Tag Archives: Edinburgh

A bank has warned people to be on the alert for scammers as cases of impersonation fraud surge. TSB said the average victim of impersonation fraud loses £4,000, with household names like Royal Mail, Amazon and BT being used to lure unsuspecting people into sending money to scammers. Paul Davis, …

A former footballer turned postman has won more than £17,000 after he was sacked for sticking used chewing gum on a customer’s garden lamppost. Ex-Hibs and Dundee player Graham Harvey was spotted by the homeowner who complained to his bosses, showing CCTV evidence of his “disgusting” behaviour. He was sacked …

Bomb disposal teams have been called to a Scots Royal Mail depot after receiving reports of a suspicious package. Police, fire crews, ambulance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units rushed to the scene at the Western Delivery Office in Sighthill, Edinburgh at around 9.55am this morning. Experts are currently assessing …

One of the UK’s most respected public health experts has called on the Scottish Government to scrap its “ridiculous and discriminatory” vaccine passport scheme. Professor Allyson Pollock spoke out after a study by The Lancet medical bible found double-jabbed people can be just as likely to pass on Covid-19. The …

Several relatives reportedly ignored Prince Harry at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral yesterday due to his controversial Oprah Winfrey interview. It is claimed by sources that the only royal who showed him any sympathy was his uncle, Prince Andrew as he received a frosty reception from other family members. In …

Morton Fraser has appointed restructuring and insolvency lawyer Yvonne Brady as its new head of strategy for restructuring and insolvency. The position has been created by the law firm specifically for her and she began the role this week. Brady’s career spans 30 years in the restructuring and insolvency market …

A thief hijacked a Royal Mail worker’s van full of parcels before stealing their own car form a nearby depo. Police are probing two connected incidents, which happened in Edinburgh’s Colinton area on Wednesday, and have issued a warning to couriers and delivery drivers to remain vigilant while making drops. …

Forensic teams are searching a house in Edinburgh in relation to an alleged suspicious package being found at an Edinburgh sorting office. Pictures from the scene show officers in white suits at the house in Broomhall Crescent after the package was discovered at the Royal Mail’s Sighthill depot. Spike Woodbridge, …

Staff have been evacuated at a busy Edinburgh Royal Mail delivery hub after a ‘suspicious package’ was found. A bomb squad has been called to the scene at the Sighthill office on Cultins Road after the alarm was raised shortly before 10.30am on Saturday. Police have stressed that there is …

A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …