Centipede is here again with a free, drop-in session this Friday from 2 – 5pm!
It is about foraging and making bark based ointments. Open to all, families welcome.
Author: davepickering
Edinburgh reporter and photographer
Changes ahead to benefits for mixed age couples
The UK government has announced changes to benefits for mixed age couples that will be introduced from 15 May 2019. Continue reading Changes ahead to benefits for mixed age couples
Save Leith Walk planning workshop this Saturday
The Save Leith Walk campaign would like to invite the community of Leith to a Community Planning Workshop in order to develop an alternative vision for the land on Stead’s Place as well as the 106-154 Leith Walk red sandstone building. Continue reading Save Leith Walk planning workshop this Saturday
Find your balance – get portion wise!
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has launched a practical guide to portion sizes: Find Your Balance, to help us understand not just which foods to eat, but how often and in what quantities, in order to maintain a healthy weight and have a balanced diet. Continue reading Find your balance – get portion wise!
Time to move on? Prime Minister’s final appeal on eve of crucial Brexit vote
“I think the British people are ready for us to move on. To move beyond division and come together. To move beyond uncertainty into a brighter future. That is the chance that MPs of all parties will have tomorrow night. And for our country’s sake, I urge them to take it.” – Prime Minister Theresa May Continue reading Time to move on? Prime Minister’s final appeal on eve of crucial Brexit vote
Saving Our Services: campaign meeting
Wednesday 16 January from 6 – 8pm
Muirhouse Millennium Centre Continue reading Saving Our Services: campaign meeting
Edinburgh College: no classes on Wednesday but all campuses open
Students! All classes are cancelled on Wednesday due to strike action planned by the EIS – the union which represents college lecturers across Scotland. Continue reading Edinburgh College: no classes on Wednesday but all campuses open
SFRS Heritage Trust raise funds for The Soldiers Charity
Dedicated volunteers from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were recently invited to Edinburgh to present a cheque to the Soldiers Charity. Continue reading SFRS Heritage Trust raise funds for The Soldiers Charity
Boyd Legal at the double
FOR the second year running, a family-run legal firm has won first place against 66 other solicitors and estate agents for the highly coveted ESPC Best Customer Service Award. Continue reading Boyd Legal at the double
Scottish Secretary urges MPs to vote for PM’s Brexit deal
Scottish Seecretary David Mundell has urged MPs to get behind the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal. Continue reading Scottish Secretary urges MPs to vote for PM’s Brexit deal