Colinton

Edinburgh City Bypass closure leaves drivers facing severe delays

Traffic warden and lollipop man William Withnell shows children across Colinton Mains Road in March 1963.

Colinton Heritage in Pictures: 40 photos from the 1950s and 1960s

Craigentinny/Duddingston Councillor Iain Whyte

Tourist tax is not all it’s cracked up to be - Iain Whyte

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

Edinburgh Lib Dem councillor resigns one week after being elected

Lib Dems win surprise victory in city council by-election

Trinity Primary school has 'crumbling concrete' in its roof. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Cost of making Edinburgh schools safe from crumbing concrete up to £50m

Balmadies, Spylaw Bank Road, Edinburgh

Prestige property: Picture yourself in the pink

Adrian Weatherhead in action on the track

Obituaries: Adrian Weatherhead, track star who won seven GB international vests

Allermuir, Colinton, Edinburgh. Image: Square Foot/Angus Behm

Prestige property: Stunner invites love at first sight

Front of property.

Rare opportunity to acquire a stunning 2-bedroom detached cottage in the heart o...

Lidl is looking for new sites across Scotland. (Photo credit: Kelvin Stuttard)

Lidl will pay anyone who can help find suitable sites for new Scottish stores

Colinton and Currie Pipe Band leading the Armistice Day parade in Kirknewton in 2010 (Picture courtesy of Piping Press and Alistair Aitken)

Scotland must do more to ensure its pipe bands thrive – Scotsman comment

Fernielaw House, Colinton Village.

For sale: Historic 18th century country mansion house with wonderful private gar...

The village of Cramond gets a sneak preview of Cinescapes: Redrawing Edinburgh

Pop up screenings set to bring a magical glimpse of the past to five city areas

Facing permanent closure: Colinton public toilets

Wave of relief as council passes £5m Edinburgh loos motion

Impressive plot of land in Colinton boasting five garages and a shed for sale picture: ESPC

Five sports car garages for sale in Edinburgh for half a million pounds

Cyclists were forced onto the main carriageway

Snow causes 'dangerous footpaths and impassable cycle lanes' in Edinburgh

John McDonald, the nightwatchman at Leith Fort Flats, April 1960.

A century of Leith celebrated in 10 photographs

A large, expansive lawn perfect for croquet, bowls or egg and spoon races.

Take a look inside this sprawling Edinburgh mansion

Picture: Knight Frank

Take a look inside this £2.1m mansion home in sought after Edinburgh location

Lisa Flemming, second left, with Dr Olga Oikonomidou, centre. Picture: Richard Brannan/TSPL

Edinburgh mum smashes £100,000 fundraising target while undergoing terminal canc...

Lisa Fleming, founder of Make 2nds Count.

300 women to attend lunch for Edinburgh mum who launched charity while fighting ...

Edinburgh bars to benefit from million-pound investment

William Thomson (centre) will lead a nine-strong team as group executive head chef at Quiet Man Taverns. Picture: DB Media Serivces

Quiet Man Taverns cooks up new role to lead latest eatery

Scotland U18 scrum-half Jamie Dobie was in fine form for Merchiston Castle in the Schools Cup semi-final. Picture: Paul Devlin/SNS

Merchiston 22 - 17 Watson's: Home side reach Schools Cup final

The charred remains of the fire today

Bonfire Night latest: Firefighters abused in Edinburgh park

Scott Arthur (left) has publicly apologised for the Twitter post about Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf (right).

Edinburgh councillor apologises for '˜nasty' Humza Yousaf tweet

Revealed: The '˜garden tax' sign up rates by ward

Lisa Fleming is battling with secondary cancer

Courageous Colinton mum launches charity while fighting cancer

Jim Duffy: 'Generation Y are not buying into the housing market.' Picture: Ian Howarth

Jim Duffy comment: Millennials not starstruck by home ownership

Andrew Braid has devised the ultimate 'Netflix and chill'. Picture: Submitted

Netflix and chill: Edinburgh man creates '˜snowfa' cinema in garden

Wheelie bin pushed onto City Bypass in Edinburgh

Date for 20mph rollout in Edinburgh South revealed

Picture: Getty

Merchiston get Festival boost ahead of cup clash

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When a question of trust should take priority over '˜comventional wisdom

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Border changes

Catherine Cruft OBE Hon FRIAS: Researcher who made an outstanding contribution to Scottish architectural history

Obituary: Catherine Holway Cruft OBE Hon FRIAS

Picture: TSPL

Cars banned from near Edinburgh schools in trial

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Jason Rust: Short-term fixes no answer fos schools

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Go slow on trams

Paddy the Newfoundland has a look at the statue of Robert Louis Stevenson. Picture: Greg Macvea

Robert Louis Stevenson Edinburgh statue unveiled

The memorial statue. Picture: Jon Savage

Memorial for pipers & drummers killed in battle
BAGPIPERS and drummers who have been killed in battle have been honoured with a memorial sculpture.

The Orrs stripped the house back to its shell before refurbishing. Picture: Neil Hanna

Revamped Colinton home is made to measure

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£226k-a-year funding set to give HIV centre an overhaul

Baby abandoned on bench to go into foster care

Hunt for missing Cliff Steel

Postnatal depression left new mum Kim struggling to cope with added pressure

Tram sign leads ‘blind’ woman to open hole in road

Edinburgh WWI trenches suffer flood defence damage

Bin men refuse to collect if lid open even an inch

Edinburgh First World War trench survey begins

Edinburgh First World War trench survey begins

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Schools rugby: Merchiston sign off with a win

Edinburgh Council slap £50 fines on bin bag cheats

Council allocates £3500 to carry out vital survey of site

Trio worm way into OAP’s home in bogus work scam to con him out of £1500

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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