More than £14 million of funding will support the work of 117 charities helping children and young people throughout Scotland. The money, from the 2018/19 Children, Young People and Families Early Intervention and Adult Learning and Empowering Communities Fund, will enable a wide range of projects aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people and supporting adult learning to be delivered. Continue reading £14 million for young people and communities
Additional capacity for night shelters and extra staff to help get more people into accommodation are among the actions being taken to tackle rough sleeping this winter. Continue reading All I want for Christmas? A safe and warm place to sleep
Parents of premature babies in NHS care will now be able to get extra support with the financial cost. Through the Scottish Government’s 2018/19 draft budget the new £1.5 million Family Fund will be available from the 1st of April for parents of premature babies to help with the additional costs they face, such as for travel to and from hospital or food and drink. Continue reading Premature babies: £1.5 million Family Fund to help meet costs
Local small businesses are being urged to complete their online tax returns ahead of the Christmas festivities to avoid snowballing fines. Continue reading Tick tax returns off your Christmas list and avoid snowballing fines, warns local tax specialist
For the first time, revellers at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2017 can expect to be enthralled by street acts alongside the festival’s usual stellar musical line-up.
Award-winning Scottish writer Alan Bissett proved to be a bit hit when he worked with students at Spartans Community Academy’s Alternative School at Fet-Lor Youth Centre recently. Continue reading Allan delivers the write stuff at Spartans School
Primary pupils across Scotland received a series of festive-themed maths puzzles to take home for the school holiday as part of a drive to encourage more positive attitudes towards numeracy and maths. The five puzzles are aimed at Primary Six pupils and their families to complete over the holidays as a fun way of exploring maths outside the classroom. Continue reading Making maths fun: John Swinney launches Christmas Maths Challenge
More than 20,500 children across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife will wake up to a Christmas present, thanks to the generosity of thousands of people throughout the region. This year’s Mission Christmas campaign, organised by Radio Forth’s Cash for Kids, has broken new records, with £1.1 million raised in gift and cash donations over the last six weeks. Continue reading Record breaking Mission Christmas helps thousands of local children
Yule Regret This: IT firm reveals Remote Control Decorations!
FESTIVE IT experts have kitted out their office with illuminated brash and noisy Christmas decorations – that can be remotely controlled by anyone online. Urging visitors to the webpage to “take control of our office decorations and annoy the team”, the ten-strong group at Consider IT has programmed a range of highly interactive decorations. Continue reading Consider IT Christmas!
Saturday 23 December – kick off 2pm
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