Significant steps have been taken to help reduce poverty and tackle inequality, according to the latest progress report on the Scottish government’s Fairer Scotland Action Plan. Continue reading Communities secretary ‘pleased’ with Fairer Scotland progress
The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) is reaching out to Edinburgh residents to participate in the national conversation surrounding gender inequality.
NACWG would like to encourage the local community to share their views and experiences of the subject within caring roles. Continue reading Calling on Edinburgh residents to join the conversation on gender inequality within female caring roles
HOUSE PRICES in the city are remaining steady in spite of the significant year on year jump in the number of homes changing hands.
Warners Solicitors & Estate Agents has revealed that their sales in the three months to October were up 36% on the same period last year, while the average house price has risen only 2.8% over the same period. Continue reading No freeze in property sales this winter, says Warners
People living in Ochil & South Perthshire will wield 33 times more power in this General Election than those in the rest of the country, according to new analysis published this week. Continue reading Voters in Ochil & South Perthshire are 33 TIMES MORE POWERFUL than the rest of the UK
As the annual celebration of small businesses in the UK comes around this coming weekend, we celebrate Small Business Saturday with a look at the small local traders who are taking part in Edinburgh’s Christmas Market. Continue reading Local Traders are the heart of Edinburgh’s Christmas Market
Heart of Midlothian owner Ann Budge became the 13th recipient of the #EdinburghAward at a City Chambers reception hosted by the Lord Provost earlier this week.
Ann was joined by around sixty friends, colleagues and family at the celebration and guests also included previous recipients including Sir Tom Farmer and Ian Rankin OBE, who was the first recipient in 2007. Continue reading ‘An Inspiration’: Ann Budge receives Edinburgh Award
Looking for something to do on Saturday afternoon – why not come along to Fort Community Centre’s Annual Christmas Panto? Continue reading Peter Pan at Fort Community Centre this Saturday
The number of people who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease in NHS Lothian has increased by 70% since 2011/12, to 19,167 people, a higher increase than any other region in Scotland. Continue reading Alarming rise in COPD cases in Lothian
As a fun way to track how the party leaders are doing in the battle to reach 10 Downing Street and form the new UK government at Westminster,
NetVoucherCodes.co.uk are hosting a digital donkey derby by using their Twitter listening tool to measure the number of mentions of the main political parties in election tweets.
The 2019 UK General Election is set to be the most digitised ever, with the major political parties pouring more time, effort and money into online campaigning than any previous national vote.
Social media such as Twitter is at the forefront of politicians’ efforts to get noticed and generate engagement, in a bid to improve their polling numbers before the 12th of December.
The 2019 tweet race features all of the UK’s leading donkeys (thoroughbreds, surely? – Ed) – the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon, the Conservatives’ Boris Johnson, the Liberal Democrats’ Jo Swinson, the Brexit Party’s Nigel Farage, Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, the Green Party’s Siân Berry, Plaid Cymru’s Adam Price and the DUP’s Arlene Foster.
To view the #ElectionDerby, please visit: https://www.netvouchercodes.
Maggie’s Edinburgh, a local charity that provides support for people living with cancer, has received a £1,000 donation from Amazon Development Centre Scotland in Edinburgh.
Continue reading Maggie’s Edinburgh receives a helping hand from Amazon
