Fifteen year old girl in critical condition in hospital
Road Policing Officers are appealing for information after a serious road crash took place in West Pilton on Friday evening.
Around 5.25pm on Friday (4 June 2021), a red coloured Audi Q3 and an electric motorbike collided on West Pilton Street, at the junction with Ferry Road Drive.
A 15-year-old girl was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children where she remains in a critical but stable condition. A 14-year-old girl was also taken to the same hospital to be treated for injuries.
Sergeant Steve Livesey said: “We are appealing for anyone who may have seen this incident take place or and has not already spoken to police to get in touch. The street was busy and therefore we are aware there were a number of witnesses.”
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Police via 101, quoting incident number 2828 of Friday, 4 June, 2021.
Detectives are appealing for information following the attempted murder of a 19 year-old man at a flat in West Pilton Grove last night.
At around 8.40pm on Wednesday evening (7th October), the 19 year-old man and another man were outside shops on Ferry Road Drive in Edinburgh, when they were involved in an altercation with a group of youths.
The 19 year-old man received a facial injury then made his way home to West Pilton Grove.
At around 9.30pm, he was in the flat when four men forced entry and seriously assaulted him. Police and Ambulance attended and the injured man was taken to Edinburgh Royal Hospital where he is being treated for stab wounds.
Hospital staff describe his condition as serious.
The four men responsible are white and aged in their late teens or early twenties:
The first man was of medium build and wearing a grey hooded top, a black gilet and black jogging trousers.
The second man was wearing a black hooded top and black jogging trousers.
The third man was wearing a green top and black jogging trousers,
The fourth man was of heavy build and wearing a black hooded top, blue t-shirt, black jogging trousers and white trainers.
Detective Sergeant Rory Legge of Corstorphine Police Station said: “Our enquiries are continuing into this incident and we have been carrying out enquiries and gathering CCTV from the local area to help us establish the identity of the four men responsible.
“I would appeal to anyone who witnessed, or who has information on the incident outside the shops on Ferry Road Drive or the further assault in West Pilton Grove to contact us as soon as possible. “Anyone with information should contact Corstorphine Police Station through 101 quoting reference number 3512 of 7 October.
“Alternatively Crimestoppers can be contacted on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained.”
Fresh Start are looking to create a community Hub in North Edinburgh. Working with other community organisations, we have been looking at ways in which we can work with the whole community ensuring that people new to the area have access to a space where they can meet with local people, develop skills and make a contribution to the community.Continue reading Fresh Start seeks your views on new Community Hub
Pilton Central Association are inviting you to have your say on what should happen to their premises on Ferry Road Drive.
PCA owns the Thrift Shop and the adjacent offices (formerly Working Links) on Ferry Road Drive and they are now looking for ways in which the properties could be better used.
Come along to an informal breakfast meeting tomorrow (Monday 4 December) from 10am – 11.30 at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre and share your views. Refeshments will be provided and everyone is welcome.
If you can’t make the meeting you can share your ideas online: visit
It’s fun – even when it’s raining! Last week’s Play Out in Muirhouse
Go on – play out in the street! Following last weekend’s inaugural Play Out in Muirhouse on Saturday, the Total Craigroyston team has organised another fun day this Friday – and this time it’s in West Pilton.
This Friday, from 11 – 3pm, part of Ferry Road Drive will be blocked off to traffic and will become a fun family playground!
Among the activities planned are water balloons, traditional street games, water slides and puppet theatre with Licketyspit.
Last weekend’s event was a great, make Friday’s even better. Go on – play out in the street!
For further information about Play Out contact Sarah Low on 552 5700, and to find out more about the Total Craigroyston initiative check out the blog at http://totalcraigroyston.wordpress.com
A man was punched to the ground and kicked after questioning a group that were drinking in his close.
The 62-year-old went into the common stair in Ferry Road Drive at around 7.30am on Sunday.
He found a group of three men and a woman sat in the close drinking and asked them what they were doing there.
One of the men punched him in the face and the victim fell to the ground before another man started kicking him. The group then left the close.
The victim went to St John’s Hospital where he was treated for a broken jaw and reported the attack to the police on Tuesday.
Lothian and Borders Police are appealing for witnesses as they try and find the men responsible.
The first suspect is described as a white man aged around 20, around 5ft 10in tall and well built with short, fair hair. He was wearing a sweatshirt and grey jogging bottoms at the time of the attack.
The second man is also white and around 20 years old. He is around 5ft 8in tall with a slim build and dark brown or black hair.
A police spokesman said: “This was an unprovoked and vicious assault that resulted in a man suffering a painful and serious facial injury.
“Given the time of day, there may have been a number of people in the streets on their way to work and anyone who remembers seeing anything suspicious in the Ferry Road Drive area on Sunday morning is asked to contact police immediately.
“Similarly, if anyone can assist in identifying those responsible for this attack, they are also asked to get in touch.”
Anyone with any information can contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131, or the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
