First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today met Glasgow school pupils taking part in the First Minister’s Reading Challenge on the first day of Book Week Scotland. Continue reading Ready, steady, read! First Minister marks start of Book Week Scotland
Day: November 21, 2016
One third of Edinburgh drivers feel unsafe on the roads
Ahead of Road Safety Week (21-27 November), new research from Swedish bank, Ikano Bank, has found that motorists in Edinburgh feel unsafe on the roads with almost a third of drivers (32 per cent) regularly feeling unsafe when driving. Continue reading One third of Edinburgh drivers feel unsafe on the roads
NHS Inform launches Info for Me
SCOTS looking to manage a long term health condition, or to take care of themselves a bit better, can now fill up an online ‘shopping’ basket with health and care information to suit their needs. Continue reading NHS Inform launches Info for Me
The Library is Open: Scotland’s LGBT literary legends get set to celebrate Book Week in Edinburgh
Crime writer Val McDermid is to join other LGBT literary legends to celebrate Scotland’s LGBT literary heritage as part of Book Week Scotland this weekend. Val joins authors Louise Welsh, Zoe Strachan, Allan Radcliffe and Ryan Vance for ‘The Library is Open‘, an evening of readings and conversation this Saturday at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre.
Tuning up for Epilepsy Scotland Christmas Concert
THERE’S plenty of Festive cheer happening as junior and senior pupils from Musselburgh’s Loretto School start rehearsals for Epilepsy Scotland’s annual fundraising concert in Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirk on Thursday 8 December. Continue reading Tuning up for Epilepsy Scotland Christmas Concert