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Police appeal for witnesses following firearm discharge in Midlothian

Posted on 18th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Midlothian are appealing for information after a firearm was discharged in the direction of a house. The incident took place on Woodburn Road in Dalkeith and was reported around 12.10am today. No one was injured and it does…

BREAKING: Investigation launched after two men found dead in north Edinburgh flat

Posted on 17th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are investigating after the bodies of two men were discovered in a flat in north Edinburgh last night. The alarm was raised at around 6.30pm following the discovery in Oxcars Court. Forensic officers are currently at the scene carrying…

Edinburgh police officer picks up top award

Posted on 16th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Scotland’s Police Officer of the Year is to receive international recognition for the trailblazing work she is facilitating in the country’s prison network. PC Tracey Gunn was awarded Police Scotland’s top honour in the force’s Excellence Awards in January this…

Car recovered after rolling into Musselburgh Harbour

Posted on 15th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A car had to be rescued after rolling over a harbour wall at Musselburgh earlier tonight. The silver Insignia was perched between the wall and the sand below. One onlooker said “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. “The car…

Police name woman who died in accident onboard Lothian bus

Posted on 13th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh can now confirm the identity of the woman who died after falling on a bus on Friday. She has been named as May Porter, aged 86, from Edinburgh. May sadly died on Saturday 10th June as a…

Annual Edinburgh Taxi outing in pictures

Posted on 13th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Over seventy taxis took part in the annual Edinburgh Taxi outing to Archerfield this morning. The convoy set off from the Zoo around 10am and is due to arrive in East Lothian around midday. Lord Provost Frank Ross was on…

BREAKING: Man arrested following serious sexual assault

Posted on 13th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A man has been arrested and charged following a serious sexual assault that took place at the Water of Leith in the early hours of Saturday 10th June. The 22-year-old is scheduled to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Wednesday…

Police appeal following serious sexual assault in north Edinburgh

Posted on 11th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a serious sexual assault in the North of the city. The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday 10th June. A 33-year-old woman had been out in the Leith area during the…

Police urge motorists to avoid Cameron Toll after lorry strikes bridge

Posted on 9th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are urging motorists to avoid the Cameron Toll area currently as a result of a road collision. At around 2.30 p.m. on Friday 9th June a lorry struck the rail bridge on Peffermill Road at Old Dalkeith…

McDonald’s reopens following suspicious package incident

Posted on 9th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

McDonald’s on Glasgow Road has reopened following an earlier incident when a suspicious item was found in a toilet cubicle. Emergency services, including a bomb disposal van, raced to the fast food chain just after 10am today. A spokesperson for…