A man who assaulted a woman and attempted to sexually assault her has been jailed. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday, Juan Martin Comba Valdez was convicted and sentenced to 18-months in prison for the attack, which took place in Morrison Street during the early morning of Sunday 12th May. Continue reading Man jailed for Morrison Street attack
Aspiring journalists got the chance to grill the Prime Minister after he surprised them during a special ‘children’s lobby’ earlier this week.
Boris Johnson joined the mini press conference as 13 schoolchildren, aged nine to 14, were quizzing his deputy press secretary Lucia Hodgson in No10 Downing Street. Continue reading PM surprises young journalists at special ‘children’s lobby’
Giving more victims a voice in court to explain how crime has affected them.
Dozens of people have reported being raped on a first or second date, according to new figures released by Police Scotland.
Launching its latest #GetConsent campaign, Police Scotland is warning that sex without consent is rape. Continue reading Police launch anti-rape campaign
Saughton Park celebration 11am – 4pm
Location: Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, 26 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh
Time: 11am – 4pm
Date: Sunday 1 September 2019 Continue reading Tomorrow: Paws by the Prom
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in protests this Saturday against the Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament and ram through his Brexit agenda. Continue reading STOP THE COUP: Thousands of protesters expected to hit the streets today
A £7.5 million project between the public and private sectors has been established to deliver more electric vehicle charging points and ensure the infrastructure needed to support these is put in place.
The new strategic partnership will include Transport Scotland, SP Energy Networks and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Continue reading Partnership delivers more electric vehicle charging points
Invergordon’s new Shannon class lifeboat is set to host the names of thousands of people being commemorated by loved ones in the RNLI’s new and unique memorial.
The name of each person being remembered will be featured within the lifeboat’s letters and numbers, or decal, displayed on the lifeboat’s hull. Continue reading Scottish RNLI Lifeboat Station to receive charity’s first sea-going Memorial
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has won the backing of city councillors to proceed with an ambitious £70m initiative to safeguard Scotland’s priceless national plant collections and future proof its status as a world-leading centre for plant science, education, horticulture and conservation.
State-of-the-art facilities will underpin the Garden’s core activities, while the visitor experience will be greatly enhanced through the refurbishment and extension of the popular public Glasshouses. Continue reading Councillors back Botanics’ Biomes project
