A group of care-experienced young people in Edinburgh have launched a cookbook to help others leaving care while raising money to support them in setting up their first homes.

A family friendly snooker hall and sports venue in Musselburgh has been welcomed by police and licensing bosses as a first for East Lothian.

Trees will be planted across the county to mark the 30th anniversary of West Lothian Council’s foundation.

A Scottish Borders windfarm first commissioned more than quarter of century ago is poised for a new lease of life.

Investment of £3m has been announced for a new free-range egg facility in Berwickshire.

“Confusing” plans to convert a private workshop in a Borders village into a commercial unit for rent have been refused.

A Scottish Borders public health expert has received the support of more than 70 GPs over his plea to limit screen time in classrooms.

Scottish Rugby has appointed Dave Butcher as the permanent head coach of the Scotland Women national team.

Councillors and senior officers challenged over £865,000 difference between reported capital expenditure and earlier forecast.

COSLA and trade unions warn changes to local government must protect jobs, terms and conditions, and be backed by long-term investment.

Edinburgh Council is the fifth highest borrower from the UK’s main source of public loans, making it “one of the most indebted” local authorities in the country.

Plans to replace a three-storey office block at Newhailes with a six-storey student accommodation building for 270 residents have been recommended for approval, despite dozens of objections from local residents and the community council.

MSP Duncan Dunlop has urged the Scottish Government to reintroduce the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill after Liberal Democrats secured parliamentary support for a motion calling for its return.

A man who died following a fatal crash in Bathgate has been named as 84-year-old Jim McCollum.

The ‘silent killer’ is linked to more than half of strokes worldwide, with a simple blood pressure check helping people identify the risk.

Nature and culture are to happily collide in the Scottish Borders this weekend with the second edition of the Tweed River Festival.

ScotRail is adding more seats and extra services to help football fans travel to the men’s Premier Sports Cup semi-finals in Glasgow this weekend.

Plans have been re-lodged for the expansion of a Scottish Borders caravan park after an initial bid was refused.

West Lothian Council will donate £1,000 to a national foundation aimed at protecting those who serve the public as councillors.

An organisation aiming to get young people in the Scottish Borders into employment has received a boost after go-ahead was given for a new training centre.

Hearts keeper Beau Reus spoke to the press yesterday ahead of Rangers tonight.

East Lothian Council has agreed to commission an independent review of its proposed visitor levy, with further research to be carried out before a decision is made on whether to introduce the scheme.

Plans for a £15million leisure hub inspired by local youths have been recommended for refusal despite receiving more than 200 letters of support.

Wouter Vrancken spoke to the press yesterday before Hearts face Rangers tonight.

David Bond has been chosen as the new Chair of Melville Housing Association, following the decision of Donna Bogdanovic to step down after four years in the role.

Edinburgh Zoo is celebrating the arrival of three baby capybaras, with the newborns already exploring their surroundings alongside their mother.

A French renewable energy company has launched an appeal after Scottish Borders Council refused an application for a wind farm with turbines nine times the height of the Angel of the North.

West Lothian Council has awarded more than £40,000 of contracts to support the local commercial bus network during the Christmas holidays.

Health chiefs have unveiled a six-point winter plan to help maintain services in the Scottish Borders over the next few months.

Ambitious plans to establish a sought-after rural tourism destination at a late 18th century property in a Scottish Borders village are poised for approval.

A new £18m programme led by University of Edinburgh experts is set to boost the UK’s ability to design, develop and test its own semiconductor chips.

Councillors have criticised hundreds of Edinburgh licence holders who have failed to pay annual fees leading into the end of the year.

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to demolish Calderglen Early Learning Centre in Wester Hailes.

An independent review has urged East Lothian Council to be more candid about its financial challenges and ensure public consultations lead to meaningful change, as it seeks to rebuild trust with local communities.

A decade-long extension in the lifespan of a Berwickshire wind farm is set to be rubber-stamped next week.

Expansion is on the curriculum at a nursery school located in a small rural hamlet in Berwickshire.