Body found in search for Elaine McArthur
Police Scotland can confirm that the body of a woman was found in Granton View around 11.15am today. The family of local missing woman Elaine McArthur, missing since Saturday, 18…
Month: April 2020
Police seal off street and wooded area in Granton
Police have sealed off an area in Granton and forensic officers have been seen in attendance. Officers have spent the morning standing guard on Granton View and officers in white…
Murder investigation launched after 77-year-old found dead in Pirniefield
Police Scotland has launched a murder inquiry following the death of a woman in the Seafield area of the city. Around 7.50am on Saturday, 18 April, the body of Jadwiga…
Police appeal for help fining missing teenager
Police in East Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a missing 16-year-old girl. Katy Lennock was last seen on Nisbet Road, Gullane, around 12.20pm on Friday, 17 April…
NHS and key worker coronavirus testing facility opens at Edinburgh Airport
A drive-through coronavirus testing facility has opened at Edinburgh Airport as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing for thousands more NHS and other key workers. The Edinburgh…
Social care staff to receive immediate pay rise
Social care staff are to receive an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated from 1 April. The move, agreed between the Scottish Government and COSLA, means staff will not need to…
Nurses buy Easter eggs for covid patients
Nurses working in covid wards at the Royal Infirmary have clubbed together and bought Easter eggs for their patients. This morning a special Easter Bunny spent some time delivering the…
Footpath to Cramond Island closed due to lockdown
The footpath that leads to Cramond Island has been closed the day after four people broke strict lockdown rules and had to be rescued. Earlier today council staff erected barriers…
Investigation launched after car deliberately torched in Gilmerton
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a wilful fire raising in the Gilmerton area of the city. The incident happened around 10.30pm last night when a fire was…
Group rescued from Cramond Island and issued with fixed penalty notices
Four people have been hit with fixed penalty for flouting lockdown laws after they had to be rescued form Cramond Island earlier today. The Lifeboat from South Queensferry was called…