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Car charger sparks Edinburgh Castle lockdown

Posted on 2nd August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A charger plugged into a car cigarette lighter sparked a bomb scare at Edinburgh Castle earlier today. The Castle and nearby shops were locked down as police cordoned off an area at the top of the Royal Mile. The scare…

Eight people rescued following Murrayburn fire

Posted on 1st August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Firefighters rescued eight people from a block of flats after a fire broke out in the stairwell. They were led to safety by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews after the blaze caught hold at Murrayburn Gardens, Edinburgh. Firefighters…

Paramedic caught with indecent images of children is struck off

Posted on 1st August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A paramedic who was caught with indecent photographs of children on his iPhone and iPad has been struck off. Andrew Kerr was arrested in April last year after a specialist police Paedophile Online Investigation Team based in Kent received a…

Firefighters rescued a family after a huge blaze ripped through a block of flats

Posted on 27th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Firefighters rescued a family after a huge blaze ripped through a block of flats

Waterloo Place cordoned off by police following assault

Posted on 27th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A large part of Waterloo Place has been cordoned off following an assault. A man is currently being treated at the scene by paramedics. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police are in attendance at an incident on Waterloo Place, Edinburgh…

Edinburgh disused railway body find ‘not suspicious’ say police

Posted on 27th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The death of a man whose body was found on a disused railway in Edinburgh is not being treated as suspicious.

RNLI South Queensferry launched to yacht which ran aground

Posted on 26th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Volunteers at RNLI South Queensferry tonight were paged to rescue a yacht

Man detained following suspicious package discovery in Niddrie

Posted on 25th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh have detained a 40-year-old man after a suspicious package was found at an address in Niddrie on Monday 25th July. Specialist engineers from the EOD attended. The surrounding homes were evacuated as a precaution while the engineers…

BREAKING: Houses evacuated after suspicious package found in Niddrie

Posted on 25th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police have evacuated houses in Niddrie after a suspicious package was discovered in a flat earlier today. The discovery was made just after 4.00pm today in a flat in Niddrie House Square. A specialist bomb disposal team from the Army…

Alcohol proxy purchasing campaign launched in Leith

Posted on 25th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Leith have launched a new partnership initiative to tackle the issue of proxy purchasing – where adults purchase alcohol for under-18s. As part of Operation Savana local officers are working alongside the Scottish Alcohol Industry Partnership (SAIP) and…