The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two hamsters were abandoned. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted on Sunday after a member of the public spotted a man walking with a cage into the Almond Park area of Craigshill, Livingston. Continue reading Hamsters dumped and left to die in park
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses following a break-in to a retail premises in Leith. The break-in happened around 1am last Thursday (12 January) at the Tiso Edinburgh Outdoor Experience on Commercial Street. Continue reading Police seek witnesses to Tiso robbery
Community and third sector projects that try new ways to tackle poverty and improve people’s lives can now apply for a share of £29 million funding, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Continue reading Creating a fairer Scotland: Aspiring Communities Fund launched
I hope you had a great Christmas and a fantastic Hogmanay. Here’s your first update of the year from TCC which includes a glance forward to events over the next 12 months. Get your diaries out!
Also a couple of supplementary attachments on the Local Improvement Plan and the ArtRoots funding for anyone who is looking for more detail on these.
Best Wishes for 2017,
Bill Rodger
ArtRoots Fund info
LIP engagement events
A new set of emoji stickers has been launched to help people in the workplace articulate how they are truly feeling as they move through the ‘January blues’. Continue reading Feeling blue: MHScot launches ‘shades of blue’ emojis
