Barriers designed to prevent hostile vehicle attacks will be installed at key locations during this year’s International Festival and Fringe, police have confirmed. The Festival is reported to be the third largest ticketed event in the world, just behind the…
A motorcyclist has been involved in a collision with a car on Seafield Road. The collision, involving a VW Polo and a motorcycle, happened around 2pm neae the B&M Store. The 45-year-old female motorcyclist has been taken to Edinburgh Royal…
George Street has been closed due to a fire at the Opal Lounge. A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said “We were called to a report of a strong smell of burning at the Opal Lounge. “We…
Armed police officers swooped on two cars in Duke Street in the early hours of Saturday morning. The armed officers were called in following a call from a member of the public at around 1.30am. One eyewitness, who didn’t…
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended a fire in a flat in north Edinburgh earlier today. It’s understood around six appliances were at the fire on East Pilton Farm Place at around lunchtime. A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire…
A man has died after entering the water at Leith harbour in last night. Emergency services were called to Leith after the man was spotted in the water. Frantic efforts were made to save him but paramedics were unsuccessful following the…