The Edinburgh Reporter

08/03/2025

Michael McIndoe has earned his third Scottish League Two Glen’s Manager of the Month award this season after delivering an unbeaten set of results in February. McIndoe’s side picked up the full 12 points on offer across February’s fixtures, which saw Edinburgh City score victories against Stirling Albion, Forfar Athletic and Elgin City, as well as a notable 5-0 win over The Spartans....

Michael McIndoe has earned his third Scottish League Two Glen’s Manager of the Month award this season after delivering an unbeaten set of results in February.  McIndoe’s side picked up the full 12 points on offer across February’s fixtures, which saw Edinburgh City score victories against St...

08/03/2025

The Saltire Society presented its prestigious annual Fletcher of Saltoun Awards on Thursday 6 March 2025 at a ceremony in Edinburgh’s New Town. The Award for Arts and Humanities went to multi award-winning film and television composer Patrick Doyle. The Award for Science went to internationally renowned soil forensic specialist Professor Lorna Dawson CBE FRSE. The Awards for Public Life were made to noted scientist and human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer KT, OBE, CD, and to acclaimed broadcaster, filmmaker and writer Paul Murton....

08/03/2025

Hibs will take around 7,000 fans to Celtic Park on Sunday for their Scottish Cup Quarter-Final match. Hibs had to push and push for a larger allocation, and that eventually paid off as the club received a number of extra sections at Parkhead. The efforts of the club for acquiring those tickets was greatly appreciated by the Hibs faithful, who in turn purchased the tickets to ensure there would be a huge following for this vital cup match....

08/03/2025

Today, 8 March marks International Women's Day, a global celebration of women's achievements across all spheres of life and a call to action for gender equality. What better way to honour this occasion than with a story of female empowerment paired with delicious Scottish cuisine perfect for the rugby weekend ahead? Earlier this week, I was invited by Quality Meat Scotland…...

08/03/2025

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies has strengthened its partnership with HSS Hire Group (HSS) with the opening of a rental facility at its Edinburgh headquarters. The firm is now able to supply tool and equipment hire at its Prestonfield branch, the move coming after the success of a similar arrangement at its West Lothian base in Livingston which launched in November....

08/03/2025

Sander Kartum’s glory double to dispose of Dundee in Hearts’ Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at Tynecastle was the talk of the toun for the boys in Maroon. But he and his jubilant Jambo teammates will have to wait until late on Monday night to find out who they will play at Hampden Park next month. The draw will be live on BBC Scotland and iPlayer after the Livingston v St Johnston quarter-final tie on Monday night....

07/03/2025

A glory double from new singing Sander Kartum in only his second start for the club booked Hearts a visit to Hampden Park for a semi-final tie in the Scottish Cup, Scottish Cup, with Dundee forward Simon Murray’s own goal the other counter. The Jambos bounced back from their Derby disappointment and led 1-0 through Kartum before Dundee levelled, but two second-half strikes booked the trip along the M8 to the National Stadium, a target for boss Neil Critchley....

07/03/2025

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace James Samain who was last seen in Renfrew and believed to have travelled to Edinburgh. The vulnerable 80-year-old from Dumbarton was last seen by his family at Braehead shopping centre around 12pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025. From enquiries carried out, officers believe he travelled by bus to Edinburgh on Friday afternoon....

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace James Samain who was last seen in Renfrew and believed to have travelled to Edinburgh. The vulnerable 80-year-old from Dumbarton was last seen by his family at Braehead shopping centre around 12pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025. From enquiries carried ...

07/03/2025

Police are appealing for information following a serious crash in Dalkeith earlier today Friday, 7 March, 2025. The incident happened around 10.30am on Newmills Road, at the junction of James Lean Avenue and involved the drivers of an e-scooter and an orange Peugeot 2008. Emergency services attended, and the 16-year-old male rider of the e-scooter was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where medical staff describe his condition as critical....

Police are appealing for information following a serious crash in Dalkeith earlier today Friday, 7 March, 2025. The incident happened around 10.30am on Newmills Road, at the junction of James Lean Avenue and involved the drivers of an e-scooter and an orange Peugeot 2008. Emergency services attended...

07/03/2025

Police are appealing for help to trace Jessica Ward who has been reported missing from Edinburgh. Jessica, 31, was last seen around 2pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025 in the Craigmount Brae area and has links throughout the city. She is described as white, Scottish, around 5ft4 in height, of slim build with blonde hair. Her clothing when last seen is not known....

Police are appealing for help to trace Jessica Ward who has been reported missing from Edinburgh. Jessica, 31, was last seen around 2pm on Friday, 7 March, 2025 in the Craigmount Brae area and has links throughout the city. She is described as white, Scottish, around 5ft4 in height, of slim build wi...

