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Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell has landed taxpayers with an eye-watering £134,000 bill to help her buy a second home, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell has landed taxpayers with an eye-watering £134,000 bill to help her buy a second home in Scotland, The Edinburgh Reporter can reveal. The police chief – who earns £270,000 a year – has bought a £595,000 apartment in an upmarket Edinburgh suburb while keeping on her £1 million […]

Disgraced Edinburgh businessman and convicted domestic abuser, Alexander Galpin, left behind a trail of emotional and financial misery when he dumped two young women who have given birth to his children.

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Police chiefs paid out a £430,000 settlement to a senior employee who lodged a bullying complaint against Chief Constable Jo Farrell, it has been revealed. Oversight body the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) sanctioned the extraordinary package to settle a bullying complaint by Andrew Page – the force’s most senior civilian staff member. The former Deputy […]

Twenty four Edinburgh police officers who lost their lives in WW2 have been honoured in touching ceremony at the city’s The Royal High School. Chief Superintendent David Robertson of Police Scotland presented Royal High staff and pupils and three other secondary schools present with a copy of a book which commemorates the officers’ bravery. The […]

Musselburgh Racecourse’s famous New Year’s Day meeting has sold out and there will be no “walk up” tickets available on the day. Scotland’s largest sporting event held on 1 January, and supported by Virgin Bet, is set to host a 6,750 crowd – welcoming in 2026 with a six card fixture featuring more than £125,000 […]

Musselburgh Racecourse is marching to a new beat with the formation of its first formal community partnership with The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS). The East Lothian course has joined forces with SCOTS as it prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026 and this strengthens a relationship dating back more than 25 years. SCOTS […]

Pinsent Masons makes two financial services litigation hires in Edinburgh

One of Scotland's biggest summer race meetings is set to return to Musselburgh Racecourse next month as The Edinburgh Cup Raceday in partnership