Fresh appeal month after woman threatened and sexually assaulted in Balerno

Police have made a fresh appeal for information one month after a woman was forced into a field and sexually assaulted. The 19-year-old victim was walking home along Newmills Road in Balerno, Edinburgh at 12.30am on Thursday, August 27.

Balerno anger as green belt homes approved

Ken Shade, of Balerno Community Council, said: “Hundreds of residents are furious about this. A few years ago one resident applied to build four houses on the green belt and he was refused, so I don

Police renew appeal over Balerno sex attack

Police are making a further appeal for witnesses a week after a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted south west of Edinburgh. She was walking along Newmills Road in Balerno at 00:30 on Thursday when a man approached her from behind,