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Council agrees to tackle ‘urgent’ road safety fears in village

The former railway line could become a pedestrian and cycle path

Minister accused of washing his hands of manifesto rail pledge

The North Sea must be part of a just transition to a cleaner future, and not an excuse to delay it

Scotland must stop drilling for yesterday’s energy and get real - Lorna Slater

SNP group leader Cllr Lesley Macinnes

Letting people stay cold this winter - Lesley Macinnes

Councillors approved demolition of the site

Early Learning Centre demolition approved after ceiling collapse

People with learning disabilities need support of the law

A matter of principle must now be upheld - Alex Cole-Hamilton

12-01-2018. Picture Michael Gillen. West Lothian council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick

West Lothian Council accused of political bias over community email

Residents gathered outside City Chambers as councillors voted overwhelmingly to delay their eviction

Council to push for delay to artists' eviction from St Margaret's

The Chancellor has unveiled a ‘cost-of-living Budget’. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Will we see the Budget bear fruit up here?

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SNP need to change their control mindset - Ian Murray

One of two late and over-budget ferries launched at a shipyard on the River Clyde

Public service shouldn’t sink to this ferries fiasco - Alex Cole-Hamilton

John Swinney delivers his keynote speech at the Scottish National Party annual conference

Scotland’s buses are to serve communities, not shareholders - Lorna Slater

Sally Pattle - Liberal Democrat

Scottish Gov urged to build on existing local authority structure

Youths wearing balaclavas have become a feared sight in many towns and cities (Picture: Darren Staples)

Donald Anderson: Action on balaclavas and anti-social behaviour in Edinburgh

Alex Cole-Hamilton

SNP need to cut the hot air on vape shops - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Council headquarters at the West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston

SNP kicks back against cut in broadcast of council meetings
Questions and motions raised at full council after plug pulled in June
Stuart Sommerville

New Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is showing signs that he will be a formidable rival for John Swinney (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Michael Marra gets off to a promising start as Labour leader - Susan Dalgety

SNP MSP Kate Campbell

Scotland’s future is ours alone to decide - Kate Campbell

Scotland's drug deaths have increased by 11 per cent in a year (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Iain Whyte: The drug policies aren’t working – we need a new plan

Parents have documented a series of accidents and near misses outside Craiglockhart Primary School

Council accused of 'hypocrisy' over primary school crossing delays

Ed Davey’s Lib Dems are ‘fighting for our country, for our values’

We Lib Dems are ‘a firewall against Reform’ - Alex Cole-Hamilton

West Lothian Council has already spent £53 million tackling crumbling concrete in county schools.

Council demands answers over ‘broken’ £15m school rebuild pledge

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It’s time Scottish Government took control of our port operators - Bruce Whitehe...

Fly tipping has become a problem for councils across the Lothians.

Extra powers to tackle environmental crime in Midlothian

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Culture funding turns into wasteful council bidding war - Iain Whyte

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney (left) and First Minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth

Education comes before referendums - Ian Murray

Scotland has fallen behind in education

SNP must get rid of their policy blinkers - Miles Briggs
Last week was a bad week for those of us who are interested in how Scotland’s public services compare with those elsewhere. Most damningly, international statistics showed just how poorly our schools are performing across several key areas.
Miles Briggs

A double-articulated trolleybus in Lucerne, Switzerland

Trolleybus, not trams, is the answer to city transport trauma - Bruce Whitehead

Greens candidate Isabella Gastel Alejandre, left, ran a very close second in last week’s Southside/Newington by-election, while Lorenzo Martinico won in Portobello/Craigmillar

Edinburgh has shown that a greener future is within reach - Lorna Slater

Scotland’s PISA scores have plummeted in the past 20 years. Picture: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

It’s time to end Scottish education’s decline - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Labour's Ruth Elliott and the Greens' Lorenzo Martinico were the victors in the two by-elections

Analysis What will SNP defeats mean for next year's council elections?

Ed Thornley, Councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle and Leader of the Liberal Democrat group

By-elections show SNP's future in the city is bleak - Edward Thornley

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Corrosive bullying should have no place in our modern politics - Bruce Whitehead

By-election victors Ruth Elliott (Labour, Southside/Newington) and Lorenzo Martinico (Green, Portobello /Craigmillar)

SNP insist by-election defeats no guide to 2027 council elections

People slept rough at Waverley Court

Council playing with semantics over housing issue - Iain Whyte

Labour's Ruth Elliott and the Greens' Lorenzo Martinico were the victors in the two by-elections

Council by-elections see victories for Labour and Greens

Money. Picture: Adobe Stock

Mansion Tax plan is the unfair politics of envy - Iain Whyte

First Minister John Swinney delivers a statement at Holyrood

After 100 days SNP still rule with dither and delay - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Lesley Macinnes, leader of the SNP group on Edinburgh council

Local SNP champions worthy of your vote - Lesley Macinnes

The health service is ailing under the SNP

SNP failing to meet huge fiscal challenges - Ian Murray

Protestors were backed by drivers sounding their horns as they gathered outside Haddington town hall pic staff PERMISSION FOR USE FREE FOR ALL LDR PARTNERS

Plans for parking charges in four East Lothian towns paused until 2027

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‘We need a clear national planning framework for data centres, with a requirement for Environmental Impact Assessments.’ Picture: Yui Mok

Practical measures needed to create a better, fairer Scotland - Lorna Slater

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to homelessness charity Changing Lives in Newcastle yesterday

Tackling the misery of rough sleeping - Ian Murray

An outpatient clinic will be housed at St John's, which will also provide inpatient services and day-case surgery.

Hospital's £35m maintenance backlog a 'damning indictment' of NHS

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East

Why palliative care is my number one priority - Miles Briggs

General view of staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Exclusive NHS must 'drastically reduce' 600,000 cancelled appoinments

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth visits the site of the Princes Street fire

Capital should be on an equal footing with Glasgow - Iain Whyte

Council leader Jane Meagher (left) with Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth in Princes Street

Council chief condemns FM's 'shameful' lack of response on Princes St

Pupils at Barrhead High, in East Renfrewshire, celebrate their outstanding exam results.

Scotland's exam results 'incredibly positive' as pass rates increase

Residents at a Gilmerton housing estate will need to evacuate as work is carried out

Time for developers to build better places - Ian Murray

Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative MSP for Edinburgh and Lothians East

Windfarm fears for safety of seabirds - Miles Briggs

Phil Doggart, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Housing emergency is an admission of failure - Phil Doggart

Questions but few answers on teacher shortages

Good teachers are key to Scotland’s future - Alex Cole-Hamilton

Some of the high value items Peter Murrell used embezzled funds to purchase.

Murrell Collection in Pictures: 20 photos of the evidence in the case

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