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Hibs, Hearts and Spartans women were all in SWPL Cup action yesterday with two teams recording wins, writes Derek Hall. An intriguing SWPL Cup group match at Oriam saw Hearts hosting a St Johnstone side who narrowly missed out on…

Spartans took the honours in last night’s u20 game with a 2-1 win over Edinburgh City at Ainslie Park.  Les Atkinson’s side had the best of the chances in the first half and a stunning strike from Given Ndlovu from the…

Bomb disposal experts have detonated an unexploded ordnance device at Gypsy Brae.  The device was discovered in Stockbridge just after 4pm today.  A large area at the beach was cordoned off to allow the controlled explosion to be carried out.…

Police have confirmed they are treating an attack on two men in the city centre on Friday night as a hate crime.  The two men were targeted by a group of thugs in what was a homophobic attack.  The incident…

Police are appealing for help to trace an elderly woman who has been reported missing from the Edinburgh area. Caroline Dickson (83) has dementia and was last seen around 6.45pm on Thursday, 29 July, in Claremont Park.  She is described as white,…

A 17-year-old male youth has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted murder and serious assault which happened in Edinburgh on Saturday. The incident happened at Granton Square at around 1.10am. Two men, aged 19 and 21, were…

A search has been launched for a missing kayaker near Cramond Island.  The Coastguard helicopter is currently searching the area and search teams are on the shore.  It’s understood the alarm was raised just after 6pm tonight. A spokesperson for…

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were seriously injured during a disturbance in Granton.  Emergency services were alerted to the incident just after 1am today at Granton Square.  Two men, aged 19 and 21, were found with serious…

Civil Service Strollers u14s celebrated a double cup success this week after picking up the Paladin Cup days after being crowded league champions.  The north Edinburgh club had to wait until the last day of the season to clinch the…

Detectives in Edinburgh have renewed an appeal for information as enquiries continue into the attempted murder of a man in Edinburgh. A 34-year-old man was found seriously injured in a common stairwell at West Pilton Grove around 5pm on Friday,…