Day: February 8, 2018
Science Festival programme launched
The programme for Edinburgh’s 30th Science Festival has been revealed with 270 events for families and adults set to take place over the course of two weeks in April. Continue reading Science Festival programme launched
Plan now to avoid festive finance hangover, says Community Bank chief
Falling behind with post-festive finances needn’t be the ‘horror story’ that is often depicted by the media, according to the founder of an Edinburgh-based community bank, which is already dealing with a ‘steady stream’ of savings applications for next Christmas. Continue reading Plan now to avoid festive finance hangover, says Community Bank chief
Still time to take part in Drylaw Parish Church survey
How could Drylaw Parish Church be used? The church’s community survey will be closing very soon, so please spare five minutes to fill it in and share your ideas.
Click on this link to be taken to the survey
– https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SQLPPYK
and be entered into a prize draw to win a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher.
The draw will take place shortly after the survey closes.
Briggs calls for structured diabetes education
Conservative health spokesperson Miles Briggs has called for a more structured diabetes education programme across the country and is urging the Scottish Government to take a lead. Continue reading Briggs calls for structured diabetes education
Do we really care? Charity exposes scandal of 15 minute visits
“No one should have to choose between going to the toilet or having a cup of tea, and this practice must come to an end”
Damning figures from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request have shown that a third of Scottish councils commissioned fifteen minute visits for the provision of personal care in 2016/17. Continue reading Do we really care? Charity exposes scandal of 15 minute visits