Tag: Edinburgh

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...

Police force could lose 130-year-old mounted unit

A SCOTTISH police force may lose its 130-year-old mounted police section amid talks over budget savings. Lothiand and Borders Police’s mounted unit, based at Fettes...

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...

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...

Pair ordered to forfeit suspected drug money

By Richard Morgan TWO men have been ordered to hand over nearly £98,000 obtained through drug trafficking. Elliot Paul Birchall (28) and James Conley (57), from...

Council considering lower rent for shops not selling ‘tartan tat’

By Richard Morgan SHOPS in Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile may be offered lower rent in return for banning displays of “tartan tat”. The street, which attracts...

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