan Grant

Stock photo of the number 101 Stagecoach bus heading east through West Linton in the Scottish Borders. Photo by Stuart Cobley.

Midlothian MSP continues fight to protect local bus services

The Spectacular Jousting event at Linlithgow Palace. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

Spectacular jousting returns to Linlithgow Peel

Volunteers venture out in all conditions to save lives on Scotland's peaks

Scotland's mountain rescue teams report busiest year on record in 2021

UK areas most and least ready for an electric vehicle future

Dave Cheetham, senior operations manager – communities directorate waste services, Dumfries and Galloway Council; and Jamie Campbell, head of corporate sales at NWH Group.

Recycling firm NWH Group awarded key contract with Dumfries & Galloway Council

Anna Shackley and Chris Boardman are pictured as Stirling Castle is announced as Stirling is announced as a venue for the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships,

Stirling named as host venue for World Championships event

Snow falls in Scotland against a backdrop of Edinburgh Castle as Storm Eunice sweeps across the UK

Snow brings disruption as Storm Eunice hits Scotland

A new group has been established to promote the "living legacy" of a Scottish matron Jane Haining who gave her life to protect Jewish school girls during the Holocaust (Photo: Church of Scotland).

New project to remember Scot matron who died in Auschwitz

Robert Burns: Here's who the Scots bard was, where he was born and how he died
As Burns Night 2022 gets underway, here's everything you need to know about Scotland’s national poet and the Scots bard, Robert Burns.
Liv McMahon

Robert Burns lived at Ellisland Farm in Dumfries and Galloway from 1788 until 1791.

Study reveals 'secret history' of Burns home

A dozen flood warnings are in place for Scotland after several days of heavy downpours.

Scotland braces for more heavy rainfall

Four were rescued from the premises affected by the flooding on Whitesands in Dumfries.

Four people rescued from flooded premises during major flooding in Borders

A 3D model of an HDR prostate brachytherapy implant

Edinburgh Cancer Centre first in Scotland to offer new prostate cancer treatment

Sam Heughan said Write Start winners will be announced in early 2022

Sam Heughan offers students at old drama mentoring session and funding

Killed: Biker Steven Armstrong

Two killed in separate Scottish road accidents

Here are the 11 areas of Scotland with the highest Covid rates as health bosses warn of rising case numbers.

Here are 11 Scottish area with the highest case rates this week

As schools return here are the 12 areas with the highest Covid rates this week including Dumfries and Galloway, North Ayrshire and East Lothian.

Here are the 12 areas of Scotland with the highest covid rates as schools return

Here is the latest news on how the flooding is affecting the Capital.

Edinburgh flooding RECAP: Thunderstorm warning, traffic updates & flooded roads

Weather UK: Which UK areas could be hit by rain, thunderstorms and extreme heat after weather warnings? (Image credit: pixabay/Getty Images)

Which UK areas will be hit by rain, thunderstorms and extreme heat warnings?

People are being urged to be vigilant as heavy rain and flooding is forecast across much of the Lothians and Edinburgh this weekend.

Flood warnings issues across Edinburgh and the Lothians

Hibs' Christian Doidge celebrates after scoring to make it 1-1 during the Scottish Cup semi-final match against Hearts. Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group

Christian Doidge out to silence Hibs cup critics and banish 'very sore' memories

A general view of Palmerston Park, home of Queen of the South (Photo by Euan Cherry / SNS Group)

Hibs' Scottish Cup tie against Queen of the South given new kick-off time

Hibs defender Paul Hanlon and Harry Paton of Ross County battle for the ball during the last meeting between the two teams

Hibs get new date for County clash as doubts cast on Scottish Cup

Jamie Walker wants to create more chances for Hearts.

How Hearts can create and score more

Live coverage of Hearts' trip to face Queen of the South. Picture: SNS

Queen of the South 1 - 1 Hearts RECAP: Boyce rescues point

Hearts thumped Queen of the South the last time the team's met. Picture: SNS

Queen of the South v Hearts: team news, starting XI, how to watch

Robbie Neilson has put out some clever messages through the press.

Top media management on key Hearts games

Snow is predicted in the Capital across this week with 'bitterly cold' temperatures, as the Met Office issues yellow warnings of snow and ice (Photo: Third Party and The Met Office).

Edinburgh set for snow as weather warnings remain

The Met Office has said it will remain very cold in the Capital with heavy and a chance of snowy showers as yellow and amber warnings of snow have been issued across northern Scotland (Photo: Met Office and PA).

Edinburgh to remain cold and rainy as snow warnings issued for northern Scotland

Coronavirus in Scotland: interactive map shows vaccination rates across the country

New interactive map shows vaccination rates across Scotland

Snow and ice warning for parts of the Lothians

Yellow warning for snow and ice in place across the Lothians

The title page and frontispiece of David Haggart’s memoirs

Confessional book by Edinburgh murderer hanged in 1821 poses literary mystery

New interactive map shows vaccination rates across the country

New interactive map shows vaccination rates across Scotland

Poet Kevin Williamson performing at Robert Burns' birthplace in Alloway, in Ayrshire (Picture: National Trust for Scotland)

Burns Night is on its way to eclipse Hogmanay as a Scottish cultural celebration

NHS staff are "tired and burdened" John Swinney has said.

NHS 'coping' with Covid but staff 'tired and burdened' says John Swinney

New Year’s Day weather forecast where you live - and if it will snow

Storm Bella: Met Office warns of high winds and icy conditions in Scotland

Storm Bella: Met Office warns of more rain and icy conditions in Scotland