07/03/2025

Edinburgh Council has announced the locations of each one of the 144 bin hubs across the city which have been, or will, change. Some of these changes have already been carried out, but around 100 of the facilities are set to be expanded, removed or moved. Councillors moved forward with the plans at a committee meeting on Thursday, which also saw a controversial plan to ban parking in a dense city neighbourhood approved....

Edinburgh Council has announced the locations of each one of the 144 bin hubs across the city which have been, or will, change. Some of these changes have already been carried out, but around 100 of the facilities are set to be expanded, removed or moved. Councillors moved forward with the plans at....

07/03/2025

Ciara Grant has signed a one-year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at the club until Summer 2026. The 31-year-old initially signed for Hibs Women in June 2024, from rivals Hearts. She her debut against Partick Thistle on the opening day of the league campaign. Grant currently leads the team in assists, with a bullish performance against Glasgow City last month seeing the midfielder record an incredible hat-trick of assists - playing a pivotal role in Hibs crucial 3-0 victory....

Ciara Grant has signed a one-year contract extension, keeping the midfielder at the club until Summer 2026.  The 31-year-old initially signed for Hibs Women in June 2024, from rivals Hearts.  She her debut against Partick Thistle on the opening day of the league campaign.  Grant currently leads t...

07/03/2025

Tributes have been paid to the former head teacher of Scotland’s biggest primary school who has died less than two years after retiring. Edinburgh-based Helen Gillanders was at the helm of Dunbar Primary School for 15 years before stepping down in the summer of 2023. News of her death yesterday was broken to parents and carers by the school’s current head teacher Jacqui McKinnon who described Mrs Gillanders as someone who loved her job and her ‘school family’....

Tributes have been paid to the former head teacher of Scotland’s biggest primary school who has died less than two years after retiring. Edinburgh-based Helen Gillanders was at the helm of Dunbar Primary School for 15 years before stepping down in the summer of 2023. News of her death yesterday wa...

07/03/2025

The BBC has agreed an exclusive deal to broadcast all of Scotland Men’s National Team matches on the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The deal with UEFA covers 14 live Scotland matches, including the European Qualifiers Group C ties against Belarus, Greece and either Portugal or Denmark, the forthcoming Nations League Play Off tie against the Greeks and the June friendlies against Iceland and Liechtenstein in June The matches will be shown on BBC One Scotland and BBC iPlayer and adds to the BBC’s extensive football coverage in Scotland of the Women’s National Team, Scottish Gas Men’s and Women’s Scottish Cup, SPFL and Scottish Championship across television, radio and online....

07/03/2025

Supermarket giants Lidl have appealed to Scottish Ministers after Midlothian planners refused to let them put up a flagpole in the latest battle over signs at its Penicuik store. The food chain wants to put the totem style advertising sign at the entrance to its store at St Kentigern Way, in the town, but was refused permission by the council who said it was out of character with the area’s conservation....

Supermarket giants Lidl have appealed to Scottish Ministers after Midlothian planners refused to let them put up a flagpole in the latest battle over signs at its Penicuik store. The food chain wants to put the totem style advertising sign at the entrance to its store at St Kentigern Way, in the tow...

07/03/2025

Joe Griffin has been appointed the top civil servant in The Scottish Government to work closely with the First Minister on major strategic and policy issues. He will take up his post in April following the departure of JP Marks to become First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Mr Griffin was appointed Director General in the Scottish Government in 2021 and has been employed for 29 years in the Civil Service....

Joe Griffin has been appointed the top civil servant in The Scottish Government to work closely with the First Minister on major strategic and policy issues. He will take up his post in April following the departure of JP Marks to become First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive of His Majesty.....

07/03/2025

The Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray, told an audience at the University of Edinburgh's Informatics Forum on Friday morning that Scotland can be "the engine room of UK growth". But, he also repeated his recent claim that the Scottish economy could have been £10 billion larger if economic growth during the last ten years had matched that in the rest of the UK - and said the barrier to that had been political posturing between the two governments in Scotland....

The Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt Hon Ian Murray, told an audience at the University of Edinburgh’s Informatics Forum on Friday morning that Scotland can be “the engine room of UK growth”. But, he also repeated his recent claim that the Scottish economy could have been £10 billion l...

07/03/2025

Hibs head coach David Gray has provided a team news update ahead of Sunday's Scottish Cup Quarter-Final against Celtic. Joe Newell missed last weekend’s victory over Hearts with an abdominal injury, whilst Warren O’Hora came off in the first half of the Edinburgh Derby. Speaking ahead of the game to Hibs TV Gray said: “We’re in a good place. Obviously, Kwon can’t play because he’s on loan from Celtic, and Joe Newell still isn’t available....

Hibs head coach David Gray has provided a team news update ahead of Sunday’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Final against Celtic. Joe Newell missed last weekend’s victory over Hearts with an abdominal injury, whilst Warren O’Hora came off in the first half of the Edinburgh Derby. Speaking ahead of the g...