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£50K metal theft leaves Tattoo with a not-so-grandstand view

50,000 worth of steel intended for the construction of the new Edinburgh Tattoo grandstand has been stolen.The multi-million pound project has been set back after...

Ticket sell-out prompts McGregor movie premiere move

THE European premiere of Ewan McGregor's new movie hasbeen forced to move to a larger Edinburgh venue after tickets sold out.The premiere of"Perfect Sense' was...

Amazon creates 900 jobs in Edinburgh

First Minister Alex Salmond with Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise and Allan Lyall, Amazon's Vice-President of European operations and customer service.FIRST Minister Alex...

Church of Scotland calls for more darning.

THE CHURCH of Scotland today called for a return to the days of darning and sewing to help cut pollution and combat the throwaway society.A...

Haggis eating contest comes to Edinburgh.

Haggis, neeps and tatties.THE world’s first official haggis-eating championship is to be held in Edinburgh next month.Organisers are inviting 50 contestants to have a skinful...

Cigarette may have caused blaze which killed firefighter

Paul Fleming was off-duty when he was killed in a house fireBy Kirsty ToppingTHE FIRE which killed an off-duty firefighter may have been started by...

Taxi drivers’ fury at “Asbo threat”

Taxi drivers could risk their licence if they receive Asbo warningsTaxi drivers claim they have been threatened with Asbos for parking on one of Scotland's...

So you thought the tram works were bad…?

Post-apocalyptic Edinburgh AN EDINBURGH director is to release a film depicting the city in a desolate post-apocalyptic world where Edinburgh Castle has turned into a...

Cabin crew criticised for failing to restrain crazed passenger

Paul Douglas: Passengers were fobbed off that maniac was an "uneasy flyer".A SCOTS airline passenger has criticised cabin crew for failing to stop a crazed...

Transplant yacht team to set sail in world race

Members of the transplant ambassadors' team.A YACHTING team of transplant patients are to represent Edinburgh in a race around the world.Ten patients have entered the...

80-year-old Celtic Football shirt to be auctioned off for £5000

A RARE Celtic football shirt is expected to receive bids up to 5000 at auction.The shirt is from the 1931 tour of America and is...

Man saved from burning building by firefighters

FIREFIGHTERS saved the life of a man after battering down the door to his blazing home as he slept upstairs.Former accountant Ronald Hay is believed...

Customers left high and dry as chopper firm gets the chop

AN EDINBURGH helicopter tour company has gone into administration, leaving some customers short changed.Lothian Helicopters yesterday announced that they had shut down after 20 years'...

Businessman hits out at jobseekers

A BUSINESSMAN has lashed out at workshy Scots after he spent 25,000 on recruitment fees and only found one new employee.Jeff Sladden, who runs a...

Drinkers toast memory of firefighter in pub where he died

By Kirsty ToppingTHE pub which claimed a firefighters life in a ferocious blaze almost two years ago has reopened and drinkers are toasting his memory.Ewan...

Troops receive royal welcome after returning from Afghanistan

Soldiers returning from Afghanistan were given a royal welcome as they paraded through the streets of a Scottish town.Supporters lined the streets of Penicuik to...

City schools plagued by vermin

By Kirsty Topping Schools in Edinburgh are so infested with rodents and insects that pest controllers are being called out every day. The biggest problem in the...

Brass-necked thieves target First Minister’s neighbours

Alex Salmond will be nervously keeping an eye on his front door after thieves stole a brass name plate from a neighbouring building. Bute House, the...

“Posh” Subo keeps up chocolate ban on 50th birthday

SUSAN Boyle revealed today (Fri) that she had managed to stick to her Lent ban on sweets and chocolate – even on her 50th birthday. Standing...

Dougray Scott hits out at plans to scrap college course that made him a star

By Lalita Augustine and Anna Gault HOLLYWOOD actor Dougray Scott has lashed out at “tragic” plans to axe the college course that made him an international...

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