Day: February 21, 2018

Business is booming for Blackwood Award winner

THE designer of a pioneering spoon which allows people with disabilities to eat without spilling has paid tribute to a leading housing care and housing provider for the honour which propelled his invention into worldwide success. Grant Douglas, who has cerebral palsy, won the Blackwood Design Award in 2015 for his S’up spoon – an innovative design which uses a ‘lid’ to ensure its contents don’t spill. Continue reading Business is booming for Blackwood Award winner

Scottish arts and heritage “missing out on £millions in untapped legacy funding”

With sources of public funding under ongoing pressure, Scotland’s arts and heritage sectors could be missing out on millions of pounds of fundraising potential in the form of individual legacy giving, legacy fundraising expert Richard Radcliffe (above) has warned. Continue reading Scottish arts and heritage “missing out on £millions in untapped legacy funding”

Sellers delight as four out of five homes exceed Home Report valuation

Hope on horizon for Edinburgh buyers with 33% spike in new listings

HIGH premiums are increasingly being required for buyers to secure homes in and around the capital. According to Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents, Edinburgh’s leading property experts, almost four out of five (78.6%) homes are now achieving a selling price in excess of their Home Report valuation – an increase of more than 20% compared to the same period last year. Continue reading Sellers delight as four out of five homes exceed Home Report valuation

British Sign Language (BSL) engagement event this Saturday

Do you use or know someone who uses British sign language?

Are you a parent/carer of a deaf child?

Or are you a BSL/English interpreter?

We want to get your views about improving access to services from councils, NHS Lothian, and other public organisations. This will help us develop plans in Edinburgh and the Lothians which are linked to the BSL Act.

Drop in to see us any time between 11am – 3pm

When: Saturday 24 February 2018

Where: The Outreach Centre (next to Levels Café) 9c Holyrood Road, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 8FP

Interpreters are booked for this event

Working in partnership: The City of Edinburgh Council, East Lothian Council, Edinburgh College, Midlothian Council, NHS Lothian, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Services, West Lothian Council and Deaf Action.

Transport Police plan hits the buffers

Integration initiative delayed indefinitely

The Joint Programme Board overseeing the integration of British Transport Police (BTP) in Scotland into Police Scotland has agreed to review the timetable. A longer timetable will allow for enhanced engagement with officers, staff and their representatives on key issues, including pay and conditions. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has expressed disappointment at the delay, but the news has been welcomed by opposition parties at Holyrood.  Continue reading Transport Police plan hits the buffers

Jennifer to host ladies’ day event in memory of mum

A West Lothian woman is organising a ladies’ day event in Edinburgh to raise money for pioneering dementia research in honour of her mum who died with Alzheimer’s disease aged 65. Jennifer Littlejohn, from East Calder, is putting on a day of prosecco, afternoon tea, shopping and live music at The Hub in Castlehill, Edinburgh, on Sunday 18 March to raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Continue reading Jennifer to host ladies’ day event in memory of mum