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Greyfriars Kirkyard (famous resting place of Greyfriars Bobby), a hidden Victorian shopfront on Nicolson Street, and a Victorian communal courtyard in

The Times newspaper has launched a campaign today to make cities safer for cyclists.

I was reminded this past week that I was the first member to demand an emergency debate of the Church of England’s General Synod.

David Strang is to stay on as chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police. Mr Strang has been in charge of Lothian and Borders Police since 2007 and his five year contract was due to expire on 31 March 2012.

First Minister Alex Salmond uses the birthday of Robert Burns to launch the consultation document on the referendum, to be held in autumn 2014, on whether Scotland should be an independent country.

Tonight, Scots around the world celebrate the birth of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns 227 years ago, feeding spirit and mind with a traditional Scottish meal of

A batch of small electric cars have been added to public sector fleets.

First Minister Alex Salmond has invited some of the world's top energy innovators at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi to come to Scot

The number of visitors to Scotland has risen by eight per cent in the first nine months of this financial year according to the

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond gives his reasons for aiming for a referendum vote in 2014 on whether Scotland should become independent, although in the autumn rather than on the 700th anni

SPOKES, Edinburgh's long-running cycle advocacy group, is urging anyone who cares about cycling and walking in the city to attend its protest at St Andrew's House against the cuts to active tr

The Scottish Government has announced that all 32 councils have confirmed, in principle, to freeze council tax for another year.

WWF Scotland has accused the Scottish government of taking a "complacent" approach to "dangerous" levels of air pollution in Scottish cities, caused mostly by motorised traffic.

In his christmas message First Minister Alex Salmond says that our sense of the "common weel" is one of Scotland's greatest assets, and pays tribute to those in the Emergency Services and

The high winds in Edinburgh are now easing, with transport and schools expected to be back on a normal footing tomorrow. Bawbag is receding.

Two giant pandas landed at Edinburgh Airport yesterday en route to their new home at Edinburgh zoo, with all the razzmatazz that you'd expect for a couple o

The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland and now the Church of Scotland have come out against same-sex marriages, and they consider civil partnerships quite sufficient.

Edinburgh City Council yesterday voted to recognise the occupation in Edinburgh's financial quarter in St Andrew Square in a motion put forward by Green candidate Maggie Chapman.

Historic Scotland has launched its campaign to recruit 30 additional apprentices in traditional building skills - stonemasonry, joinery and painting.

An interesting letter appeared in The Scotsman on 27th October:-