The Latest Breaking News from Edinburgh

Reveller threatened to shoot bouncer after being barred from entry to Scots nightclub

Mohammed Abdullah, 27, made sick threats to doorman outside The Hive in Edinburgh shortly after midnight on Friday.

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2022

Elderly Edinburgh woman mounted pavement and crashed as children played nearby

Police Scotland confirmed the shocking incident and told Edinburgh Live that officers had been at the scene outside the local Scotmid store earlier on this evening.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Edinburgh New Town boutique Sweaty Betty set for a makeover

The City of Edinburgh Council received an application recently from Sweaty Betty to refurbish their New Town store and create a larger and better premises for their customers

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Edinburgh City Council to replace "not fit for purpose" library computers with Windows 7

The local authority is set to spend over £400,000 on new PCs for Edinburgh's public libraries, after it was warned extended support for the Windows system would not continue past July.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Fed-up Edinburgh West End businesses left with no internet for nearly a week

A number of Edinburgh businesses in the West End have been left struggling after being left without internet for nearly a week despite contacting their supplier countless times.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Incredible Edinburgh footage shows the first trip over the Forth Road Bridge

This is incredible archive footage from the National Library of Scotland of a family's first trip over Forth Road Bridge when it first opened back in 1964.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Edinburgh's jawbone arch deemed 'too fragile' to return to its spot in the Meadows

The iconic landmark stood for over 100 years but was removed in 2014 for considerable restoration work. It has now been deemed 'too fragile' and a bronze replica is set to take its place

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Rare signed James Bond book put up for auction in Edinburgh for a whopping £40,000

Author Ian Fleming inscribed a personal message to friend and golf icon Sir Henry Cotton inside the 1959 first edition of Goldfinger, which could rank among the largest ever sales of a Bond novel

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Edinburgh's abandoned Wild West 'cowboy town' is one of the city's best kept secrets

The Wild West street façade has its own jail, saloon and stables and recreates the famous Wild West, after a famous Disney architect helped design the project in the 90s

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022

Edinburgh student block covered with protective mesh after wind damages cladding

Specialist teams are set to be dispatched to the IQ Fountainbridge development to carry out remedial work on the lavish block after panelling was battered by gale force winds

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2022