Month: March 2019

Lights, camera, DATA!

Calling all budding Steven Spielbergs, Kathryn Bigelows or Peter Jacksons, Netflix fans, and promising BBC Data Scientists! A national competition to design a film or tv series based on data has been launched at DATAFEST 2019 – the UK’s first ever two-week festival of data innovation in Scotland. Continue reading Lights, camera, DATA!

Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on New Zealand terror attack

Forty-nine people died and many more are being treated for injuries after attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand yesterday.

Brenton Tarrant, a 28 year old Australian, was arrested and has appeared in court. Continue reading Prime Minister Theresa May’s statement on New Zealand terror attack

Paediatric inpatient services to resume at St John’s

Paediatric inpatient services in St John’s Hospital will resume on Monday (March 18).
NHS Lothian will reinstate the service from Monday to Friday morning each week to provide 24-hour services to children in West Lothian. Conservative health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP gave the announcement a guarded welcome but says the reopening must be sustainable.

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Voluntary Sector Forum meets on Monday

Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum meeting will take place on:

Monday 18th March, 9.30 – 11.30am

at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Among agenda items to be discussed will be the possible withdrawal of EVOC’s  support of the city’s Voluntary Sector Forums.

There will also be an update on the ongoing funding crisis faced by local projects.