Local councillor Kevin Lang has put the skids on residents' hopes for dealing with the nightmare of boy racers outside their homes anytime soon. Locals in South Queensferry are disappointed that their suggestions made in a petition signed by 551 individuals and 4 businesses appear to have been put aside in favour of the Liberal Democrat councillor's proposals. Locals asked for the Hawes Car Park to be closed overnight from 10pm to 6am, and for the council and police to introduce "more and better CCTV cameras".

An investigation is underway after a 29-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a van being driven on Prestonfield Avenue. The van driver failed to stop, and police have issued an appeal to trace the driver and vehicle. The man was taken to hospital where his current condition is unknown. The road was closed to facilitate the investigation. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 9.40pm on Friday, 26 September, 2025, we were called to a report of a 29-year-old man struck by a van on Prestonfield Avenue, Edinburgh which failed to stop. "Emergency services attended and he was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. "Enquiries are ongoing to trace the driver and the vehicle involved."

Action on anti-social behaviour in an Edinburgh neighbourhood is set to be considered by councillors next week. South Queensferry locals have submitted a petition to the city council asking for an intervention on behaviour by boy racers that they say has tormented them. The petitioners say the chaos centres around the Hawes carpark, where people are behaving in an ‘excessively loud and disrespectful’ way.