AN experienced firefighter has told how he feared for his crew’s safety after being confronted by a baying mob in a “warzone” last Bonfire Night. Continue reading Anguish as fire crews prepare for busiest night of the year
Day: November 4, 2018
Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Figures released this month by National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that a total of 23,137 deaths were registered across Scotland from December 2017 to March 2018, (winter 2017/18) compared with 20,946 in the previous winter (2016/17). Continue reading Winter heating: Cold Weather Priority for older people
Rugby giant Doddie gets set for Edinburgh Award
George ‘Doddie’ Weir has been preparing to receive the esteemed Edinburgh Award 2018. Continue reading Rugby giant Doddie gets set for Edinburgh Award
Stop press! Nursing graduate David is out to make an impression
A FORMER printer has gone back to his old place of learning to begin a career in nursing at the age of 50. Continue reading Stop press! Nursing graduate David is out to make an impression
Citywide advertising board ban in force tomorrow
A citywide ban on all temporary on-street advertising structures, such as advertising boards (known as ‘A’ boards), will come into force tomorrow.
Continue reading Citywide advertising board ban in force tomorrow
Scotland’s wildlife needs your help!
The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers in Edinburgh and the Lothians to donate vegetables and washing powder for the wildlife in their National Wildlife Centre in Fishcross. Continue reading Scotland’s wildlife needs your help!
fashionABLE launch tomorrow
Year of Youth 2018 #YOYP2018
THIS autumn, fashionABLE fashion show, is part of the very first Inclusive Fashion Week that will be launched on the 5th of November at St Margaret’s House, Drawing Room (3rd floor), Edinburgh, with the support of Upward Mobility and Models of Diversity. Continue reading fashionABLE launch tomorrow
FM: ‘UK Government must come clean on Brexit cost to NHS’.
The UK Government must come clean on the mounting costs of Brexit to the heath sector, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Continue reading FM: ‘UK Government must come clean on Brexit cost to NHS’.
heART anonymous art auction
Can you tell your Sturgeon from your Steven Brown? National charity Heart Research UK has launched an anonymous art fundraiser where YOU can bag a piece of original celebrity art. Continue reading heART anonymous art auction
Foxes: Greens highlight SNP hold up as Hunt season begins
Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone today highlighted the Scottish Government’s inactivity over a proper fox hunting ban, three years after the SNP group at Westminster voted against attempts to relax the ban in England and Wales. [1] Continue reading Foxes: Greens highlight SNP hold up as Hunt season begins