Borders General Hospital is to be renamed after it was granted a significant status symbol, it was announced today.

Midlothian Council has chosen Lasswade High School as the preferred location for a new specialist facility for children and young people with severe and complex medical needs.

Community gardening groups across the Lothians and Scottish Borders have been recognised for their efforts to improve local green spaces, encourage biodiversity and bring communities together.

Musselburgh has almost half the number of police officers per head of population compared with the Scottish average, according to figures highlighted by the area's MP.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was today urged to do more for a Scottish Borders pensioner who faces “sitting at home freezing” this winter due to the soaring cost of heating oil.

Scottish Green MSP Laura Moodie has challenged the First Minister over the potential impact of hyperscale data centres on household energy bills, following warnings from the Scottish Government's own climate officials.

Homeowners in East Lothian are being encouraged to apply for grants to help fund energy-saving improvements to their properties.

Christmas at the Botanics has revealed some of its most popular installations from the past decade, as the illuminated trail prepares to mark its 10th anniversary this winter.

One of Scotland's most celebrated traditional musicians, Aly Bain, has received the prestigious Edinburgh Award in recognition of his contribution to Scottish music and culture.

A former New York costume designer who worked on productions of Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream has swapped the bright lights of Broadway for a new career in patisserie in Edinburgh.

Scotland's blood donation service has issued its first-ever Amber Alert over falling blood stocks, with donors being urged to book appointments urgently.

West Lothian has issued a robust defence of local schools, calling on the Scottish Government to keep management of education local.

Edinburgh Council has pledged to uphold the Forces Children's Charter, a commitment to recognise the challenges and needs of those with parents in the forces.

Folk trio FLIT will headline Saturday night at Edinburgh’s Soundhouse Winter Festival after joining the line-up as a replacement for musician Jake Cogan.

Linlithgow may be an architectural jewel in West Lothian but it suffers from a “weak sense of arrival.”

It was the same old story for Scotland on Saturday as they failed to make history with a loss to the All Blacks 43-21 at Murrayfield.

A developer is promising to slash energy bills for villagers in the Scottish Borders if a huge AI data centre on their doorstep is approved.

Borders Buses may be forced to withdraw its staff from Galashiels Transport Interchange because of ongoing anti-social behaviour there.

A blessing has been bestowed on plans to convert a 19th-century Berwickshire church into a family home.

Santa will be on the run in Peebles this Christmas if councillors rubber-stamp an application next week.

Hearts have been riddled with injuries so far this season.

Midlothian councillors have rejected a plea from families to include a primary school which has sent pupils to their catholic high school for around 80 years in its formal catchment area.

The statement is in response to the threatening messages sent to schools.

Speaking before the international break Hibs manager Marink Reedijk gave updates on the injuries within the squad.

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.