The locals, who wished to remain anonymous, said they warned the authorities that if actions wasn't taken, crime would escalate on the Wester Hailes estate.

People living in and around Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area of the city told Edinburgh Live about the incident ...

A GUNMAN tried to execute a man with a pistol in front of terrified kids doing a football pitch clean-up. The brazen would-be ...

A man has been treated in hospital after reports of a gun being fired in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called ...

A 36-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in Edinburgh left one requiring hospital treatment. The man has been ...

Around 3.40pm on Thursday, 24 July, 2025, Police Scotland were called to a report of a firearm being discharged in the Hailesland Gardens area of Wester Hailes. A 23-year-old man has attended hospital ...

The City of Edinburgh Council has released new photos this week that show work is well underway on the Wester Hailes ...

Police confirmed plans to close the station in March 2024, saying it had not been used as an operational response station for ...

Almost 60 firefighters were called out to a large blaze at a derelict community centre in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh. The alarm was raised at 20:21 after the fire broke out in the single ...

A fire at an Edinburgh school and two assaults in the area may be linked, police have said. Firefighters were called to blazes at Wester Hailes Education Centre and nearby outdoor activity space ...

Two teenagers have been charged after an Edinburgh secondary school was badly damaged by fire. More than 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at Wester Hailes Education Centre which was reported at ...

A man who was arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Edinburgh has been released pending further investigation.