Obita and Devaney return to training during international break

With not many minutes to his name last season and very rarely starting a game, the past few weeks he has been unstoppable.

Councillors in Midlothian are calling on the government to review the bus concession scheme amid claims vital services are being cut because they do not make a profit.

East Lothian Council’s leader has leapt to the defence of two Edinburgh councillors found guilty of breaching their code of conduct describing the decision as an ‘affront to democracy’.

The green light was given today to a £500k-plus replacement of a much-used Scottish Borders running track as it emerged that failure to carry out the work would force its closure.

Scotland’s oldest inhabited house located in the Borders is to open its archives to the public next week.

A gym has been granted planning permission to convert office space in Livingston into a training and fitness suite.

Midlothian Council is reviewing parking arrangements amid growing pressure on town centre spaces and concerns over pavement parking and residential streets.

Midlothian is benefiting from regional investment in jobs, skills and infrastructure, with £21.6 million of government funding invested through the City Region Deal in 2025/26.

Midlothian MP Kirsty McNeill has welcomed Government plans to make it easier for families of disabled young people to access their Child Trust Fund savings.

Swimming pools and leisure centres will all be at risk if Scottish Government plans to reform public services go ahead, East Lothian Council’s leader has warned.

The starter’s flag has been raised in the race to the 2027 council elections.

A 50-mph speed limit trial in the Scottish Borders is to be extended with £75k of Transport Scotland funding after a significant reduction in deaths and injuries.

A new laser-based technique developed by University of Glasgow researchers could make recycling old solar panels significantly cleaner and more energy-efficient.

Visitors to the National Library of Scotland are being invited to separate fact from fiction in a new free exhibition exploring historic fakes and forgeries.

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh has announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team as it prepares for the year ahead.

Police Scotland has condemned a series of violent attacks on officers across Scotland after several were injured while responding to incidents over the weekend.

Households in Bonnyrigg are set to benefit from warmer, more energy-efficient homes after Midlothian Council secured £695,000 in Scottish Government funding for a major housing improvement project.

A bid to build business units on land formerly used as a timber yard has been given the go ahead after councillors expressed surprise the site was considered countryside.

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.