Month: April 2017

Muirhouse Community Shop: volunteers required

Can you help out in the Community Shop on Pennywell Road?

Why not volunteer with the award winning team at Muirhouse Community Shop?

Can you spare a minimum of 3 hours per week?

Do you want to help your own community?

Over 300 residents visit the shop each and every week and with your support we can deliver even more!

Contact the shop today and find out more

 

 

 

To London from Leith: Paolozzi exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery

Eduardo Paolozzi

16 February – 14 May 2017

The Whitechapel Gallery presents a major retrospective of Eduardo Paolozzi from 16 February – 14 May

Leith’s Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) was one of the most innovative and irreverent British artists of the 20th century. Considered the ‘godfather of Pop Art’, his powerful collages, sculptures and prints challenged artistic convention from the 1950s ‘Geometry of Fear’ all the way through the Swinging Sixties and on to the advent of ‘Cool Britannia’ in the 1990s. Continue reading To London from Leith: Paolozzi exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery

Protect your child from playground bumps and bruises this Easter

Parents across Scotland are being advised on how to protect children from playground bumps and bruises during the Easter holidays. As part of the national Be Healthwise this Easter campaign, NHS 24 has issued a number of top tips on how to prevent and treat minor scrapes and bruises. Continue reading Protect your child from playground bumps and bruises this Easter

Protests force rethink of hospital parking charge hike

NHS Lothian has ditched plans to raise parking charges at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Parking at the privately-run car parks at Little France were due to be hiked from £7 to £15 A DAY, but heath chiefs have been forced to rethink following complaints from staff. 

Car parking charges at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh will now remain at current levels for 2017/2018. In a statement NHS Lothian said:

Increases in the car parking charges had been proposed in line with the contract for the hospital, however, NHS Lothian has agreed with private sector partners that parking charges will not be levied in 2017/18.
The proposal to change parking charges at the hospital had been presented to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Partnership forum as part of a wider review of car parking at the site. However, following subsequent feedback from staff and in response to their concerns, a further extension of the current rates has been agreed.
A formal review of car parking on the hospital site has been agreed and will progress in the coming weeks in agreement with our Staff Partners.
Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Lothian said: “We have discussed with staff the proposal to increase parking charges and we have listened to the concerns they have raised. We have fed this back to our private sector partners and have agreed that charges will remain at the current level for this financial year.
“We understand the impact that travel to and from work can have on staff but also the frustration patients and visitors experience when trying to park to attend an appointment or visit a patient. We will use the review to explore these issues in detail.”
NHS Lothian does not own or operate the car park at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The charges for the car park are set by Consort Healthcare in line with the PFI agreement. The original parking charges were set at £10 a day and were subsequently reduced to £7 a day. The only increase that has been applied to parking charges since the hospital opened was a 2.5% rise in 2011 as a result of the VAT increase.

Edinburgh Alphabet Exhibition to open next month

Hundreds of objects from Edinburgh’s museum and gallery collections will be drawn together and placed on display for the very first time. Spanning 60,000 years and over 300 items, Edinburgh Alphabet: An A-Z of the City’s Collections will combine artworks and artefacts across four floors of the City Art Centre this summer (Friday 19 May – 8 October). Continue reading Edinburgh Alphabet Exhibition to open next month

Have your say on Police Scotland’s ‘Policing 2026’ programme

WHAT IS POLICING 2026?

‘Policing 2026’ is a collaborative and strategic programme, led jointly by the Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland, to transform policing in Scotland over the next 10 years

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?

Scottish policing has undergone major change and despite the challenges we face our communities have seen consistent and excellent local and specialist operational policing.

However, Scotland’s communities are growing and continuing to diversify. Demands on policing are increasingly focused towards addressing vulnerability and the consequences of inequalities. Policing must  evolve and we must continue to design our services around citizen and community needs. We need to focus  on ensuring that we have the skills, tools and capacity to address future needs, rather than focusing on the size or structure of our organisation.

HOW WILL WE DO THIS?

Developing our approach in five key areas of activity will drive the transformation:

  • Prevention – tackling crime, inequality and critical problems facing communities
  • Protection – based on threat, risk and harm
  • Communities – focused on localism, diversity and the virtual world
  • Knowledge – informing the development of better services
  • Innovation – becoming a dynamic, adaptable and sustainable service.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The strategy is now published in draft form to allow the public and stakeholders to offer their views and feedback over a 10 week period before a final strategy is approved and published before the summer.

Have your say – click the link

https://consult.scotland.police.uk/consultation/2026/

Medieval stones stolen from city hospital

The City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian have appealed for help following the theft of late-medieval masonry from the Grange area. A pair of 600-year-old architectural carved bosses – thought to have adorned the original Trinity Collegiate Church – have been stolen from the grounds of Astley Ainslie Hospital. Continue reading Medieval stones stolen from city hospital