Young Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children who care for ill or disabled relatives are more likely than other young carers to be isolated from support services, a new report by Barnardo’s has revealed.
Continue reading Young BAME carers struggle to get right support, Barnardo’s reveals
Rebecca McLennan (above) has been recognised as one of Scotland’s leading home care employees. She will be invited to a prestigious evening awards ceremony celebrating the best of the independent care at home and housing support sector. Continue reading More Edinburgh nominees for Scottish Care Awards
A NEW guide has been launched to provide health information for veterans, and the people who support them. Continue reading NHS 24 supports veterans with new online guide
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Tesco community champion April Waters (pictured above, right) presents RNIB Scotland volunteer Hazel Kelly (left) with a cheque for £4,000, after the sight loss charity came first in six Tesco store’s ‘Bags of Help’ initiative, including Hermiston Gait and Corstorphine. Shoppers voted with special tokens for their favourite cause. Continue reading RNIB Talking Books appeal gets most votes from Edinburgh Tesco shoppers
Edinburgh College creative students launch annual festival Continue reading Here we GLOW!
Healthcare professionals are being encouraged to deliver a more personalised approach to care by Chief Medical Officer Dr Catherine Calderwood, who has published her fourth annual report: Personalising Realistic Medicine. Continue reading Health of the Nation: Personalising Realistic Medicine
The three people who murdered an Edinburgh man in a flat in Magdalene last summer have been sentenced.
Ashleigh Wallace (27), Shaun Wallace (19) and Patrick Herbert (37) were all sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years in prison after being convicted of the murder of Stephen Grant on 28 March 2019. Continue reading Magdalene murderers sentenced
Police are investigating following an assault and robbery in the Newhaven area which resulted in the theft of a dog called Eccles. Continue reading Appeal following Newhaven assault and dog robbery
Food redistribution charity FareShare Central and South East, in partnership with Cyrenians, is seeking new charities and community groups across the city that could benefit from fresh, in-date surplus food. Continue reading Edinburgh charity seeks local projects solving loneliness with food
