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Police have closed down Craigmillar Castle and the surrounding areas due to an ongoing incident. It’s understood the incident, believed to have taken place in a wooded area, started around 11.30am. Yes – the police escorted visitors out of the…

Police Scotland has today launched a project aimed at targeting offenders involved in motorcycle activity, anti-social behaviour and criminality through the use of SelectaDNA’s tagging spray. The handheld tagging spray is designed to deter and detect criminal behaviour, such as…

A man has been arrested following an incident outside the Scottish Parliament this afternoon. Police have stated the incident is not thought to be terror related. There are cordons in place around the parliament and it’s understood the Scottish Fire…

An Edinburgh Primary School has won a class trip to Spain as part of a competition with Jet2. The P7 class from Canal View Primary School will jet off next month for a weekend in Sol Katmandu Park and Resort…

Vandals have destroyed a kids park in Cramond Primary School after setting it alight on Saturday night. Photographs posted by the school on Twitter show the extent of the damage to the wooden boat. Local councillors have been quick to…

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a break-in to a business in Bathgate. The incident took place at Vaporized in South Mid Street around 10.40pm on Friday 16th March. Entry was forced to the property and a…

Police in Edinburgh have arrested and charged four youths aged 14, 15, 17 and 18-years-old following a housebreaking and other incidents in the Barnton area on Wednesday 7th March. Officers were called to a property in Barnton Park Avenue around…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an assault and robbery in the North East of the city. The incident happened around 7.40pm on Monday 5th March in Restalrig Road South. A 54-year-old woman had alighted a number 19…

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information following the death of a man in the Criagmillar area. The body of 37-year-old Darren McCutcheon, known locally as “Chicken”, was found on ground behind Castlebrae Business Centre at around 2.45pm on Tuesday…