Social housing landlords will be able to make their properties more energy efficient, with money from a £3.5 million decarbonisation fund. Local authorities and housing associations will be able to use the fund on projects that improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating, for example when installing solar panels or air source heat pumps. Continue reading £3.5 million to improve energy efficiency in social housing
Edinburgh charity Kindred has been awarded £2,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal to support its work with families at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children. Continue reading Edinburgh Charity receives £2000 from STV Children’s Appeal
Residents continue to enjoy life in the Capital, according to the Edinburgh People Survey 2017 – the largest study of its kind in Scotland. Of the 5,180 respondents to the annual survey, 95% said they were satisfied with Edinburgh as a place to live, while 69% said they were content with the way the Council manages the city – up from 66% the previous year.
Continue reading AYE, RIGHT? Edinburgh folk love life in the capital, says city council
TENANTS at a retirement housing development in Muirhouse tackled the history of Scottish dialects as part of a series of events held by the local Reminiscence Group. Organised by The Living Memory Association (LMA), tenants at Bield’s Brookwell Court tested their strength in Scottish dialects when they took part in a group reading of Scottish books and literature yesterday. Continue reading Brookie tenants take a walk down memory lane
A man has been arrested and charged following an assault in the West End. A 52-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being assaulted outside the Rat Pack pub on Shandwick Place in the early hours of Sunday 1st April. Continue reading Rat Pack assault: man charged
Do some schools present university as the main path to take when college, training and work are equally valuable routes? This is just one question the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee will explore in a new inquiry that will also look at whether information about other pathways, such as work and training, is offered in school. Continue reading Young people set the agenda for Holyrood’s Education and Skills Committee
The closure of the Glasgow-to-Edinburgh canal link has resulted in dozens of cancelled boat trips and neglects one of Scotland’s “tourism treasures troves”, the Scottish Conservatives have said. Continue reading Canals in crisis as Edinburgh – Glasgow route shut
Could fear of fraud, or concerns about financial management be holding consumers back from new payment tech?
Recent figures from UK Finance revealed that contactless card fraud hit £14 million in losses in 2017. Uncertainty about security could be one of the reasons that over a third (34%) of Scottish consumers said they would not use contactless over cash, in an online study commissioned by credit information expert, Equifax. Continue reading Over a third of Scots would not use contactless over cash
Refugees can now organise financial support for family members before they are reunited in Scotland. Up to £100,000 in Family Reunion Crisis Grants will smooth the path for new arrivals, bridging the gap before they can be assessed for benefits entitlement. Continue reading A welcoming country: support for refugee families ahead of arrival in Scotland
Police are appealing for information to help trace a missing man believed to be in the Capital. Scott Hutchison is originally from Selkirk and was reported missing from Dennistoun, Glasgow, by his family yesterday (Wednesday 9th May). Continue reading Frightened Rabbit singer reported missing
