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Police appeal after air gun fired at bus

Posted on 27th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh are looking for witnesses after a youth fired an air gun at an LRT bus on Saturday 25th June. The incident happened around 8.30 pm on Hailesland Road when the number 21 bus was travelling towards Clovenstone.…

Ten people hospitalised following roller coaster derailment

Posted on 26th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Eight children and two adults are being treated in hospital following the derailment of a roller coaster at M&Ds Theme Park in Motherwell. Emergency services races to the scene just before 4.00pm today. The Tsunami inverted roller-coaster ride, involving five…

Talent show looking for Take That hopefuls

Posted on 25th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Talent scouts working on ‘Let It Shine’ (working title) an exciting new BBC One Saturday night series with Gary Barlow, Co-presented by Graham Norton & Mel Giedroyc are visiting Edinburgh next week on the lookout for new talent. They are…

Woman dies after Morningside Road window fall

Posted on 25th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A woman has died after falling from a window on Morningside Road. The woman is understood to have fallen from the second floor window at around 9am. The street is currently closed as police carry out their investigation into the…

Former Edinburgh airport managers sentenced for fraud

Posted on 24th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Two former managers at Edinburgh Airport have today been sentenced for fraud. At the Sheriff Court in Edinburgh, both Steven Spalding (46) and Stephen Cunningham (41) were sentenced to 200 hours of community service. Spalding had been employed as the…

Five teenagers arrested following housebreakings

Posted on 24th June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Five teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with a series of housebreakings in Edinburgh. Between 7pm on Wednesday, June 22nd, and 3am on Thursday, June 23rd, a total of seven break-ins occurred at domestic premises in West Pilton…

The 176th Royal Highland Show starts today

Posted on 23rd June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The 176th Royal Highland Show got underway today and about 200,000 people re expected to attend by Sunday. Organisers have calculated the event, held at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, is worth about £46.2m to the Scottish economy. It…

Police conclude investigation into alleged North Edinburgh cycle path incident

Posted on 23rd June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in Edinburgh have now concluded their investigation into a report of a woman being assaulted and robbed on a cycle path between Craigleith and Davidson’s Mains on Tuesday 21st June. As a result of their inquiries it has now…

Woman jailed for life following Leith murder

Posted on 23rd June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A woman who murdered a 60-year-old man in his home in Leith has been jailed for life. Seka Ritchie, 32, also known as Fitchie was found guilty of stabbing father of two Alexander Duncan in his flat in Primrose Street…

Hibs fan avoids jail following Scottish Cup Final pitch invasion

Posted on 23rd June 2016 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A Hibs fan has avoided a prison sentence after admitting his part in a pitch invasion at the end of the Scottish Cup final. Greg Binnie, 19, from Ratho pled guilty to running at and making offensive gestures towards Rangers’…

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Police appeal after air gun fired at bus

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Woman dies after Morningside Road window fall

Former Edinburgh airport managers sentenced for fraud

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The 176th Royal Highland Show starts today

Police conclude investigation into alleged North Edinburgh cycle path incident

Woman jailed for life following Leith murder

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