Edinburgh airport has re-opened following a report to police around 6.50pm on Friday, 19 June, of potentially suspicious items.
Specialist officers attended and a cordon was put in place.
EOD attended and the items were made safe.
The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
The roads around the airport remain busy and the public are asked to be patient.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 36-year old man has been arrested following a series of incidents at a number of locations across the West of Edinburgh, and Leith, during the evening of Friday, 19 June, 2026.
“Four people were injured and taken to hospital for treatment.
“Enquiries are ongoing, however, we believe there to be no further risk to the public at this time.
“Members of the public are thanked for their assistance.”
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Third sector organisations across Scotland are being invited to apply for a grant as part of a new £15 million Childcare Support Fund to help low-income families manage the cost of childcare.
The fund will provide short-term, flexible childcare through registered childcare providers, supporting families living in, or at risk of, poverty. This will ease the financial pressures of childcare costs which can act as a barrier to employment, training or learning.
The new fund is one of a range of measures set out in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, Bringing Hope, Building Futures, which will help drive further progress in eradicating child poverty.
This one-year fund is designed to top up existing support – rather than replace current entitlements such as free childcare hours and Universal Credit childcare payments.
Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise Siobhian Brown said: “Every family deserves the security of knowing their child is well cared for, but for too many low-income families the cost of childcare creates real pressure at already difficult times.
“The Childcare Support Fund will help families who are struggling with childcare costs at difficult times – such as a change in job or family circumstances, to support access to training, or during a major life event like bereavement or illness.
“Organisations which are successful in applying for grants will support families to find the right childcare and help cover the cost. The fund is open to help families with children aged from nine months to the end of primary school.
“I would urge relevant third sector organisations to apply, and I look forward to seeing this funding reach the families who need it most over the coming months.
“By the end of this Parliament we will be delivering a brand new offer of childcare for families 52 weeks a year. This will reduce the cost burden and ensure our childcare system is flexible to suit family life.”
TODAY’s community lunch … is our annual BBQ!
We are excited to share a delicious BBQ with you. Friday’s BBQ will include meat and vegetarian options, and Halal sausages, along with homemade salads and desserts.
In true Scottish fashion, we’ll be enjoying our BBQ rain or shine – with an indoor option should the rain arrive!
Please check the boards or ask our volunteers about allergens. And just a heads-up, our food is served until it runs out!
Do come along and enjoy. Thank you!
First Minister John Swinney will today call for a new collective approach to reduce deaths and harms from drugs and alcohol, as he addresses a summit on drugs deaths in Edinburgh.
It comes as a new Alcohol and Drugs Fund, which will provide £36.9 million to frontline services and organisations working with people affected by alcohol and drugs, is launched.
The summit, organised by Public Health Scotland, will bring together health board chief executives, local authority leaders, justice representatives and third-sector partners alongside people with experience of drug and alcohol use, including representatives from family organisations and recovery groups.
Speaking ahead of the event, the First Minister said: “This new fund will provide more than £36 million over the next three years, supporting prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery.
“It will reach organisations of all sizes – from grassroots groups to larger partnerships – with particular emphasis on improving support for children, young people, and families. I have heard from the third sector about the need for stability and longer-term support – this multi-year funding recognises that.
“We have increased residential rehab capacity, with funded placements now close to our 1,000 target, set new treatment standards, opened The Thistle – the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility – and improved surveillance of the most potent and dangerous drugs entering circulation.
“But it is clear we now require a different collective approach and we need to go further. I am determined we make the change and new ways of working needed – and I am focused on confronting the need for reform of how our public services deliver.
“I am clear there should be a ‘no wrong door’ approach. If someone needs help, our system should be easy and quick to navigate – wrapping around the person rather than making people fit into the system.”
The fund is open to third-sector organisations and public bodies working directly with people who use alcohol and drugs, people in recovery, and their children and families.
It supports delivery of the Alcohol and Drugs Strategic Plan 2026–35, a joint Scottish Government and COSLA initiative backed by more than £160 million in 2026–27, which sets out a 10-year approach to reducing deaths and harms caused by alcohol and drugs.
Corra Foundation Chief Executive Carolyn Sawers said: “It is a privilege for Corra to deliver this fund on behalf of the Scottish Government. High-quality support for people affected by drugs and alcohol is vital to collective efforts to reducing harms, realising rights and supporting recovery.
“Corra looks forward to working closely alongside people with lived and living experience of drugs and alcohol as we deliver this fund.”
Preventing Harm, Promoting Recovery: Scotland’s Alcohol & Drugs Strategic Plan 2026 – 2035
REMINDER – GRANTON WATERFRONT DROP-IN, MON 22 JUNE
Come along for an update on Phase 1 construction works from the Council’s Granton Waterfront team and developer Cruden.
The team will be on hand to answer your questions!
Monday 22 June 2026, 4.00pm – 7.00pm
Granton Station
The MyCare.scot app can now be downloaded onto smartphones, giving people across Scotland direct access to their health information on their phone.
The first version of the free app will allow people to view their medications and allergies, check their vaccination history and use the national service finder to find local health and wellbeing services.
It follows the successful roll-out of a web-based service that began in NHS Lanarkshire in December 2025 and began roll-out nationally in April. The app will continue to develop through to 2030, to enable users to check appointments, provide information about themselves and receive digital letters through MyCare.scot. When fully delivered, it will provide the most comprehensive health and care app in the UK, integrating health and social care services into one space.
The long-term delivery of MyCare.scot will also support the Government’s ambitions to deliver a new NHS national booking system within this Parliamentary term.
Speaking on a visit to meet staff and patients using MyCare.scot in Lanarkshire, Health Secretary Angela Constance said: “The availability of MyCare.scot on the app store is an important milestone in this government’s programme to give people a single, secure digital access point to their personal health information.
“I am clear that our NHS in Scotland will never be for sale. That is why the app has been developed within the public sector, protecting the privacy of patient medical records and ensuring best value for the taxpayer.
“Over time, MyCare.scot will make it easier to manage appointments, reduce the need for patients to retell their story, order prescriptions, and gain access to the information they need to help them stay well and supported. It will also be integrated with Scotland’s social care and social work system.”
Karen Reid, Chief Executive of Public Services Delivery Scotland said: “MyCare.scot is about beginning to make it simpler for people in Scotland to access their own health and social care information, in a way that is secure and easy to use. The new mobile app is an important step forward, helping people find what they need quickly, to inform their care.
“Public Services Delivery Scotland is leading this work to bring information together in one place and create a more joined-up, consistent experience. We will continue to improve MyCare.scot based on what people tell us they need.”
COSLA Health and Social Care spokesperson Councillor Paul Kelly said: “The launch of the MyCare.scot mobile app is a significant step forward in our shared ambition with the Scottish Government to improve outcomes across health, social work and social care. Crucially, this is just the beginning.
“Work is already ongoing to expand MyCare.scot into social work and social care, advancing our vision of truly integrated, person-centred services. This will give people across Scotland greater choice and control over their care, helping to build a more sustainable system fit for the digital age.”
TUESDAYS 2 – 4pm at MADELVIC HOUSE
What to find out more about the fscinating history of Granton?
Come along to Granton Hub on Tuesday afternoons to ask questions, be curious, and learn. You’ll receive a warm welcome and cup of tea!
POLICE are seeking your assistance in trying to locate a 37-year-old man missing from the Leith area.
Christopher Tatton is just over 6ft tall, with a medium build. He has green eyes and short, fair-coloured hair. Concerns were raised for Christopher on Thursday, 11 June, 2026.
He was last seen on CCTV footage in a shop in the Longniddry area of East Lothian around 6.30am on Monday, 15, June 2026.
Enquiries have also established he visited the North Berwick area between 11 and 15 June, 2026.
Inspector Grant McCulloch said: “Despite our enquiries and the CCTV sighting, Christopher is still to be traced and our concern is growing. We just want to know he is safe and well.
“If anyone has seen Christopher or has any information on where he may be, please get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101, quoting incident number 2150 of Thursday, 11 June, 2026
TODAY, 16 June 2026, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has unveiled the first look of the new permanent home for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe community, which will be known as Fringe Central.
Historically, Fringe Central was the name given to the Fringe’s annual temporary pop-up hub for artists, media and arts industry during August.
From August 2026 Fringe Central will be a permanent place for everyone who participates at the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as being a new base for the Fringe Society team.
Over the last 12 months, the former schoolhouse at 6 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, has undergone a major refurbishment, with accessibility and sustainability at its core. New features include air source heat pumps, an accessible Changing Places toilet and a new lift, all while preserving the history and aesthetic of both the building and the surrounding area.
Throughout the refurbishment process the Fringe Society has engaged with nearby schools who will benefit from access to the new building and arranged performances and workshops with Royal Mile Primary School, Sciennes Primary School and James Gillespie’s High School as part of this process.
They have also worked with community groups including Canongate Youth (co-tenants in the building) and LGBT Youth Scotland, building on the strong relationships that have developed thanks to the Fringe Days Out project.
The Fringe Society is extremely grateful for the funding support from the UK Government via the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, The Foyle Foundation, SP Energy Networks Transmission Net Zero Fund, and Changing Places Toilets Scotland Fund.
The Fringe Society would also like to thank the City of Edinburgh Council for supporting this project with the signing of a 99-year lease for the building.
Tony Lankester, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society said ‘Today is an exciting day for everyone at the Fringe Society, as we formally move into 6 Infirmary Street, which will be known from now as Fringe Central.
“For nearly ten years we have had a desire to create a welcoming space for everyone involved with the Festival Fringe – from artists, producers and venues to Edinburgh’s residents and stakeholders across the city.
“We are extremely grateful to the UK Government, the City of Edinburgh Council and our wider funders and supporters for helping us realise this long-held ambition.
“With just weeks now until the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we can’t wait to open the doors to the thousands of participants coming to Edinburgh this August for the most important cultural event in the world.”
Arts Minister Ian Murray said: ‘The Fringe Society does fantastic work keeping the largest performing arts festival in the world thriving. It’s high time they have a permanent home, and I know this will support their great ambitions for the festival.
“I know from my summers working at the Edinburgh Fringe that it is all about bringing people together. This hub for the Society, the artists, producers and media is the perfect embodiment of that.
“I know everyone associated with the Fringe and the wider Edinburgh festivals will benefit hugely from the new hub.’
The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, Robert Aldridge said: ‘It is wonderful to see the vision for Fringe Central realised in this first look.
“As a year-round city centre base, this fantastic facility will provide a welcoming space for everyone involved in the Fringe festival while also creating valuable opportunities and space for local cultural organisations.
“It will serve as a hub for the outstanding outreach work carried out throughout the city all year round.’
The Fringe Society is thankful to all the funders who have supported this project to date, and there is still more to accomplish. As work continues on Fringe Central, the Fringe Society welcomes conversations with organisations and individuals who want to help build the home of the world’s most important cultural festival.
Fringe Central will be a permanent investment in artist support, creative freedom and the future of the performing arts – a space where careers begin, ideas flourish and thousands of artists each year can access the support they need to succeed.
Fringe Central will open to the media and arts industry from Wednesday 05 August, and to artists from Friday 07 August.
