A new team to help Commonwealth citizens confirm their status in the UK has been announced by the Home Secretary. Continue reading You’re Welcome? New team to help Commonwealth citizens confirm their status in the UK
Author: davepickering
Edinburgh reporter and photographer
Advance of the robots: new report asseses impact of technology on Scottish jobs
A new publication sets out how digitisation, automation and other innovations will affect the Scottish labour market. Continue reading Advance of the robots: new report asseses impact of technology on Scottish jobs
Rally on the Mound: Activists urge UK Government to axe two-child cap and rape clause
One year on since its implementation, activists are stepping up the pressure on the Department of Work and Pensions to scrap the now infamous family cap and associated rape clause. A demonstration will be held on Thursday (19 April) at 5.30pm on The Mound. Continue reading Rally on the Mound: Activists urge UK Government to axe two-child cap and rape clause
Keep on runnning!
Passed by Buzz Lightyear and friends … but four years on, Donald’s up for marathon challenge again!
Edinburgh Leisure Board member, Councillor Donald Wilson is running the Virgin Money London Marathon for the fourth time on 22 April 2018. Continue reading Keep on runnning!
Granton Baptist Church community lunch moves to Thursdays
COMMUNITY LUNCH
Thursday 19 April 12.30 – 2pm
Granton Baptist Church, Crewe Road North
New exhibition to celebrate the historic role played by the women of Edinburgh in the Suffrage movement
Marking the centenary year of the first women receiving the right to vote in the UK, a new exhibition is to open at The Museum of Edinburgh charting the significant role the women of Edinburgh played. Continue reading New exhibition to celebrate the historic role played by the women of Edinburgh in the Suffrage movement
Centenary Funding available for small projects
Projects to mark the suffrage movement will receive £500,000 from the Centenary Fund. The Fund will support a variety of projects including those looking to improve women’s political representation and participation in public life. Continue reading Centenary Funding available for small projects
Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic pollution
Prime Minister Theresa May announced yesterday that New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ghana have joined the UK and Vanuatu-led Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance – an agreement between member states to join forces in the fight against plastic pollution. Continue reading Commonwealth unites to end scourge of plastic pollution
World of opportunities awaits: SFRS welcomes 53 new firefighters
Proud friends and family gathered at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s National Training Centre in Cambuslang on Fridayl 13 as senior officers welcomed 53 graduating trainees. Continue reading World of opportunities awaits: SFRS welcomes 53 new firefighters
NHS Lothian seeks new Board members
NHS Lothian is looking for new members to join its board and help shape the region’s healthcare. New non-executive board members will be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. New members will be expected to play a central role in guiding strategies to address the health priorities and health care needs of people living in Lothian.