There was a packed house at Underbelly’s Circus Hub on Wednesday, where a special gala performance of Danny MacAskill’s Drop and Roll raised £6,915 in support of OneCity Trust’s work in Edinburgh.
The reaction from the Wednesday night audience was immense with both the children and the adults making it the noisiest show so far. Continue reading Drop and Roll at Underbelly raises £6,915 in support of OneCity Trust
Promising a fix for our broken care system across the UK has become a right of passage for new prime ministers in recent times and Boris has been no exception as he has boldly pledged to give “every older person the dignity and security they deserve” by solving the care crisis “once and for all”. Continue reading It’s time to look at the real reasons our country is in a care crisis, says recruitment chief
A man has been charged following a fatal road collision at the Maybury Roundabout in which local man Jonny Smith was killed.
The incident happened during the early hours of Friday 25th May 2018, after a BMW X5 was involved in a collision with a Peugeot 206. Continue reading Some Justice for Jonny at last?
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT FAIR
Wednesday 18th September 11am – 7pm
St Paul’s & St George’s Church
If you are an organisation and you would like a stall at the fair this year, bookings are now open! Visit https://voled.in/fair for more information. Continue reading Book now to avoid missing out on a stall at Scotland’s largest Volunteer Recruitment Fair
A leading student accommodation search engine has today announced that it will award a Quieter Hall accreditation badge to student halls, in an effort to meet the huge national demand from students looking to live in more peaceful halls of residence, as student culture changes.
Universities and student cities have seen a surge in demand for quieter halls of residence in the past year- from students including athletes who focus on their sleep, those with a focus on wellbeing, or those who simply prefer not to live amongst the hustle and bustle of the student party environment.
The first national rollout of such a plan to help students, Mystudenthalls.com has today launched a Quieter Halls badge of accreditation on qualifying properties- with criteria developed in partnership with student wellness expert, Dr Dominique Thompson. Halls in the accommodation search engine’s listings which meet nine compulsory criteria, that demonstrate provisions toward quieter living, are clearly labelled with the Quieter Halls badge.
The criteria takes into account provisions around space, sound and general resident guidelines, and includes noise policies, accommodation of specific requests for quiet rooms and living areas and a quiet surrounding area of the accommodation building.
One of the first properties to display the badge is Student Castle accommodation in the heart of major student hub, Edinburgh- with further accommodation operators across the UK registering their interest in making changes to their sites, in order to qualify for the badge over the coming months.
On the launch of the Quieter Halls badge, Mystudenthalls.com founder and director, Dan Roberts, commented: “In the last few years, we’ve seen a huge shift in student culture. It’s so important that universities and accommodation providers are working to support every student, no matter what their lifestyle, to ensure that all students thrive.
“It’s not about providing entirely quiet student halls – that would be unrealistic. It’s about a clear support of quieter lifestyles and living spaces. We’re proud that our Quieter Hallsbadge helps us takes an important step towards giving students greater control over their experiences whilst at university.”
Dr. Dominique Thompson said: ‘I’m really happy to have partnered with Mystudenthalls.com as a Quieter Halls advisor, helping its operators to better cater for those looking for quieter accommodation.
“Over the past five years, awareness around the importance of student wellbeing has become commonplace, and we now know that it’s not something that can be nurtured through a one-size-fits-all approach to accommodation. So, it’s great to see a provider tailoring its service towards giving students the tools to find exactly the right halls for them.”
For more information on the launch of Mystudenthalls.com Quieter Halls, head to: www.mystudenthalls.com
An Edinburgh food charity has conducted a warehouse refit during its 20th anniversary year, which will enable the charity to help feed an additional 2,000 vulnerable people each week.
FareShare Central & South East Scotland, which is run by partner charity Cyrenians, has also purchased a new, larger industrial chiller – all of which has been funded by Asda. Continue reading Warehouse refit enables food charity to help feed 2,000 more people every week
Scottish Franchise Week 2019 will kick off a series of events aimed at boosting franchising across the country. Continue reading British Franchise Association vows to help make franchising a £1bn industry in Scotland by 2021
Roots By Routes switched to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Continue reading Change of venue for tomorrow’s Family Fun Day
The city council has received more than 8,000 consultation responses to the consultation on major changes proposed for Edinburgh’s city centre. The capital’s population is now aroung half a million people.
The Council went out to consultation on three different proposals over the summer: Edinburgh City Centre Transformation, Meadows to George Street and Low Emission Zones during May, June and July. Continue reading “Tremendous response” to three council consultations
