Alan McEwen

2 days ago | edinburghlive.co.uk | Alan McEwen

They were one of the UK's most notorious gangs of football casuals during the 80s and 90s – but some within the feared Capital City Service branched out from matchday brawling into serious organised crime. Linked to capital side Hibs, CCS thugs earned a sickening reputation for violence at a time when hooliganism shamed the national sport. CCS yobs took on rivals associated with other Scottish clubs and clashed with "firms" from down south such as Millwall, Leeds and Chelsea.

Jan 13, 2025 | edinburghlive.co.uk | Alan McEwen

It was a typical Saturday night at 10.50pm when a masked man entered the bustling Marmion pub in Edinburgh, brandishing a sawn-off shotgun and began firing. Within moments, one man was fatally wounded and another severely injured as the gunman fled into the night. He was chased down by a crowd from the Edinburgh bar who brutally beat him with his own weapon. Jamie Bain, fuelled by cocaine, had targeted members of his partner Dionne Hendry's family, known for their violent reputation.

Aug 25, 2024 | msn.com | Alan McEwen

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Aug 25, 2024 | edinburghlive.co.uk | Alan McEwen

It was 10.50pm on a Saturday when a masked man walked into the packed Marmion pub, a sawn-off shotgun gripped in both hands, and opened fire. In moments, one man had suffered fatal wounds and a second lay badly injured as the shooter fled into the darkness. He would be pursued through the streets by a mob who chased him from the Edinburgh bar. They beat him brutally in the face with the butt of his own weapon.

Jun 24, 2024 | edinburghlive.co.uk | Alan McEwen

From the notorious razor gangs to the recent portrayal of the Billy Boys in the hit BBC series Peaky Blinders, Glasgow's street mobs have long been infamous across Scotland. Yet, Edinburgh has carved out its own grim legacy of gang violence over the years, with a lineage of brutal hoodlums emerging from its streets.