Police are appealing for witnesses following a hit and run in Edinburgh’s New Town. The incident happened at around 4:10pm on Monday on Abercromby Place at its junction with Dundas Street. Continue reading Police seek witnesses to New Town hit and run
Local youth project shows true spirit of Christmas Continue reading A free Christmas dinner at Granton Youth Centre
Edinburgh is preparing for a busy December – as residents are set to spend a total of more than 6 million hours preparing for Christmas! Continue reading EDINBURGH RESIDENTS SET TO SPEND 6 MILLION HOURS PREPARING FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS
Hairdressing legend Charlie Miller OBE was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Fellowship for British Hairdressing at it’s annual Luncheon & Awards at London’s Dorchester Hotel this week. The latest honour makes it a remarkable ‘hat-trick’, with Charlie having previously received both the ‘Fellow with Honours’ and ‘Fellow with Distinction’ awards. Continue reading Lifetime achievement award for Charlie Miller
The Greens will pressure the Scottish Government to include measures to eradicating fuel poverty in its forthcoming budget after statistics published yesterday revealed the scale of the problem. Continue reading Urgent action needed to tackle fuel poverty, say Greens
CITY ART CENTRE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
The City of Edinburgh Council is searching for six striking shots of the Capital to sit alongside some of the greatest artworks in the Council’s collection. Photographers with a keen eye for the Capital are being invited to ‘Capture Edinburgh’ for the chance to see their work displayed in a major new exhibition at the City Art Centre next year. Continue reading CAN YOU CAPTURE EDINBURGH IN A SINGLE CLICK?
What better than a Scottish Cup-winning Hibs book for Christmas? TWO Hibs books!
Communities across Scotland have the opportunity to map out the future of their areas alongside design experts following the awarding of Charrette grants from the Scottish Government. Among the beneficiaries is Citizen Curator and Leith Creative, who will receive £19,400 to support an initiative to look at planning and social issues. Continue reading Better by design: Charrette cash for Leith project
Dear Editor
We have always been and continue to be told we owe our livelihoods to those that have the money to invest, without their efforts we would be in dire straits.
Of course their motive is to get back more than they invest; if not, they will not hesitate to withdraw their investment and in the process if you lose your job, hard luck.
Their commitment in time and effort is minimal when compared with a wage earning employee who spends certainly not less than 50 years of their lifetime working, to this must be added unpaid time in support by family members.
Without people working producing goods of all sorts, money itself is useless – yet those who hold it exercise great power over our lives.
Who, then, by their efforts should get the benefits of the value of goods produced? The producers’ lifetime of work – or a wealthy gambler on the stock market who also has power on whether you have a job or not?
As the title suggests, it is their freedom and their interpretation of justice.
A Delahoy,
Silverknowes Gardens
West Pilton West Granton Community Council meets tonight in West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre at 7pm. All welcome.
