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Plans to build a house in the countryside near Westfield have been rejected for a second time because of flood risks. The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, (SEPA) had argued against the plan ...
This is a show in which I found myself being twirled around a dark room by a very sweaty comedian who was wearing an approximation of 15th century dress. One to remember! “Good luck reviewing that!” ...
One of the country’s biggest Halloween events, Terminal V, takes place on 1 November with a one-day, one-arena, 12,000-capacity indoor spectacular at Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre. For the first ...
A funding boost of £110,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) to support its continued work as a Climate Action Hub – helping communities across the capital ...
Magnus Llewellin, the former editor of The Times and Sunday Times Scotland, has opted for a new career as a consultant with communications and culture agency To Be Continued… After thirty years in ...
Hibs are through to the Conference League play offs after a night of high drama at Easter Road that included goalkeeping mistakes, a red card and a contender for goal of the season if not the decade.
This ‘in conversation’ event combined Fringe comedy with a book festival element. It featured the poet, comedian, actor and screenwriter Tim Key being interviewed by fellow comedian Nish Kumar. The ...
The Scottish Government has now delivered more than 350,000 Baby Boxes packed with essential items for newborns in Scotland in the last eight years. The box and its contents worth an estimated £400 ...
A British Legion club could be turned into a pub amid claims it would help foster a feeling of community in its town. An application to change the use of the Penicuik social club to a public house has ...
Fresh plans for housing on a grassland originally set aside for a public park for residents in Wallyford have been lodged with East Lothian Council. Taylor Wimpey’s plans to create more than 90 new ...
A 39-year-old man has been jailed for nine years for serious sexual offences in the Falkirk and West Lothian areas. Kevin Malloy was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, 13 August, ...
Pensioners have lost their battle to save a West Lothian community café in their retirement home from closure. An 11th-hour rescue plan, which would have kept just one paid member of staff at the ...