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Man suffers serious injuries in city centre collision with double decker bus

Posted on 9th December 2024 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Road policing officers are appealing for information following a serious crash in the city centre. Emergency services response around 1.50pm yesterday following a crash involving a 63-year-old male pedestrian and a double decker bus on George Street. Emergency services attended…

Teenager suffers serious injuries in street attack

Posted on 3rd December 2024 by newsteam |

Detectives are appealing for information following the serious assault of a teenager. Around 8pm on Monday a 14-year-old boy sustained serious injuries when he was assaulted by a group of youths at Slateford Green. The group of seven males and…

Police name pedestrian who died in city centre collision

Posted on 3rd December 2024 by newsteam |

A pedestrian who died following a fatal road crash on Dundee Street on Sunday has been named as local 20-year-old Henry Farron. The incident took place around 5.30pm and involved a grey Volvo XC60. Emergency services attended, but Henry was…

Man dies following collision with bus in Cowgate

Posted on 3rd November 2024 by newsteam |

Police Scotland have confirmed that a 74-year-old man has died after being struck by a single-decker bus in the Cowgate. Officers were called to the incident around 7.25pm on last night. A number of roads in the area were closed…

Public Order Police to patrol the streets during Bonfire Night to protect communities

Posted on 22nd October 2024 by newsteam |

Specially trained Public Order Officers will again be deployed during Bonfire Night to protect local policing teams from attack. As part of Police Scotland’s Operation Moonbeam, existing resources across Scotland can be supplemented with public order officers whenever they respond…

CCTV appeal following city centre assault

Posted on 14th October 2024 by newsteam |

Detectives have released an image of a male they wish to speak to who may be able to assist with their enquiries into an assault which took place on Saturday, 14 September, 2024 on George IV Bridge. The incident took…

Investigation launched after cyclist assaulted on Union Canal path

Posted on 14th October 2024 by newsteam |

Detectives are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted last night. Around 7pm the 31-year-old man was cycling eastbound on the Union Canal Tow Path, near Harrison Park when he was approached by a man, who assaulted him.…

Police hunt suspect after elderly man robbed in Stockbridge

Posted on 13th October 2024 by newsteam |

Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery at an address on Saxe Coburg Street. Around 9.10pm on Friday, 11 October, a man entered the property, threatened the 92-year-old male occupant, and stole a quantity of cash before leaving in…

Alex Salmond: Former Scottish First Minister dies aged 69

Posted on 12th October 2024 by newsteam |

FORMER First Minister Alex Salmond has died at the age of 69. The Alba leader passed away after delivering a speech in North Macedonia. Mr Salmond was First Minister of Scotland between 2007 and 2014. Salmond, who led Scottish Nationalist…

Murder inquiry launched following death of man in Livingston

Posted on 8th October 2024 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man in Livingston. Around 2am on Thursday, 26 September, 2024, officers were called to a report of a man found with serious injuries on Bankton Lane in the town. …