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Edinburgh development row over playgrounds on roofs

Campaigners say towering residential developments are being built with hardly any dedicated space for children to play.

5 Apr

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

Local council elections roadshows start in Scotland

Candidates in local elections will have the chance to speak to voters from next week as council roadshows start.

30 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

Portobello swimmer fights back with ‘ice bath therapy’

Record-breaking swimmer Colleen Blair reveals how she uses ice bath therapy to help her training and aid her recovery from injury.

25 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

Garden built in memory of Scot killed in London Bridge attack

A family have opened a sensory garden in the memory of Jack Merritt, who died in the 2019 knife attack on London Bridge.

22 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

‘Superhero’ scientist wins prize for cancer research

A scientist who helped develop drugs for ovarian cancer has been awarded a prize for her work by Cancer Research UK.

18 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

‘Horrific’ Cambuslang crash driver jailed for eight years

A driver who caused a crash in South Lanarkshire which left six people seriously injured has been jailed.

18 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

M&S unveil ‘world’s smallest Percy Pig’ chocolate bar

Created in Edinburgh, the chocolate bar counterpart to the popular sweets measures less than 1.5 inches.

9 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland

Dunfermline building collapse leaves nine in hospital

A building collapse on the site of a former Tesco in Fife has left nine people in hospital.

9 Mar

Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland