Marking the centenary year of the first women receiving the right to vote in the UK, a new exhibition is to open at The Museum of Edinburgh charting the significant role the women of Edinburgh played. Continue reading New exhibition to celebrate the historic role played by the women of Edinburgh in the Suffrage movement
Projects to mark the suffrage movement will receive £500,000 from the Centenary Fund. The Fund will support a variety of projects including those looking to improve women’s political representation and participation in public life. Continue reading Centenary Funding available for small projects
Prime Minister Theresa May announced yesterday that New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ghana have joined the UK and Vanuatu-led Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance – an agreement between member states to join forces in the fight against plastic pollution. Continue reading Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic pollution
Proud friends and family gathered at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s National Training Centre in Cambuslang on Fridayl 13 as senior officers welcomed 53 graduating trainees. Continue reading World of opportunities awaits: SFRS welcomes 53 new firefighters
Betting slips and casino chips to be treated as cash assets
New measures to combat organised crime in force from today will widen what can be classed as cash when seizing assets. Continue reading New measures to tackle organised crime
