Liberton

A crowd of noisy pupils give a cheer at James Clark School's sports day held at Kirk Brae in Liberton in June 1966.

Liberton Heritage in Pictures: 34 photos from the 1950s and 1960s

67 Mount Vernon Road

Property: four-bed double-upper is twice as nice for families

Mortonhall's winning team in the Edinburgh Ladies Inter Club tournament received the trophy from host club Liberton's lady captain Sue Hay.

Mortonhall retain Edinburgh ladies' title as Dunbar men land Lothians crown

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

Effie Gowan was delighted to be featured next to Wednesday’s crossword in The Scotsman.

Daily crossword a key to long life says 100-year-old after Scotsman tribute

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

A century of Leith celebrated in 10 photographs

An enigmatic runner has spent his lockdown months running routes along Edinburgh’s streets that map the outlines of extraordinary animals on the exercise-tracking app, Strava.

Meet the unknown man who creates ‘Strava artwork’ by running around Edinburgh

The funeral of James Harrison took place on Friday, July 10th.

Funeral for Edinburgh cyclist

Northfield House Hotel in Liberton

Student flats plan for Edinburgh hotel

Gurthrie House Care Home in Edinburgh where it is understood there have been more deaths

Multiple deaths linked to COVID-19 confirmed at Edinburgh care home

Lloyds Banking Group has announced plans to shut 56 of it local branches across the UK.

Bank of Scotland closures: Full list of branches closing in Scotland

Author Justin Lee Anderson

New fantasy novel inspired by Edinburgh aims to be next Game of Thrones

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Scottish duo sharing lead in South African Stroke-Play

Kaimes Special School. Picture: TSPL

Staff refuse to teach '˜violent' pupils at Edinburgh special school

Clermiston Primary. Picture: Neil Hanna

Revealed: Concerns raised over state of Edinburgh's crumbling schools

Liberton High School. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Call for school maintenance deadlines to be met in wake of near misses

Keane Wallis-Bennett who died when a wall collapsed at Liberton High School in 2014.

Parents' fury as promise to rebuild Liberton school is broken

Labour South MSP Daniel Johnson.

Daniel Johnson: Schools a lesson in common sense

The Linlithgow squad who won the Pond Plate at the Edinburgh Northern Sevens

Linlithgow Rugby Club celebrate two more trophy successes

One of golfs appealing aspects is that it can be a game for life, but more and more people picking up a club at an early age are starting to drift away from the sport. Picture: Ian Georgeson

The good, the bad and the below par: Why we're losing interest in golf

Maid Marian star Howard '˜Lew' Lewis dies in Edinburgh hospital

About 15 firefighters battled flames through the night

Inferno rages into the early hours at former Loanhead school

Picture: Jane Barlow

Man airlifted from Arthur's Seat after fall

The Balm Well of St Catherine which sits in the grounds of a Toby Carvery restaurant. PIC: www.geograph.co.uk

The Edinburgh restaurant and its ancient healing well

The Team behind Yes Cafe Edinburgh South are hoping to reopen. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Yes Cafe seeking funding to re-open in Edinburgh South

Maggies Centre Edinburgh celebrates its 20th birthday.
L-R MSP Miles Briggs, centre head Andrew Anderson and architect Richard Murphy. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh Maggie's Centre celebrates 20th birthday

Some parts of Edinburgh may lose normal water supply.

Burst pipe in Edinburgh hits main water supplies

Connor Syme plays his approach to the 13th at Royal Aberdeen
Picture: Kenny Smith.

Connor Syme eases into second round of Scottish Amateur

Firefighters tackle blaze in Falkirk. Picture: John Develin

Firefighters battle Falkirk industrial estate blaze

Burnside Cottage, sits by Burdiehouse Burn

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Nicola Barclay believes that when it comes to building new communities, it is important that everyone should think longer-term, rather than just about the temporary impact. Picture: Neil Hanna

Big interview: Nicola Barclay, head of Homes for Scotland

Police in riot gear storm a flat early yesterday morning as part of the raids. Picture: TSPL

21 charged after organised crime swoops in Edinburgh

The fire happened on Robert Burns Drive. Picture: Google

Two rescued from Liberton flat fire

Police say a 24-year-old man will appear in court over the incident. Picture: Julie Bull

Man arrested after gun fired at Liberton house

The mother of
Keane Wallis-Bennett, who died after a wall a

Liberton High School collapsed on top of her, has hit out at a report into the incident.

Mum of tragic Keane ‘let down’ by death probe

A car splashes through the flooded streets of Liberton. Picture: Scott Taylor

Burst water main flood turns streets into rivers

Gracemount Primary School. Picture: Julie Bull

City crisis as cost of just two schools hits £53m

The collapsed wall. Picture: Neil Hanna

Council “failing to learn” from Liberton High death

Police and forensics officers at the scene in Liberton. Picture: Greg Macvean

Liberton shooting: Police release suspect details

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Double digging

Firefighters are working to rescue a Clydesdale horse - the same breed as this horse - which has become trapped in its stable. Pic: Ian Rutherford

Firefighters work to rescue horse stuck in stable

Aspen Therapies. Picture: Contributed

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Firefighters pulled an elderly man from the caravan. Picture: Jon Savage

OAP dies after fire in caravan

Hugh McGrogan was on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. Picture: Bill Henry

Rapist faces jail after violent sex attacks

Fire crews used a turntable ladder mounted on a truck to rescue the workers. Picture: Ian Rutherford

3 stranded in cherry picker breakdown

The burnt-out carry cot found in the ground floor stairwell. Picture: Gordon Fraser

One-year-old rescued after fire in stairwell

A lorry collided with the rail bridge at Cameron Toll. Pic: @Jmrenwick via Twitter

Lorry hits rail bridge at Cameron Toll

Front, from left, Megan OHara, Teri Mason, Ellie Graham and Mya Arnot join their classmates to record the song for Keane. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Pupils in song tribute to tragic friend Keane

The driver hit the central reservation on the city bypass, between Straiton and Lothianburn. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Driver in hospital after Edinburgh bypass crash

High Court, Edinburgh. Picture: TSPL

Edinburgh taxi driver jailed for rape of teenager

Keane Wallis-Bennetts school was category B for repairs. Photograph: Facebook/Hemedia

Claire Black: Liberton safety issues are alarming

Tributes left at Liberton High School for Keane Wallis-Bennett. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Liberton death: Carry out checks, councils urged

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Graveyard safety

Bill Walker MSP leapt into his former wife's home brandishing an airgun, Edinburgh Sheriff Court has head. Picture: Ian Rutherford

Bill Walker trial: MSP took gun to ex-wife’s home

Neist Point, Isle of Skye. Picture: Jane Barlow

Edinburgh woman named as Skye fall victim

By-election ‘shows confidence in Labour coalition’

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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

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries