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Edinburgh Reporter
5 days ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Reporter
Straiton Park and Ride loses all Lothian buses
All Lothian Bus services at a park and ride to the south of Edinburgh will be withdrawn from next month, it has been announced. The X37, 47, and 47B will stop serving the Straiton park and ride from that date, with services bypassing it and running directly down Straiton Road. Edinburgh's NightBus network will also see service reductions from September 7, as well as some routes in the city network – though some service frequencies will be increased. Located just over the Midlothian border, the 600-space park and ride opened in October 2008, hosting a high-frequency bus service into Edinburgh city centre. During the pandemic, the station building there was shuttered alongside others at park and ride sites around the city, and has not reopened since. In a statement on their website, the firm said that the decision was made in consultation with Edinburgh and Midlothian councils due to a 'low volume of customers' using the facility. Lothian added that it would reduce journey times for most passengers in Midlothian, and that bus stops located near to the park and ride on the A701 would remain open. NightBus services across the city will be reduced, with the N22 service from Princes Street to South Gyle being axed and the N26 losing all service between Haymarket and Clerwood. A new N1 service, running once on weekdays and three times on weekends, will partially replace the N22 and part of the N26 – though the N22 ran three times a night all week long. And the N25, N30 and N31 will either see frequencies drop or lose some services during some days of the week, while half of the N3's weekend trips will end early at Mayfield. However, the N35 service, from Ocean Terminal to Heriot-Watt, will gain a new journey in one direction every night. In the city network, the 1 will see weekday services go from one every 12 minutes to one every 15, and the 35 will run less frequently on Sundays. But the 5 will go from every 20 minutes to every 15, and the 45 will get buses on Sundays, while the 9 will get extra trips in the morning during term time. At West Maitland Street, the 3, 4, 25, 26, 31, 33 and 44 will no longer stop, with service available nearby near Haymarket Station or Shandwick Place. However, East Coast, NightBus and express services will still stop there. At the eastbound side of the Abbeyhill stops, the 15, 26, X26 and 45 will be moved to the rear of the two stops. The X18 Lothian Country service will get an extra journey in each direction on weekdays, while the X27 and X28 will make less stops in the west of Edinburgh. Additionally, the X27 will gain extra services towards Edinburgh in the morning. The 72 will run more frequently seven days a week, going from hourly to once every 40 minutes, but will stop serving Kirkliston. And the 73 and 74 are set for significant changes, with the 73 partially taking on a new routing that links Armadale and Livingston. The 74 will pick up some of the areas no longer served by the 73, but will stop serving parts of Ladywell and St John's Hospital. On the East Coast network, the X4 will lose afternoon peak hours services to Tranent Castle, as well as the midnight service from Tranent to Musselburgh. But it will gain extra early morning services, which Lothian says will improve coordination with the 106 and 113. And the 106 will run through Edinburgh city centre Monday through Saturday, with services terminating at Western General Hospital. Sunday services will still terminate at Fort Kinnaird, as at present. Lothian Buses has been contacted for comment. By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Live
5 days ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh park and ride to lose all Lothian bus services amid changes
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info All Lothian Bus services at a park and ride to the south of Edinburgh will be withdrawn from next month, it has been announced. The X37, 47, and 47B will stop serving the Straiton park and ride from that date, with services bypassing it and running directly down Straiton Road. Edinburgh's NightBus network will also see service reductions from September 7, as well as some routes in the city network – though some service frequencies will be increased. Located just over the Midlothian border, the 600-space park and ride opened in October 2008, hosting a high-frequency bus service into Edinburgh city centre. During the pandemic, the station building there was shuttered alongside others at park and ride sites around the city, and has not reopened since. In a statement on their website, the firm said that the decision was made in consultation with Edinburgh and Midlothian councils due to a 'low volume of customers' using the facility. Lothian added that it would reduce journey times for most passengers in Midlothian, and that bus stops located near to the park and ride on the A701 would remain open. NightBus services across the city will be reduced, with the N22 service from Princes Street to South Gyle being axed and the N26 losing all service between Haymarket and Clerwood. A new N1 service, running once on weekdays and three times on weekends, will partially replace the N22 and part of the N26 – though the N22 ran three times a night all week long. And the N25, N30 and N31 will either see frequencies drop or lose some services during some days of the week, while half of the N3's weekend trips will end early at Mayfield. However, the N35 service, from Ocean Terminal to Heriot-Watt, will gain a new journey in one direction every night. In the city network, the 1 will see weekday services go from one every 12 minutes to one every 15, and the 35 will run less frequently on Sundays. But the 5 will go from every 20 minutes to every 15, and the 45 will get buses on Sundays, while the 9 will get extra trips in the morning during term time. At West Maitland Street, the 3, 4, 25, 26, 31, 33 and 44 will no longer stop, with service available nearby near Haymarket Station or Shandwick Place. However, East Coast, NightBus and express services will still stop there. At the eastbound side of the Abbeyhill stops, the 15, 26, X26 and 45 will be moved to the rear of the two stops. The X18 Lothian Country service will get an extra journey in each direction on weekdays, while the X27 and X28 will make less stops in the west of Edinburgh. Additionally, the X27 will gain extra services towards Edinburgh in the morning. The 72 will run more frequently seven days a week, going from hourly to once every 40 minutes, but will stop serving Kirkliston. And the 73 and 74 are set for significant changes, with the 73 partially taking on a new routing that links Armadale and Livingston. The 74 will pick up some of the areas no longer served by the 73, but will stop serving parts of Ladywell and St John's Hospital. On the East Coast network, the X4 will lose afternoon peak hours services to Tranent Castle, as well as the midnight service from Tranent to Musselburgh. But it will gain extra early morning services, which Lothian says will improve coordination with the 106 and 113. And the 106 will run through Edinburgh city centre Monday through Saturday, with services terminating at Western General Hospital. Sunday services will still terminate at Fort Kinnaird, as at present. Lothian Buses has been contacted for comment.
Scotsman
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
All Edinburgh bus diversions during Oasis gigs at Murrayfield
It is only a matter of days before legendary rock band Oasis take Edinburgh by storm when they play three sold-out shows at Murrayfield Stadium. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Britpop icons perform at Murrayfield on August 8, 9 and 12, with the three gigs brining in around 210,000 Oasis fans to the stadium. A series of road closures will be in place before, during and after the event, and extra trains, trams and buses will be running during the concerts. A total of 13 Lothian Bus services will be diverted during the Oasis shows, however the bus operator noted that customers should check for live updates as some diversions will only be in place depending of the size of crowds on the evening. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A total of 13 Lothian Bus services will be diverted during the Oasis shows in Edinburgh | AFP via Getty Images Lothian Bus diversions on August 8, 9 and 12 Between 5.30pm and 7.30pm Buses may be diverted due to large crowds in the Murrayfield/Roseburn area during these times – you should check the Lothian Buses website for the latest information. Service 12 (westbound) between Morrison Link and Corstorphine Road,will be diverted via Morrison Street, West Maitland Street, Palmerston Place, Douglas Gardens, Belford Terrace, Belford Road, Ravelston Dykes and Murrayfield Road. Service 12 (eastbound) between Corstorphine Road and Morrison Link, will be diverted via Murrayfield Road, Ravelston Dykes, Belford Road, Belford Terrace, Douglas Gardens, Palmerston Place and Torphichen Place. Services 26, 31, 100, X18 and X19 between Princes Street and Corstorphine Road, will be diverted via Queensferry Street, Queensferry Road, Queensferry Terrace, Ravelston Dykes and Murrayfield Road in both directions. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Between 9.30pm and 12.30am Service 22 between Balgreen Road and West Approach Road and service 1 between Balgreen Road and Fountainpark, will be diverted via Balgreen Road, Gorgie Road and Henderson Terrace in both directions. Service 2 between Balgreen Road and Dalry Road, will be diverted via Balgreen Road and Gorgie Road in both directions. Services 30, X27, X28, N30 and N28 between Saughton Gardens and West Approach Road, will be diverted via Balgreen Road, Gorgie Road and Henderson Terrace in both directions.
