Saturday 25 May 2013

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Lothian and Borders Police

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Edinburgh College students hospitalised after 'allergic reaction' outbreak »

Students and staff at Edinburgh College have been rushed to hospital after eating tuna fish sandwiches at the Granton campus this lunchtime. An Edinburgh College student told The Journal that students began to feel ill after eating the sandwiches arou...

Thu 28 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn & Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Ceiling collapse at Edinburgh nightclub »

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

Body of Edinburgh student found as search for missing Stirling student continues »

The body of a man discovered in St Margaret’s loch in Holyrood Park has been identified as the missing Sanjay Dhital. Nepalese student, Dhital, 24, had been missing since Boxing Day and Lothian and Borders Police said there were no suspicious ci...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Emma Logan | Read more »

Alleged terrorist faces extradition »

A warrant seeking the extradition of Benat Atorrasagasti Ordonez, a 36-year old who was residing on Sloan Street, Leith, has been granted. Mr Ordonez is allegedly a member of the Basque separatist group, ETA. He was previously sentenced to five years ...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »

Greenpeace activists fined for Shell petrol station protest »

Protesters who dressed as polar bears and managed to turn off the petrol supply at a Shell garage in Edinburgh have been fined. Seven campaigners from international environmental organisation Greenpeace protested outside a Shell petrol station on Dalr...

Tue 22 Jan 2013 by Christina Muller | Read more »

Police appeal for witnesses after attempted strangling in Colinton »

A 16-year-old girl has been attacked by a man who attempted to strangle her while she was walking home from a party on Sunday 28 October in the early hours of the morning. The girl had become aware of someone following her on Colinton Road before she ...

Wed 07 Nov 2012 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »

Protests derail Israeli ambassador's university visit »

A planned lecture by the Israeli ambassador to the UK at the University of Edinburgh was disrupted by pro-Palestinian activists yesterday evening, amid tense scenes between police officers and protesters. Ambassador Daniel Taub was due to speak at an ...

Fri 26 Oct 2012 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

Police appeal for witnesses to Princes Street sex attacker »

Police have been forced to up their investigation after a new victim has come forward in relation to the attacks carried out in central Edinburgh on Thursday 11 October. Previously, it was reported that two separate assaults were carried out on women ...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »

Hibs star injured in 'unprovoked' attack »

Police are appealing for witnesses to the late-night attack, which will see Hibs’ midfielder Gary Deegan out for several weeks following surgery for a broken jaw. The Irishman was punched in the face in the early hours of Sunday 7 October outsid...

Mon 15 Oct 2012 by Frank Clarke | Read more »

3,000 cuts to Scottish police »

The first chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland, Stephen House, has announced that there could be up to 3,000 cuts to police support staff as part of wider restructuring to reduce the costs of policing in Scotland. Mr House’s comment...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Charlie Rosser | Read more »

Crime rates fall during festival »

Crime rates fell during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival period this year by an average of 44 per cent. Between 1 August and 2 September 2012, crime rates were considerably lower than they had been in the same period the previous year. The biggest drop...

Wed 26 Sep 2012 by Lydia Willgress | Read more »

Council launches campaign to improve cycle safety »

Edinburgh City Council has launched a new cycle safety campaign in the city in conjunction with the Lothian and Borders Police, NHS Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service. In a press release the ‘Streets Ahead’ campaign explained that...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Janina Engler | Read more »

Police to be permanently installed in Edinburgh high schools »

Police officers are set to be permanently installed in high schools across Edinburgh as part of a Council initiative to "tackle crime, bullying and exclusion". By April, 11 officers will work full-time across all schools in Edinburgh, following a succ...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Dominique Cottee | Read more »

Photos: PM's Edinburgh visit met with protests »

Dozens of protesters greeted prime minister David Cameron in Edinburgh yesterday, as the Conservative premier flew in for referendum talks with the SNP first minister Alex Salmond. Anti-cuts demonstrators picketed a speech to business leaders at the A...

Fri 17 Feb 2012 by Allan MacDonald | Read more »

Cycling initiative hailed 'a success' »

An initiative launched in October to tackle road safety in the capital has been hailed a "success". Lothian and Borders Police Road Policing and Safer Neighbourhood Teams took to the streets during one week in a bid to promote road safety on the city’...

Tue 01 Nov 2011 by Hannah Raine | Read more »

Over 20 crimes recorded daily in city centre »

The Lothian and Borders Police have released a crime report for Edinburgh, recording the number of offences committed between April and December 2010. The report entitled Measuring Our Performances shows the suburb area of Oxgangs as the safest neighb...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Assa Samaké | Read more »

Double robbery in Leith »

Six flatmates are trying to pick up the pieces after being held at knife-point in their home in Leith. Two weeks ago, the flatmates were forced out of their beds and into a single room after two men forced entry into the Salamander Court flat. After ...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Rosalind Brown | Read more »

Polish campers defiant in face of targeting by hooligans »

Police have launched an investigation after a group of Polish jobseekers had their temporary homes attacked whilst they were away looking for work. The camp-site they had been staying in, which consisted of two tents on the side of Edinburgh’s...

Sat 09 Oct 2010 by Al Innes | Read more »

Council workers given counter-terrorism training »

Council chiefs have been accused of taking a 'big brother' approach to counter-terrorism after it emerged last week that 60 staff had been given training on reporting suspicious activity to the police. Support workers, concierges, and community safety...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Steven Campbell-Harris | Read more »

Families forced to move after racist abuse »

Two families in north Edinburgh have been forced to flee their homes after racist abuse directed at them became too much to bear. The families were subjected to constant insults in the street, had their cars and homes vandalized and grew too scared to...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Juliet Grant | Read more »