Day: September 21, 2019

Edinburgh singer songwriter in line for top award

Singer Gus Harrower through to final of new BBC Radio Scotland Singer Songwriter Award 

An Edinburgh musician is in line for a new national award that celebrates Scotland’s best up and coming singer/songwriters. Continue reading Edinburgh singer songwriter in line for top award

Calpol to support children’s charity helpline

  • In 2018/19 the NSPCC Helpline handled nearly 73,000 calls and emails nationally from adults worried about a child – referring almost half on to police and social services
  • The helpline made nearly 2,000 referrals to agencies in Scotland last year
  • Charity announces partnership with CALPOL® that will help the NSPCC to deal with thousands of contacts

Contacts to the NSPCC Helpline from adults worried about the safety of a child across the UK are on the increase (by 12%). Continue reading Calpol to support children’s charity helpline

Five year terms for MSPs and councillors? Have your say

Should politicians get an extra year in office – or is four years already too long? Proposals to change the way national and local elections are run in Scotland are to be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. Continue reading Five year terms for MSPs and councillors? Have your say