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Officers swooped near the Queensferry Crossing following a collision on Monday morning.
The incident[1] is understood to have happened around 10.30am on September 16 with one police car and a police van at the scene.
Pictures uploaded to social media s…
A disabled author and his wife convicted of stalking their neighbours at a plush Scots estate have been warned they may have to sell their £500,000 home as part of their sentencing.
David, 55, and Jacqueline Aston, 58, were found guilty last week of ca…
Forth Green Freeport has submitted its Full Business Case to the Scottish and UK governments.
This is the latest step in the development process towards unlocking around £25m of seed funding to address underdeveloped sites within the freeport area.
The…
Police have arrested and charged a 58-year-old man in connection with road traffic offences following a fatal crash on the M8 near junction 1.
The crash, which happened near Hermiston Gait close to the Edinburgh bypass, happened around 9.10am on Monday…
A man has been charged nine months after an NHS worker was killed in a crash involving a car and lorry on the M8.
Emergency services were called to the carriageway near Junction 1, outside Edinburgh, on December 18, 2023, after a HGV collided with a Ki…
A freeport is a free economic zone designated by the trade and commerce administrations of various countries
The Forth Green Freeport[1] is set to bring in £90 million less for Edinburgh Council than was previously estimated, figures have revealed, as …
Having first specified HARSH tipping gears and sheeting systems on 23 new tippers acquired over the past four years, the Troon-based Hillhouse Group has again chosen HARSH for another large batch of 10 similar vehicles.
“The HARSH equipment has perform…
Monday 2 Sep 2024
Network Rail Scotland invests over £7 million to keep trains on time this autumn
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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland[1]
Drone technology will be deployed alongside seven specialist ‘leaf busting’ trains this autumn, to …
Holidaymakers have been warned of long queues over the bank holiday weekend[1] as millions take to the roads and airports.
Travellers have also been advised of rail disruption due to several major engineering works affecting three intercity lines servi…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe last bank holiday weekend until Christmas is seeing wide-ranging travel chaos disruption. Many tra…
Transport analytics company Inrix warned the worst times for traffic jams are likely to be between 10am and 6pm on Friday, and between 10am and 1pm on Saturday.
Network Rail will carry out a number of major engineering projects, which will affect three…
Forth Green Freeport chairperson Dame Susan Rice
The challenges of creating economic growth in a high tax environment are considerable, so much hope is pinned on the new low tax Forth Green Freeport zones.
The final business case is up before Edinbur…
The study found some drivers were guilty of doing as much as double the speed limit in the short stretch of road after the camera.
According to the study, of nearly 13,500 cars passing through speed cameras in 30mph zones in London, Edinburgh and Cardi…
At a meeting of the Executive on 22 August, councillors will be asked to approve the submission of the full business case for the Forth Green Freeport[1] (FGF) to the UK and Scottish Governments.
If agreed, the business case – detailing how the FGF wil…