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Thieves raid city store

By Emma Hamilton   THIEVES have made off with money and cigarettes after threatening a city shopkeeper with knives. Two men walked into the Premier Stores in Broomhouse...

Citylets most visited lettings site

By Emma Hamilton Residential letting site Citylets has proved to be the UK's most visted residential site according to recent figures released by the company in...

D Day veteran terrorised by thieves

A D-DAY veteran was thrown to the ground and robbed in his own home after opening the door to strangers John Lambert, 91, who bravely stormed the...

Mountain Rescue find wrong walker

By Emma Hamilton   A MISSING walker in the southern Cairngorms was found in a rescue operation initially meant for a different man. Police and Civilian volunteers from...

Cigarettes stolen in lorry raid

By Emma Hamilton THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds of cigarettes from the back of a lorry. Police are looking to trace a silver 4x4 The vehicle was...

Men assaulted in flat

By Emma Hamilton   POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men were assaulted at a flat in West Lothian. The incident took place on Saturday evening at...

Text trial for Scots court

  COURT bosses are to text trial witnesses to remind them to come to court. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), says many trials are...

Man charged over assault and robbery

A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an alleged assault and robbery at Groathill Road North on January 15. He is due to appear...

Teacher accused of writing exam essays for students

A TEACHER wrote exam essays for students after failing to teach them a key part of their subject, a disciplinary hearing was told. Pupils claimed that...

Young women failing to be tested for cervical cancer

THOUSANDS of young Scots women could be putting their lives at risk by failing to be checked for cervical cancer. Figures from one of Scotland’s largest...

Scottish Water convicted of supplying unfit water

SCOTTISH Water has been convicted of supplying water unfit for human consumption. The company pleaded guilty at Elgin Sheriff Court earlier today to supplying water overdosed...

Council backtrack on £30k spend for provost portraits

A CASH-strapped Scots council has shelved its plans to spend £30k on portraits of provosts after a furious public back-clash. Edinburgh City Council had planned to...

Police appeal for information following murder of Polish man in Leith

A WEEK after the murder of a Polish man in Edinburgh, police believe members of the local community may hold the key to finding his...

Lifeboat in emergency dash – to “rescue” seal

A DRAMATIC rescue attempt by a Scottish lifeboat crews was called off after the “casualty” turned out to be a seal. Forth coastguard gave the order for...

Edinburgh Zoo sea lion enclosure to shut down

EDINBURGH Zoo is shutting its sea lion enclosure more than 75 years after the first animals were born there. The last remaining sea lion at the...

Scottish SPCA calls out to animal lovers following surge in abandoned rabbits

By Alessandro Brunelli   The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is calling all animal lovers in Angus, Tayside and Fife to consider...

Last quarter of 2011 sees slight increase in Scottish exports

By Alessandro Brunelli Scottish manufactured exports have grown over both during the last quarter of 2011 and the whole year. The data was included in the latest Index...

Government unveils £3m children’s fund

By Alessandro Brunelli The Scottish Government has announced it will invest £3 million in play opportunities for children in Scotland. The announcement was made today by Children’s...

Scottish beef to weigh more in Europe after Government grant

By Alessandro Brunelli The Scottish Government has splashed out an extra £300k grant to promote the exports of Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in Europe. The funding...

Company pleads guilty to illegal burning of waste

By Alessandro Brunelli   A SCOTS waste management company has pled guilty to the illegal burning of tonnes of waste material. On Decemer 9th 2010 Caledonian Waste, based...

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