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East Lothian e-bike gang steal cash and vandalise car in early-morning break-in
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (135+ words) A house on Suthren Yett was broken into.(Image: Google) Police in East Lothian are investigating after four men on e-bikes broke into a house in the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident in Prestonpans also saw cash swiped…...
Edinburgh man 'doesn't show for work' after going missing in Blackpool a month ago
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (379+ words) Gordon Aitken has not been seen or heard from since January 21, having travelled to Blackpool An Edinburgh man has been missing for over a month, having travelled to Blackpool at the end of January. His brother previously issued an appeal…...
Horrified Edinburgh woman 'prises pooch's head from out-of-control dog's jaws"
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (454+ words) An Edinburgh couple have spoken of their horror after their Patterdale terrier was mauled by another dog. Susan Gibson, 73, said Molly's head had to be pulled out from the jaws of a larger animal at Hailes Quarry Park on Wednesday…...
Edinburgh carer left vulnerable woman 'in pain for days' after lying about fall
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (266+ words) The carer was warned by the SSSC An Edinburgh carer has given a warning by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) after she left a woman in pain by failing to disclose that she had fallen. Lorna Devlin, from Livingston,…...
West Lothian thieves break into garage and steal cars along with tools and cash
1+ day, 27+ min ago (150+ words) The suspected theft took place on Avonmill Road. (Image: Google. ) Two cars, tools and a three-figure sum of cash have been stolen from a garage in West Lothian. Officers have launched an appeal for information following the break-in on Avonmill…...
West Lothian police dog helps uncover over 10,000 illicit cigarettes during raids
1+ week, 2+ day ago (313+ words) Heroic police dog assists in illicit cigarette raids. (Image: West Lothian Council. ) Joint raids in West Lothian were able to uncover a total of 10,340 illicit cigarettes and 43 pouches of hand rolling tobacco. Premises in both Armadale and Whitburn were targeted…...
Forensics scour Midlothian industrial estate days after dramatic police raid
1+ week, 5+ day ago (186+ words) Officers are on the scene(Image: Daily Record) A major police search is underway at an industrial estate in Midlothian, six days after warrant was first executed at the address. Forensic officers have been pictured scouring Fire Sprinklers Scotland at…...
Search underway for man originally from Edinburgh believed to be in the Highlands
2+ week, 2+ day ago (230+ words) Officers are continuing to appeal for information on Neil's whereabouts. A man who is originally from Edinburgh has been reported missing from Fife. Neil Fordyce was reported missing from Windygates on Friday, February 6 and last seen on Saturday, February 7 in…...
'I've helped Edinburgh drug users for 30 years and it's the worst I've ever seen"
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (1103+ words) Experts with decades of experience are left scratching their heads as they try to come to terms with the deadly environment their service users find themselves in. Criminal gangs are preying on the most vulnerable in society, flooding the streets…...
East Lothian mum said 'I'm going to jail' after inventing fake employees in £500K scam
4+ week, 1+ day ago (592+ words) Viktorija Lukjanova used the names of family members for two of the the bogus workers A devious East Lothian fraudster conned her employers out of more than "500,000 after she invented fake employees and had their wages paid into her own…...