Scotsman
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Susan Morrison: Now hear this – not everyone loves your music choice on the bus
Health app warning - loud music is bad for your fellow passengers! Your ear wax is either dry or runny and it's genetic. Worth remembering if you remove the foam covers on your headphones to peer into the earbuds, which I did last week. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Seriously. So much gunk. No wonder Fleetwood Mac sounded underwater. Other people clearly knew about this. They've seen the secret horror of the earbud. It has traumatised them so much that they've abandoned headphones altogether. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad You can see and hear these victims of the yellow peril on just about every Lothian Bus. Headphones are a luxury they feel they can't afford. They must enjoy their internet fix of fast moving content unplugged, as it were. Fortunately this has the happy side effect of opening up new avenues of listening pleasure to all the other passengers. I wasn't familiar with the song 'WAP', although the word 'song' is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. The lyrics are best described as 'adult themed'. Not a sure fire hit for the family singing at Hogmanay, perhaps, but there it was, being blasted out on the Number 7 by a pair of 12-year-olds. For some, earbud phobia goes hand-in-hand with the terror of holding the phone apparatus to the actual ear. Perhaps, in a Howard Huges sort of a way, they dread possible infection from bacteria. These victims are forced to hold their phones at arms length and shout at the screen, usually during a long conversation with someone very far away. The absence of headphones means that the volume must be maintained at ear-splitting volume. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad These tragic sufferers of these hidden horrors deserve the same level of compassion we once extended to those early victims of the sound-bleeding headphone years, the sad people oblivious to the fact that the whump-whump of heavy metal was landing like a CIA interrogation technique on the folk around them. We were patient. To a point. And then we told them. We were direct, but kind. Sometimes. So now I say, kindly, come on, people, be courageous. Brave the horror of the waxy bud. Plug in and tune in. Save us all earwigging your conversations and dodgy tunes.
Scotsman
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
All Edinburgh road closures and bus diversions ahead of Pride Edinburgh this weekend
Pride Edinburgh returns to the capital this weekend for its 28th event and will see hundreds join a march through the city centre. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... On Saturday, June 21, the annual extravaganza will begin with a march through the city centre before arriving in Bristo Square where there will be a range of events at the at The Pride Edinburgh Festival Village. Several road closures will be in place during the events with some Lothian Bus diversions in place between 12.15pm and 3pm. The march will set off from outside the Scottish Parliament at 1pm and travel up the Canongate and High Street, before turning onto George IV Bridge and continuing on to Bristo Place, Lothian Street, Potterrow, CrichtonStreet and Charles Street. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Pride Edinburgh returns to the capital on Saturday, June 21 | Lesley Martin Edinburgh road closures Between 11.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, June 21 Horse Wynd will be closed in its entirety and a section of Queens Drive close to the roundabout will be closed during these times. Between 12.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday, June 21 ♦ The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Canongate, High Street, Bristo Place, Potterrow, Marshall Street, Crichton Street and Charles Street. ♦ Lawnmarket will be closed from the High Street to George IV Bridge Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ♦ George IV Bridge will be closed southbound in its entirety ♦ Chapel Street between West Nicolson Street and Crichton Street ♦ The north leg of George Square will remain closed in its entirety Lothian Bus diversions Affected services: 2, 9, 12, 23, 27, 35, 45, 47, CS1, ET1 and RT1 ♦ Service 2 (heading eastbound) will be diverted via Lothian Road, Earl Grey Street, Brougham Street, Melville Drive and Hope Park Terrace between Morrison Street and South Clerk Street. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ♦ Service 2 (heading westbound) will be diverted via Hope Park Terrace, Melville Drive, Brougham Street, West Tollcross, Ponton Street and Semple Street between South Clerk Street and Morrison Street. ♦ Service 9 will be diverted via George Street, South St. David Street, Waverley, North Bridge, South Bridge, Nicolson Street, South Clerk Street and Hope Park Terrace in both directions between Hanover Street and Melville Drive. ♦ Service 12 will be diverted via Earl Grey Street, Brougham Street and Melville Drive in both directions between Usher Hall and Causewayside. ♦ Service 23 will be diverted via George Street, Frederick Street, Princes Street, Lothian Road and Earl Grey Street in both directions between North Hanover Street and Home Street, buses Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ♦ Service 27 will be diverted via George Street, Frederick Street, Princes Street, Lothian Road and Earl Grey Street in both directions between North Hanover Street and Home Street. ♦ Service 35 will be diverted via Lothian Road, Princes Street, Waterloo Place and Regent Road in both directions between Fountainbridge and Easter Road. ♦ Service 45 will be diverted via Lothian Road, Princes Street and Leith Street in both directions between Tollcross and Leith Street. ♦ Service 47 will be diverted via Brougham Street, Melville Drive and Hope Park Terrace in both directions between Earl Grey Street and South Clerk Street.
