The Edinburgh Gazette

The Edinburgh Gazette is a newspaper of record (government gazette) of the Government of the United Kingdom, along with The London Gazette and The Belfast Gazette. It is published by The Stationery Office (TSO), on behalf of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Crown Agent is, ex officio, the Keeper of the Edinburgh Gazette.

History

Publication of The Edinburgh Gazette began on 2 March 1699 by James Watson,^[1] nearly 34 years after the first edition of The London Gazette in November 1665. Watson printed 41 issues, the last on 17 July 1699. Captain Donaldson, the editor, said afterwards that Watson "found it in his interest to disengage himself", perhaps alluding to his imprisonment in the preceding June for printing false news on the wool export and reporting the riotous behaviour of some textile workers in The Edinburgh Gazette.^[2] The publication was then transferred to John Reid.^[1]

It reappeared sporadically, but did not begin an unbroken and continuous publication run until 1793.^[3]

Digitisation, and online hosting, of the archive of The Edinburgh Gazette back-issues commenced at the start of the 21st Century, and Gazettes-Online went live on 28 January 2003.^[a]^[4]

Publication

The Edinburgh Gazette is published on Tuesdays and Fridays, and it includes official notices relating to matters of state, Parliament, planning, transport, and public finance, as well as insolvency and bankruptcy notices. It also contains advertisements. For instance, local authorities place notices in the Gazette about matters of local interest, such as road closures.^[5]

Notes

↑ A few individual issues are missing from TSO's archives

References

1 2 Timperley, Charles H. (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing, with the Progress of Literature, Ancient and Modern; Bibliographical Illustrations. Johnson. p. 580.
↑ Couper, W. J. (1910). "James Watson, King's Printer". The Scottish Historical Review. 7 (27): 244–262. ISSN 0036-9241. JSTOR 25518210.
↑ "A history of The Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
↑ Patrick Kidd (28 January 2003). "London Gazette puts 350 years of history online". The Times. No. 67671. London. p. 33. GENEALOGY and historical research have become easier with the official launch this month of the first phase of Gazettes-Online, a major project to make the entire archive of the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes accessible on the internet.
↑ Glasgow City Council (9 February 2024). "Road Traffic Acts". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 August 2026.

External links

The Edinburgh Gazette – official website
Edinburgh Gazette notices

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[4] A few individual issues are missing from TSO's archives

[:1-1] 1 2 Timperley, Charles H. (1839). A Dictionary of Printers and Printing, with the Progress of Literature, Ancient and Modern; Bibliographical Illustrations. Johnson. p. 580.

[:0-2] Couper, W. J. (1910). "James Watson, King's Printer". The Scottish Historical Review. 7 (27): 244–262. ISSN 0036-9241. JSTOR 25518210.

[3] "A history of The Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 August 2026.

[LG_archive_digitised-5] Patrick Kidd (28 January 2003). "London Gazette puts 350 years of history online". The Times. No. 67671. London. p. 33. GENEALOGY and historical research have become easier with the official launch this month of the first phase of Gazettes-Online, a major project to make the entire archive of the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes accessible on the internet.

[6] Glasgow City Council (9 February 2024). "Road Traffic Acts". The Gazette. Retrieved 26 August 2026.

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