Low-cost airline expands across Europe

By Karrie Gillett
BUDGET airline Ryanair has launched 11 new routes departing from Edinburgh.
The low-fares firm announced that it would be basing two new aircraft in the Scottish capital with flight paths expanding across Europe.
And to celebrate the move, flights to countries including France, Germany and Poland have been slashed to £10 [...]

Illegal shellfish gang walks free

By Michael MacLeod
OVER 100kg of illegally caught shellfish destined for Edinburgh restaurants has been seized.
Police on routine patrol caught a gang with five bags of contaminated periwinkles, ready to be sold on the black market to the capital’s top eateries.
The snail-like animals could have seen the six men involved make hundreds of pounds.
But they walked [...]

Rabbie’s treasures on display in capital

By Karrie Gillett
ICONIC works from Robert Burns are going on display to mark the 250th anniversary of the national bard’s birthday.
The treasures include a rare first edition of Burns’ first published works and a one-off manuscript of Auld Lang Syne.
The display at Edinburgh’s National Library of Scotland takes its name from [...]