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Prisoner escapes whilst visiting St John’s hospital in West Lothian

Posted on 4th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are looking for a prisoner who jumped from a private security firm’s van in West Lothian. Anthony Ferrie, 33, was being taken back to Addiewell jail in a G4S vehicle following a visit to Livingston’s St John’s Hospital. Ferrie,…

Man assaulted after group of men target garages in Trinity

Posted on 4th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a number of garages in the Trinity area were targeted over the weekend. The incidents happened around 5.15 p.m. on Friday 29th July within Laverock Bank. A group of five men forced…

Princes Street BIG wheel shut down due to safety concerns

Posted on 4th August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The big wheel in Princes Street was shut down for a week after it emerged it was inspected by the same man who gave the M&D’s crash rollercoaster the all-clear.

Car charger sparks Edinburgh Castle lockdown

Posted on 2nd August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A charger plugged into a car cigarette lighter sparked a bomb scare at Edinburgh Castle earlier today. The Castle and nearby shops were locked down as police cordoned off an area at the top of the Royal Mile. The scare…

Man jailed for firearms offences

Posted on 2nd August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A man who was convicted of firearms offences after Police Scotland recovered a handgun in East Lothian last year has been jailed. As part of inquiries into shootings, which happened in the South of Edinburgh on September 2014, detectives from…

Eight people rescued following Murrayburn fire

Posted on 1st August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Firefighters rescued eight people from a block of flats after a fire broke out in the stairwell. They were led to safety by Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews after the blaze caught hold at Murrayburn Gardens, Edinburgh. Firefighters…

Paramedic caught with indecent images of children is struck off

Posted on 1st August 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A paramedic who was caught with indecent photographs of children on his iPhone and iPad has been struck off. Andrew Kerr was arrested in April last year after a specialist police Paedophile Online Investigation Team based in Kent received a…

Police in Edinburgh are looking to trace three teenage males in connection with separate attacks in the Oxgangs

Posted on 28th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are looking to trace three teenage males in connection with separate attacks in the Oxgangs area of the city on Monday night, July 25th.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hurt in an incident in Edinburgh city centre this lunchtime

Posted on 27th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hurt in an incident in Edinburgh city centre this lunchtime.

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after three elderly men were assaulted in the Colinton area

Posted on 27th July 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after three men were assaulted in the Colinton area of the city.

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Prisoner escapes whilst visiting St John’s hospital in West Lothian

Man assaulted after group of men target garages in Trinity

Princes Street BIG wheel shut down due to safety concerns

Car charger sparks Edinburgh Castle lockdown

Man jailed for firearms offences

Eight people rescued following Murrayburn fire

Paramedic caught with indecent images of children is struck off

Police in Edinburgh are looking to trace three teenage males in connection with separate attacks in the Oxgangs

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hurt in an incident in Edinburgh city centre this lunchtime

Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after three elderly men were assaulted in the Colinton area