Edinburgh Tennis, a local club based at various locations throughout the Lothians, have successfully defended their Scottish 8 and under title. The successful team of Richard Winarski, Molly Gao, Lily Dobson-Sun and Hector Kupny first competed against ten other Edinburgh clubs at their local event in September and qualified for the national finals at Glasgow’s Scotstoun Leisure Centre. At the finals, being held alongside an ITF World Tennis Tour event with spectators present, the youngsters competed hard to overcome the strongest clubs from eight other Scottish districts and ultimately won the event.

Architectural and pasterplanning practice Bracewell has officially opened its doors in Leith. The firm has established its latest office at 40 Constitution Street to serve the capital and the Lothians, with Matthew Ansell appointed as a senior associate to lead the new Edinburgh-based operations. The new premises represent a major operational milestone for Bracewell, a firm originally founded in 1925. By establishing a physical footprint in Leith, the practice aims to work in closer proximity with clients, partners and project teams throughout Edinburgh and the east of Scotland. The appointment of a new senior associate brings more than 25 years of experience in…

Police Scotland has thanked communities across the country for making sure Halloween 2026 passed without serious incident.

Edinburgh and Lothians East MSP Kate Nevens was refused entry to the West Bank last Monday, alongside SNP MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry Lara Bird.

There is a lot going on in the November sky with conjunctions, occultations, a supermoon and Voyager 1 reaches an astonishing milestone in unmanned spaceflight. The Sun leaves Libra (The Scales) on 23 November at 8:12 am andenters Scorpius (The Scorpion). Just six days later, the Sun leavesScorpius (The Scorpion) and enters Ophiuchus (The Serpent Bearer) on29 November at 8:36 pm. Over the course of the month, the Sun comescloser to Earth by 971,899 km. Daylight shortens from 09:13 (9.215hours) on 1 November to 07:27 (7.455 hours) on 30 November so we gain…

Michael Marra said he would make sure local members in Edinburgh receive the answers to questions after questions were raised on how Irshad Ahmed topped the Edinburgh and Lothians East regional List.

Lunar is an Edinburgh-based service supporting cisgender (cis) and transgender (trans) women selling or exchanging sex in, or based in, Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders.

The Flood Alert for Edinburgh and Lothians is no longer in force. Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188. If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor. You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel. Message issued by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency

A Flood Alert Update has been issued for Edinburgh and Lothians. Storm Austen is currently bringing persistent and heavy rain across the area, with river levels starting to respond to the rainfall. Significant river flooding impacts are possible through the remainder of Friday and into Saturday, with surface water impacts also possible. Impacts could include flooding of roads, properties and disruption to transport and infrastructure. Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188. If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor. You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel. Message issued by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency

There are warnings that Storm Boelo could bring disruption to the region with winds of up to 80mph to blow through

A Flood Alert Update has been issued for Edinburgh and Lothians. Significant impacts from river flooding are possible throughout Friday and into the early hours of Saturday due to Storm Austen bringing persistent and heavy rainfall to the region. Impacts could include flooding of roads, properties and parts of communities and significant disruption to transport and infrastructure. Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188. If you wish to register, view or amend any of your account details, or deregister, please visit myfloodline or call Floodline, select option 2 for Scotland then option 3 to speak to an advisor. You can check the three day flood outlook on our Scottish flood forecast or follow our @SEPAFlood X channel. Message issued by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency