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Saturday, 31 January 2026

Police appeal for witnesses after man knocked down in early hours of New Year’s Day

Posted on 6 January 2026 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously injured in a crash on Queensferry Road. The incident happened around 12.30am on Thursday near the Dean Bridge. The 81-year-old was hit by a white Suzuki Ignis. Emergency services attended and the man was taken to hospital for treatment to what are described as serious injuries. No…
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Two Post Offices raided within 20 minutes as thieves nick around £10,000

Posted on 28 December 2025 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are investigating after two local Post Offices were robbed in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that around £10,000 was stolen from a shop in Muirhouse. The first break-in took place at the Barnton Post Office around 3am this morning. Twenty minutes later, the group broke into the Muirhouse shop and…
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Arrests made after firearm recovered on Roseburn path

Posted on 13 June 2025 by newsteam |

Detectives investigating the violent incidents in the East and West of the country have made two further arrests, bringing the total to 44. Following the recovery of a firearm in the Roseburn Path area of Edinburgh on Wednesday, 11 June, 2025, a 25-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged in connection and was due to…
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BREAKING: Kirknewton Village sealed off by police following armed robbery

BREAKING: Kirknewton Village sealed off by police following armed robbery

Posted on 10 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A street in Kirknewton has been sealed off by police following an armed robbery. One local has reported seeing streets closed and a police helicopter overhead. Live Edinburgh News understands that an armed robbery has taken place at a Post Office…

Police appeal after serious assault in Livingston

Police appeal after serious assault in Livingston

Posted on 9 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information following a serious assault near to Dedridge Pond, Livingston. The incident happened on around 5pm on Friday, October 7, near to the A71 underpass between Muireston and Dedridge. A 15-year-old boy was…

North Bridge closed due to ongoing police incident

North Bridge closed due to ongoing police incident

Posted on 6 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

North Bridge has been closed due to an ongoing police incident. The road was closed in both directions just before 9am. A spokesperson for Police Scotland said “Police in Edinburgh were called to North Bridge around 8.45am on Thursday 6…

Fifty firefighter’s tackle blaze at Lower Granton Road flat

Fifty firefighter’s tackle blaze at Lower Granton Road flat

Posted on 5 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Around 50 firefighters rescued residents trapped in a block of flats in Granton following a fire in a flat earlier tonight. Firefighters fought their way through choking smoke to rescue people trapped by a blaze at the flats on Lower…

Police issue image of hooded top following South Edinburgh indecent assault

Police issue image of hooded top following South Edinburgh indecent assault

Posted on 5 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh have released an image of a hooded top similar to the one worn by the suspect during an indecent assault over the weekend. A 19-year-old woman was attacked within a garden area on Salisbury Place during the…

Police appeal for missing west Lothian man Scott McLaughlin

Police appeal for missing west Lothian man Scott McLaughlin

Posted on 4 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in West Lothian are appealing for information to help trace a man reported missing from Uphall on Monday 3rdOctober. Scott McLaughlin was last seen around 10.30 pm on Monday 3rd October Since then the 45-year-old has not been in contact…

Scottish SPCA rescue a stray Emu in Loanhead

Scottish SPCA rescue a stray Emu in Loanhead

Posted on 4 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The Scottish SPCA rescued a stray Emu that was on the loose in Edinburgh last week. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted on Wednesday after a concerned member of the public spotted the bird in a field in the Loanhead…

Fresh appeal launched following indecent assault in South Edinburgh

Fresh appeal launched following indecent assault in South Edinburgh

Posted on 4 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh have launched a fresh appeal for information following an indecent assault over the weekend. A 19-year-old woman was attacked in Salisbury Place as she was walking home at around 2.50 a.m. on Sunday 2nd October. The victim…

Police appeal following indecent assault in South Edinburgh

Police appeal following indecent assault in South Edinburgh

Posted on 3 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following an indecent assault in the South of the city. The incident happened around 2.50 a.m. on Sunday 2nd October within Salisbury Place. A 19-year-old woman alighted a bus in Minto Street and…

Two die following road collision in Midlothian

Two die following road collision in Midlothian

Posted on 2 October 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Two people have died following a horror road traffic collision in Midlothian. Emergency services raced to the scene on the A6094 between Leadburn and Howgate just before 1pm today. The alarm was raised by a member of the public. The…