LIVEN-UP: seated exercise training at Pilton Community Health Project

Pilton Community Health Project will be delivering their two-day ‘Liven-Up’ seated exercise training course next month. Continue reading LIVEN-UP: seated exercise training at Pilton Community Health Project

Still time to take part in Drylaw Parish Church survey

How could Drylaw Parish Church be used? The church’s community survey will be closing very soon, so please spare five minutes to fill it in and share your ideas.

Click on this link to be taken to the survey

– https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SQLPPYK

and be entered into a prize draw to win a £25 Marks & Spencer voucher.

The draw will take place shortly after the survey closes.

Youth charged with motorcyle offences

A 15-year-old youth has been charged in connection with motorcycle disorder that occurred across Edinburgh on Saturday (January 13). The male was charged following reports of a series of incidents involving off-road motorcycles which occurred across Drylaw, Portobello, Leith, City Centre, Dalkeith Road and Craigmillar.

A report will be sent to the Children’s Reporter.  A 24-year-old man has also been reported for warrant to the Procurator Fiscal in connection with this activity. Continue reading Youth charged with motorcyle offences

Homes for Everyone: Solidarity protest with homeless people

END THE HORROR of SLUM HOMELESS HOSTELS IN EDINBURGH
Wednesday 17 January 10am – 11.30am
Abbots House 10 Links Place EH6 7EZ Continue reading Homes for Everyone: Solidarity protest with homeless people

Another Drylaw motorcycle incident sees two pedestrians injured

Police are appealing for information in connection with motorcycle-related anti-social behaviour in areas across the Edinburgh yesterday. Drylaw, Milton Road, Portobello, Leith, the City Centre, Dalkeith Road and Craigmillar were all affected by a series of incidents which involved a large group of off-road bikers.

One incident which happened in Drylaw around 1.30pm resulted in a collision involving two pedestrians who were slightly injured as a result. Continue reading Another Drylaw motorcycle incident sees two pedestrians injured

Additional branch for Muirhouse Medical Group

Muirhouse Medical Group Too!

Muirhouse Medical Group is to open an additional branch within the newly completed Pennywell All Care Centre (PACC) from 1st February. The surgery will join other services based in the new building in Pennywell Gardens, including a dental practice, Social Work, physiotherapy, health visitors and CAMHS, amongst others. Continue reading Additional branch for Muirhouse Medical Group

New Year, new name for North West Carers

The name will change but the project’s focus remains the same: supporting local carers young and old, North West Carers Centre annual general meeting decided last month. Members voted unanimously for a name change to open up more funding opportunities for the Prentice Centre-based project, which will become Capital Carers Ltd. in April. Continue reading New Year, new name for North West Carers

The year in pictures: November

Edinburgh Music School Open Day … despite closure threat (later lifted)

Living in Harmony training

Public Meeting to discuss effects of welfare reforms

Forth 1 kicks off Christmas charity appeal

Granton & District Community Council holds open meeting on planning democracy

Wardie Bay Beachwatch: the message is getting though at last (helped by Blue Planet 2)

Hearts players get the Christmas jumpers on early to support Save the Children

16 days of action against gender-based violence

At last … a memorial for Edinburgh’s Elsie Inglis is unveiled at Central Library

Muirhouse Shopping Centre’s coming down …

… so what happens next?

Castle Street Christmas Fair

Paolozzi sculptures take a walk to Hillside Place while Leith Street works continue

Granton Community Gardeners prepare Harvest Meal

Housing Minister visits Muirhouse regeneration area

St Andrew’s Day appeal

First Minister lays wreath on Remembrance Sunday

Muirhouse Housing Association: Moneywise at Craigroyston High School

Robert Mugabe forced out

Royal couple celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

and Price Harry gets engaged

Tree planting on West Pilton Park

Charity cheque from Leonardo’s

Da Vinci painting sells for record £341 million

Ferryhill Christmas Fayre