Tag: Lothian & Borders Police

Crashes caused by drivers using mobile phones revealed

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 15, 2012

UP TO nine Scots could have been killed in the last three years because of drivers using mobile phones, new information reveals. Drivers making phone...

Arrest after bus driver attacked

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - April 13, 2012

A MAN has been arrested and charged in connection with an assault on a bus driver in Midlothian. The victim, who was driving a number...

New crackdown on stopping in cycle boxes

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 4, 2012

DRIVERS who stop in "cycle boxes" at junctions will be hit with a fine and penalty points. Motorists widely ignore the brown-painted zones at traffic...

‘Suicide’ teen Tweeted with friends hours before death on M8

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 30, 2012

A TEENAGER who died in a motorway fireball Tweeted about conditioning his hair just hours before apparently taking his own life. The tragic student, named...

Woman recovering from hip surgery has handbag snatched in Lochend Crescent

In Brief

Guest - February 17, 2012

A 53-year old woman who is recovering from hip surgery had her handbag snatched following a struggle in Lochend Crescent. The woman was subjected to...