Author: davepickering

Edinburgh reporter and photographer

Edinburgh’s inspiring volunteers to take centre stage

Over sixty of Edinburgh’s most inspring volunteers are to be honoured by Frank Ross, Rt. Hon. Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, at a special awards ceremony tomorrow during #VolunteersWeekScotland. Among them are local heroes from North Edinburgh’s Knit and Natter group and MAD (that’s Mums and Dads) cook Sean Fitzharris. Continue reading Edinburgh’s inspiring volunteers to take centre stage

Happy Hearts run to inspire local lifestyle changes

Heart disease remains one of the biggest health issues in Scotland and more than 1,490 local heroes laced up to raise awareness of the disease – and money for local health projects – by completing the SUBWAY Helping Hearts™ Family 5K Fun Run at Holyrood Park on Sunday.  Continue reading Happy Hearts run to inspire local lifestyle changes

Childcare Academy Information Session today

Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Monday 5th June @ 10am

Wednesday 21st June @10am

Wednesday 12th July @1pm

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.

Audrey O’Neill

Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare

18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL

 Tel 0131 311 6931

Fax:  0131 315 4420 

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Prestonpans Tapestry is coming to Holyrood

It includes 10 million stitches, took 25,000 painstaking hours to complete and depicts the journey of one of Scotland’s most famous historical characters. The Prestonpans Tapestry is coming to Holyrood … Continue reading Prestonpans Tapestry is coming to Holyrood

London terror attack update: ‘Things need to change’

LATEST: At around 04:15hrs this morning (Monday, 5 June), officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command investigating the London Bridge terror attack entered two further addresses – one in Newham and another in Barking. A number of people have been detained and are currently being interviewed while searches are ongoing at both addresses. Continue reading London terror attack update: ‘Things need to change’