The Latest Breaking News from Craigmillar

Dramatic footage shows hero neighbours kick down door to save man from Edinburgh flat fire

The residents rushed to help the man as flames took hold of the top-floor property in Peffer Place, Craigmillar on Wednesday night

Daily Record · May 25, 2023

Inside the Edinburgh neighbourhood where locals feel 'forgotten about'

Residents of the area claim that they feel "forgotten about" by the council with many locals of the region wanting to push for more improvements for the neighbourhood.

Edinburgh Live · May 16, 2023

Edinburgh mum panics after spotting men in protective clothing on doorbell cam

Paulina Niedzialek has been left feeling 'unsafe' in Craigmillar Court and has spoken out after she heard workmen drilling and scrapping the flat next to her following an investigation into asbestos.

Edinburgh Live · May 6, 2023

Old documentary detailing life on one of Scots most deprived council estates resurfaces

Thatcher-era Craigmillar was among the most impoverished communities in Western Europe, with employment rates twice as high as the Scottish national average and a lack of investment in the area.

Daily Record · Jan 29, 2023

Edinburgh footage shows reality of life on one of city's most deprived council estates

As the documentary explains, incidents of violence, theft and fire-raising were alarmingly common in the area in the 1980s. Attempted suicides were three times the Edinburgh average.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 29, 2023

Edinburgh street plagued by potholes with tyres on five cars shredded in minutes

An Edinburgh driver has hit back at the state of the roads in Edinburgh after his car was left with a punctured tyre when he was driving home on Craigmillar Castle Road.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 7, 2023

Entire kitchens dumped at Edinburgh fly-tipping hotspot in shock pictures

The area just has become a paradise for dumpers, with charred remains of wooden furniture, smashed tiles from bathroom revamps and all sorts of bulk items being left.

Daily Record · Nov 26, 2022

Gut-wrenching photos show Edinburgh's fly tipping hotspot with whole flats dumped

A vacant privately owned site in Craigmillar has been targeted by illegal fly tippers who have amassed mountains of unwanted furniture, tiles and other items that appear to have been set alight.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 26, 2022

Last pub in Edinburgh working class community shuts for good

The well known Peffermill boozer in the heart of Craigmillar has been an important part of the community for decades and will be a huge loss for many residents

Edinburgh Live · Sep 19, 2022

Resurfaced Edinburgh footage shows bleak reality of Craigmillar life in 1984

The resurfaced documentary lifts the lid on the hardships experienced by residents living in one of the capital's most impoverished and crime-ridden areas in the 1980s.

Edinburgh Live · May 10, 2022