The search begins for the city’s next deserving recipient of the Edinburgh Award as nominations open today (Friday 4 May). Established in 2007, the Edinburgh Award is a way for the Capital’s citizens to pay a lasting tribute to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the city. Continue reading Nominations open for Edinburgh Award
Police in Edinburgh have released CCTV images of a man they wish to trace following an assault in the city centre. The incident happened at around 3.30am on Sunday 1st April outside the Rat Pack on Shandwick Place. Continue reading Rat Pack assault: do you know this man?
North Edinburgh Young People’s Forum staged the North Edinburgh Youth Awards at Crewe Toll’s Urban Village Resort on 22 March. The gala event was an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and talents of our young people, and the winners were:
Continue reading North Edinburgh Youth Awards: And the winners are …
Local community councils will have the opportunity to have their say on the draft North West Locality Improvement Plan (LIP) Action Plan later this month. Continue reading Community Councils to have their say on LIP Action Plans
NHS Lothian accounts for almost a quarter of Delayed Discharge in Scotland
Delayed discharge costs our NHS over £100 million per year, with NHS Lothian accounting for £28 million of the total. That means less money to spend on treating patients who require medical attention, while patients awaiting discharge are being kept in hospital for longer than they need to be, says Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs. Continue reading Briggs: NHS Lothian accounts for almost a quarter of Delayed Discharge in Scotland
A recent paper from the journal, Cognition, has revealed that there may be a critical cut-off age for learning a language fluently. Continue reading Early advantage for language learning!
Merchiston is pleased to be awarded The Top Scottish Independent School by A Levels, 2017, by Education Advisors Ltd. Continue reading Merchiston Castle is Scotland’s top private school
Three community groups across STV East have each won up to £50,000 of National Lottery funding to make an extraordinary difference to their local communities. Continue reading £145,000 OF NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING HAS BEEN WON AFTER A PUBLIC VOTE ACROSS STV EAST
National Express is calling on kids in Edinburgh to get creative and design a summer advert for their home town – to take pride of place on the side of a coach. Continue reading Edinburgh kids called on to get creative and Colour the Coach
Figures from the Trussell Trust, showing that 17,328 people in the City of Edinburgh and 21,443 people in Lothian were provided with three-day emergency food supplies from this one food bank charity alone, highlight the urgent need to implement the Scottish Greens’ ten-point plan to tackle poverty, says Lothian MSP Alison Johnstone. Continue reading Rise in food bank use is national scandal, say Greens
