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A man who was found fatally injured at Academy Park in Edinburgh can now be named as Douglas Forbes. The 78-year-old was discovered around 8.50pm on Thursday 2 December 2021. Detective Inspector Jonny Wright from Gayfield CID said: “We are…

A man has been convicted of murdering a dad following an incident in Midlothian earlier this year.  At the High Court in Glasgow today Jordan Dickson pleaded guilty to murdering Craig Sneddon, 42. The 25-year-old was jailed for 19 years. …

Police have launched an investigation after a man was found fatally injured in Leith last night.  Emergency services were altered after the man was found on the roadway in Academy Park just before 9pm.  However, the man was pronounced dead…

The Stockbridge Christmas Santa Parade takes place tomorrow morning.  The local Pipe Band will lead the parade to from Saunders Street to Inverleith Park. Santa will be pulled through the streets by his trusty Cairngorm Reindeer escorted by a team…

Police in Edinburgh are investigating following a road traffic crash which happened at Ravelston Dykes at the junction with Murrayfield Road. At around 1.25pm on Thursday, 2 December, 2021, a beige VW Golf being driven east on Ravelston Dykes Road,…

A man who caused the death of Jonny Smith by dangerous driving in May 2018 has today been sentenced to six years in prison. Ednilson Ceita, now 29, was convicted by a jury on Friday, 29 October, 2021 of two…

Police are appealing for information to help trace a 44-year-old man from the city. Jeremy Pike was last seen around 12pm on Thursday, 25 November, 2021 in the Cumberland Street area. He is described as a white man, of a…

US President Joe Biden has arrived in Scotland for the crucial COP26 climate conference.  Biden, who arrived from Rome touched down at Edinburgh Airport just after 11am this morning.  Hundreds of people turned up at the airport hoping to get…