Month: January 2020

Letters: People’s Postcode Lottery players raise £2.2m for cats

Dear Editor,

I would like to thank players of People’s Postcode Lottery, who have raised over £2.2 million for Cats Protection to date.

This has helped us find loving new homes for more cats throughout England, Scotland and Wales by funding essential Cat Care Assistant and Volunteer Team Leaders roles.

Players will be further supporting our homing work in 2020 by funding two behaviour posts, which provide advice and support to our branches and centres, and providing 10,000 microchips, helping to ensure that every cat leaves our care with a safe and permanent means of identification.

We were also delighted to be included in the recent TV advert announcing that People’s Postcode Lottery players have now raised over £500 million for charities and good causes, which starred two kittens from one of our centres.

I’m happy to report that both kittens have since found loving homes and have settled in well with their new families.

Anyone wishing to adopt a cat or support Cats Protection can find out more at www.cats.org.uk

Kind regards,

Mark Beazley, Cats Protection’s Director of Operations

Drumbrae Care Home ‘must make ugent improvements’

A care home for older people in Edinburgh must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said.

The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on council-run Drumbrae Care Home following an inspection which raised serious concerns. Continue reading Drumbrae Care Home ‘must make ugent improvements’

Queensferry Road re-opened following serious road traffic accident

Queensferry Road has been re-opened following a serious road traffic accident last night. Police Scotland have yet to confirm how many vehicles were involved and the number of casualties. Continue reading Queensferry Road re-opened following serious road traffic accident

Decade of Renewal? Chancellor launches Budget process

  • Chancellor says Budget will set out ambitious plans to unleash Britain’s potential, level up across the UK and usher in a decade of renewal
  • Budget will start a new chapter for the economy, seizing the opportunities that come from getting Brexit done

Continue reading Decade of Renewal? Chancellor launches Budget process

Fishing for a new career?

Edinburgh Leisure on the search for qualified swim teachers

 If your New Year’s resolution was to look for a new challenge and career then Edinburgh Leisure is on the search for qualified swim teachers to join the biggest sports coaching provider in the city. Continue reading Fishing for a new career?