With the 2020 deadline for UCAS undergraduate courses just around the corner, the UK’s leading electrical body is reminding school and college leavers in Scotland that the case for entering a trade vocation as an alternative career path has never been greater. Continue reading Trades before Grades, says electricians group
Year: 2020
Dogs Trust invites dogs and their owners to annual Greyfriars Bobby commemoration
- Dogs Trust hosts second Greyfriars Bobby commemoration event, promoting responsible dog ownership
- 70% of dog owners in Scotland are unaware it is a legal requirement for their pet to wear a collar & tag, as well as having an up-to-date microchip
- Should our pet go missing, ensuring they wear a collar & tag makes it easier and quicker to be reunited with them and could save money on unnecessary kennel fees
Dogs and their owners are being invited to a special Greyfriars Bobby commemoration event, hosted by Dogs Trust at Greyfriars Kirkyard on 14th January 2020. Continue reading Dogs Trust invites dogs and their owners to annual Greyfriars Bobby commemoration
LGBTI+ pop-up Social Dance Club session at Life Care
The LGBTI+ Elders Social Dance Club is a fabulous, free event for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, and Intersex elders and allies, offering a chance to meet new people and celebrate community alongside refreshments, music, conversations and dancing.
No prior dance experience is required, just curiosity!
Participants are invited to join for a free pop up session at LifeCare Edinburgh, 2 Cheyne Street on Saturday 1st February from 3 – 5pm.
LGBTI elders and groups can book in for these sessions, or register their interest in taking part in The Coming Back Out Ball social events by emailing thecomingbackoutball@nationaltheatrescotland.com or calling 0141 227 9013.
There is room for everyone in Scotland
Throughout last year, I had the pleasure of meeting many of Scotland’s faith communities and have enjoyed learning more about their traditions and hearing about their experiences (writes Communities Secretary AILEEN CAMPBELL). Continue reading There is room for everyone in Scotland
Appeal for information after van fails to stop
Police Scotland is appealing to drivers with dash cam footage to get in touch after a Ford Transit van failed to stop for police in Leith on Thursday (9 January). Continue reading Appeal for information after van fails to stop
Theatre performance to support Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Leading mental health charity, Penumbra, is delighted to announce that Watch This Space Productions are getting behind the work of the Edinburgh Crisis Centre by putting on an exclusive free performance of The Bench at the Traverse Theatre later this month (23 January).
Continue reading Theatre performance to support Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sign up to support mentoring charity
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has helped launch a pioneering partnership which will see uniformed and support staff act as role models to care-experienced and disadvantaged young people across Scotland.
By joining forces with school-based mentoring charity MCR Pathways, the SFRS has become the first emergency service organisation to sign up to the programme. Continue reading Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sign up to support mentoring charity
Celebrating Mollie’s South Pole success
The University academic who helped prepare Edinburgh-based adventurer Mollie Hughes for her epic expedition to the South Pole has saluted her success. Continue reading Celebrating Mollie’s South Pole success
Car ban and tram extension: Capital Coalition’s ten year ‘vision’
Time to ‘grasp the nettle’, say Capital Coalition leaders
“we are at our best when we take brave steps into the winds of change”
For over a thousand years Edinburgh has grown and thrived, balancing adaptation with conserving strengths (write Cllrs ADAM McVEY (SNP) and CAMMY DAY (Labour)). Continue reading Car ban and tram extension: Capital Coalition’s ten year ‘vision’
Letters: New Year, New You
Dear Editor
I’d like to invite your readers to make a New Year’s resolution to help us fight back against the devastation of meningitis in 2020 by joining our New Year New You campaign.
I know only too well the misery meningitis can bring. I was just 16 when I contracted bacterial meningitis, which left me seriously ill in hospital. Thankfully, I made a good recovery but others are not so fortunate.
Now, we’re inviting everyone to join us and sign up for a Meningitis Now challenge or community event as part of our New Year New You campaign. We have lots to choose from, to suit all levels of fitness and interest, including treks, cycles and runs, in this country and abroad.
All the details are on our website at https://www.meningitisnow.org/
The serious point is that by doing so not only will you be getting in shape and achieving your personal goals but you will be making a real difference to those at risk of meningitis and those whose lives have already been changed forever because of it.
Money raised will help to fund preventative research, raise awareness and support those affected by the disease through Meningitis Now’s unique range of services.
Please join us if you can in 2020 – together we can make a difference and fight back against meningitis.
Thank you
Seema Jaswal
Television presenter and Meningitis Now Ambassador