Tag: Lothian and Borders

Son dies and father hospitalised in early morning blaze

Scottish News

Guest - March 4, 2013

A MAN has died during a blaze which also put his father in hospital. Michael Chambers was killed after the fire, spotted by a passing...

Local communities to pay for own speed guns

Partner Posts

Guest - July 16, 2012

SCOTS police have asked communities worried about speeding drivers to pay for their own radar guns. Lothian and Borders Police wrote to seven community councils...

Schoolboy hit by car in morning rush hour

In Brief

Guest - June 26, 2012

A TEENAGER was knocked down this morning as he made his way to school. The 13-year-old boy is believed to have been hit by a...

Senior police officer reduced women to “nothing more than prostitutes” in speech

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - June 3, 2012

A SENIOR Scots police officer has been accused of reducing women to “nothing more than prostitutes” in an after-dinner speech. It has been alleged Superintendant...

Police have thousands of pounds worth of gear stolen from them

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 22, 2012

SCOTS POLICE have had thousands of pounds worth of gear stolen from them in the last five years. Items such ID badges, shot-gun certificates, welcome...