Residents across Edinburgh are being invited to share ideas on how funding raised through the city’s Visitor Levy could be spent in their local communities.

Hundreds of students celebrated their graduation at Edinburgh’s McEwan Hall as they collected their certificates in front of proud family members and friends.

BEAR Scotland is gearing up for another busy winter in the South East, with 58 winter vehicles and more than 25,000 tonnes of salt ready to help.

The public is being asked to give their views on a proposed transfer of a vacant Scottish Borders Council depot for £1.

Boos rung around the very empty stadium whilst Falkirk fans were in great spirits jumping up and down as the final whistle sounded.

Midlothian Library Service has won Team of the Year at the 2026 SLIC Awards, recognising its work to improve accessibility, promote literacy and bring communities together.

Attainment among Edinburgh pupils has reached its highest recorded level in the senior phase, with S4 to S6 learners achieving the best results on record across almost all key measures.

An East Lothian renewable energy company has completed the latest phase of a major solar installation programme for Eastern Western Motor Group, bringing its total installed solar capacity across the business to 2MW.

Plans to re-power a wind farm with turbines as tall as skyscrapers are being put forward by operators.

Four hundred jobs will be supported when a river trail passing through a Berwickshire town is completed in less than two years.

Homeowners in RAAC affected bungalows in Livingston have prepared radical plans to regenerate Craigshill.

Go-head for funding a new £23.3m Eyemouth Primary School brings “hope and joyful expectation”, councillors have been told.

Recent archaeological digs carried out in the Scottish Borders will come under scrutiny at a get-together this month.

ScotRail is preparing for thousands of sports fans to travel to Glasgow and Edinburgh as Scotland’s men’s football and rugby teams take to the field this weekend.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor will headline the DJ stage at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Street Party as organisers announce a host of new acts for this year’s celebrations.

Plans to build a children’s nursery in open countryside on the fringe of Livingston have been thrown out.

A well-attended and moving Remembrance Sunday ceremony took place at Loanhead War Memorial in Memorial Park on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

The recent news that Midlothian Council is considering parking charges, residents' permits and controlled parking zones raises important questions about how parking decisions are made.

Dynamic Earth partners with Skyscanner to fund school transport for annual careers showcase, making the two-day event free for the first time.

Scotland Head Coach Sebastien Pocognoli has named 4 keepers within his 26-man squad.

Hibs manager Marink Reedijk spoke to the press ahead of today's premiership

Anyone hoping to discover more about their Scottish family history can get started with a newly updated edition of an official guidebook, released in time for Christmas.

This View has been written by Joe Gilhooley LRPS Award winning and Licentaite of The Royal Photographic Society from Loanhead.

On street parking charges and residents’ permit zones have been considered as part of a £45,000 policy ‘refresh’ in Midlothian.

The level of debt Scottish Borders Council has been forced to write-off this year is almost 250 per cent higher than that of the same period last year, it has emerged.

This week's top 10 news stories from Midlothian and all around Edinburgh.

A ministerial visit to Heriot-Watt University has highlighted the importance of developing Scotland’s future planners, as the University creates new routes into town planning to help tackle skills shortages and build the workforce needed to shape the country’s communities and places.

Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher has thanked residents, emergency services and community groups for helping keep the city safe during a broadly peaceful Bonfire Night, despite isolated incidents of disorder.

This Saturday Scotland face the All Blacks in what will be their biggest game this season. The Scotland side, led by Sione Tuipulotu, will be looking to make history by ending a 33-match winless streak which has lasted 121 years against the All Blacks.

Resurfacing work is set to take place on Law Road in North Berwick from Monday, November 9, with the improvements expected to be completed by Friday, December 4, weather permitting.

Any proposal for the abolition of Scottish Borders Council must be supported by “compelling evidence”, elected members agreed this week.

Council Tax payers in the Scottish Borders could face a rise in their bills higher higher than the five per cent anticipated, it emerged at a meeting this week.

A £315k revamp of a bus waiting area at Borders General Hospital will prove just the ticket for passengers.

A Borders holiday park has made a “clean break” from its rivals after being named Scotland’s best in a new survey.

Plans for a new “peace and tranquillity” events venue at a farm steading in Melrose have been submitted to Scottish Borders Council.

Scottish firefighters received more than 1,100 emergency calls and attended more than 767 incidents during one of the busiest nights of the year for the service.