Author: davepickering

Edinburgh reporter and photographer

A real green deal for Leith Primary

Nova Innovation to sponsor school football teams

Nova Innovation, the global leading tidal energy firm based in Leith, have announced a deal to sponsor the local Leith Primary School football teams.  The deal, which will last for a period of up to 5 years, will also see ‘Socks for the Streets’, the homeless charity set up by Leith Primary School pupil Joseph Cox, benefit from a donation. Continue reading A real green deal for Leith Primary

Green MSP calls for extension to Picardy Place consultation

Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian, has called for an extension to the public consultation on City of Edinburgh Council’s plans to redesign the Picardy Place junction, with one of the City’s key gateways set to be transformed into a large, car-dominated gyratory. Continue reading Green MSP calls for extension to Picardy Place consultation

First steps to ‘transformation’: Police Scotland unveil three year plan

Police Scotland has announced plans to invest in new cyber hubs and purchase new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as it unveiled a three-year implementation plan for the Policing 2026: Serving a Changing Scotland strategy. Continue reading First steps to ‘transformation’: Police Scotland unveil three year plan

Ben Macpherson: Budget protects public services

Pay rise for public sector workers, lower taxes for many and cash for culture, too

The Scottish Government’s budget protects low and middle income earners and delivers for public services and public sector workers, says SNP MSP Ben Macpherson for Edinburgh Northern and Leith – after Finance Secretary Derek Mackay laid his budget plans before the Scottish Parliament. Continue reading Ben Macpherson: Budget protects public services

One in five employers less likely to employ a disabled person

More than a fifth of employers say they would be less likely to employ someone if they have a disability, research commissioned by the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity has found. The shocking findings of a nationally representative survey of UK employers starkly reveal the serious discrimination and stereotypical views faced by disabled people when they try to get and stay in jobs. Continue reading One in five employers less likely to employ a disabled person

Scotland’s Budget: A budget for a fairer society – or picking workers’ pockets?

The 2018-19 Draft Budget will protect the NHS and public services, support low earners and unlock Scotland’s economic potential, according to Finance Secretary Derek Mackay – but opposition parties beg to differ. Conservative finance spokesman said the government is “putting their hands into the pockets of hard-working Scots to bail them out of the mess they have made of public finances.” Continue reading Scotland’s Budget: A budget for a fairer society – or picking workers’ pockets?

A roaring success: volunteers get on their bikes for Cash For Kids

The streets of Edinburgh City Centre were even noisier than usual yesterday as a group of bikers arrived in town on a mission to help disadvantaged children in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Continue reading A roaring success: volunteers get on their bikes for Cash For Kids