Do you want to play your part in making your community a better place to live? If so, get your skates on … community councils are recruiting NOW and the closing date for nominations is NEXT MONDAY (30 September.) Continue reading Community Council elections: don’t leave it too late!
The Amazon Customer Services Centre in Edinburgh took part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk to raise funds for Edinburgh Women’s Aid.
Thirteen members of the Amazon team walked a combined 198 miles in Edinburgh, raising over £2,220 for the charity. The Hunter Foundation added another 40% to the donation bringing the total amount raised by Amazon for Edinburgh Women’s Aid to £3,248. Continue reading Amazon Edinburgh team walks the walk for Edinburgh Women’s Aid
The First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG) is calling on residents from Edinburgh to share their views and experiences of gender inequality in sport.
The Advisory Council use these insights to help develop recommendations for its annual report to the First Minister to drive forward gender equality in Scotland. Continue reading Share your views and experiences of gender inequality in sport
Join in at ‘the biggest club in town’ with a free Les Mills class taster event, open to members and non-members, being held at Edinburgh Leisure’s Drumbrae Leisure Centre on Monday, 30 September from 6 – 8.30pm. Continue reading Free fitness taster at Drumbrae Leisure Centre
Friday 27th September 1 – 3pm
Coming to Stockbridge Library: dog friendly Thursdays, starting 3 October.
This will be piloted for 3 months, the aim is to combat social isolation and make the library an inclusive place.
Watch this space …
“Saving a life outweighs the fear of being called a grass.”
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf will today launch a new resource, created by No Knives Better Lives, intended to help young people safely intervene when they suspect someone they know is carrying a knife. Continue reading NAE DANGER: new resource to tackle knife crime to be launched today
The importance of embedding a national isolation strategy across all areas of government is key to alleviating loneliness in Scotland, says Contact the Elderly’s head of service in Scotland, Morna O’May (above). Continue reading National Isolation Strategy ‘key to combating loneliness’
Police have confirmed that the body of missing man Stanislaw Zajac has been found.
The 51-year-old was last seen on Saturday 31st August in the Leith area.
On Sunday (15th September) officers responded to a report that a body had been found on an East Lothian beach. The body has now been formally identified as that of Mr Zajac and his family have been informed.
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
Violent crime in Scotland has risen by 10% in the year to last March, official figures revealed yesterday. It’s the highest level for seven years, with a 16% rise in robberies.
The figures show there was also an 8% increase in sexual crimes, including rape, to to the highest level ever recorded.
Despite these statistics the Scottish Government says violent crime is much lower than a decade ago. Continue reading Sharp rise in Scotland’s crime figures
