An Edinburgh based care company has received so many glowing recommendations from clients and their families that it has been honoured with a top regional award.
Home Instead Senior Care specialises in providing at-home care to older people, and has been named as one of the 20 most recommended providers in the Home Care Awards 2019. Continue reading Local home care company receives recommendation-based award
Join us to celebrate Citizen our latest long-term creative programme working in partnership with organisations across Edinburgh, listening to people’s views about the communities in which they live.
Led by Scottish-based writers-in-residence, Claire Askew and Eleanor Thom, Citizen aims to give a voice to communities, offering residents an opportunity to explore their connection to each other and their relationship to neighbourhoods. Come to hear, see and meet some of those who have been taking part so far.
West Pilton’s Betty McVay MBE is among the contributors.
We invite you to Pay What You Can for this event. You may choose to pay an amount between £0 and £25 for your ticket, taking into consideration what you can reasonably afford to spend. This pricing has been introduced to help make the Book Festival accessible to those with limited means. If you are able to pay more for your ticket, you will help support our efforts to provide financial flexibility to those who most need it.
Part of our We Are All Citizens series of events.
This week’s Audit of Critical Care in Scotland report has revealed that the critical care unit at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh has significantly higher delayed discharge rates than the rest of Scotland. Continue reading Briggs: Critical Care delayed discharges at the Western General remain highest in Scotland
A man has been sentenced for sexual offences committed against two women in the grounds of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary earlier this year.
At the High Court in Glasgow yesterday, David Milligan was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison following his conviction on Friday 21st June. He has also been placed on the sex offenders register for life. Continue reading Man jailed for Little France sex attacks
Oor Wullie sculptures on Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail have been visited over ONE MILLION TIMES by sculpture hunters since the trail began at the end of June! Continue reading Crivvens! ONE MILLION Oor Wullie visitors enjoy bucketloads o’ fun!
Continue reading You’re hired! Tom Allen is the new Host of The Apprentice: You’re Fired
THE Scottish capital’s property market is at its most active in more than a decade despite Brexit uncertainty contributing to other parts of the UK experiencing the slowest sales since the global financial crash. Continue reading Edinburgh property sales peak while UK stalls
Award-winning UK-based Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani has teamed up with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to produce some special advice for fans travelling to the Rugby World Cup in Japan this autumn.
Yuriko’s humorous tips are designed to help the 50,000 or more British fans expected to attend the tournament to support Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland to avoid pitfalls. Continue reading Foreign Office issues Rugby World Cup travel advice
Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, has announced today that the Bookbug Hero Award and the Learning Professional Award 2020 are open for applications. Continue reading Scottish Book Trust announces new Bookbug Hero Award
Disabled people will have more choice in how they apply for benefits when the Scottish Government takes responsibility for Disability Assistance next year. Continue reading Disability benefits applications to be made easier
