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Rome to Home: Martin pedals for Erskine

A Police Scotland support staff member has raised over £3,000 for a military charity following a gruelling cycle challenge across Europe. Continue reading Rome to Home: Martin pedals for Erskine

Reflections on the Somme

Today, church services all over the country will mark the end of the Battle of the Somme, which drew to a bloody but inconclusive close on 18 November 1916. Continue reading Reflections on the Somme

Heart-breaking: PEP buses damaged by vandals

PEP’s Buses Vandalised

PEP’s drivers arrived at the bus fleet at Morrison’s car park on Thursday to discover that two vehicles had been vandalised. One bus had both back doors smashed in and the works van, vital for the gardening and decorating service, had its front windscreen smashed. Continue reading Heart-breaking: PEP buses damaged by vandals

Help develop the new Locality Improvement Plan

Work is now underway in shaping the new 2017 – 2022 Locality Improvement Plan for North West Edinburgh and it’s important that you can tell us what you think needs to happen in the next 5 years.

We are focussing on the themes of:

Place;
Health & Social Care;
Community Safety;
Children, young people and families;
Employment.

Some of you might have been involved already but you might have something else you think you wish to add to the process. Using the link below, simply go to the North West link and thinking of the themes above, let us have your thoughts on how things should be in 2022.

We will gather in all of the comments and look to see where there are similarities and then we will ask the communities of North West to rank those statements to help identify the future priorities. May I ask if you would distribute this link throughout your networks.

https://edinburgh.dialogue-app.com/

Elaine Lennon, Partnership Development Officer

City of Edinburgh Council, Services for Communities, 8 West Pilton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH4 4DP

Tel: 0131 529 5270

northteam@edinburgh.gov.uk or Scott.donkin@edinburgh.gov.uk

Alexander is Adult Apprentice of the Year

An Edinburgh-based carpenter and joiner has been named joint winner of the Adult Apprentice of the Year award by the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC) at a ceremony held in the Scottish Parliament. Continue reading Alexander is Adult Apprentice of the Year

Kitten dumped in Marchmont bin

The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a 5 month old kitten was cruelly dumped in a tightly knotted pillowcase inside a residential bin on Marchmont Street. Continue reading Kitten dumped in Marchmont bin

Local car vandalism attacks: police issue further appeal

Police following a ‘positive line of inquiry’

Police Scotland are again appealing for information following a series of car vandalism in the North Edinburgh area. Continue reading Local car vandalism attacks: police issue further appeal

Youth organisations to share £17 million CashBack funding

Groups helping some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged young people are to receive funding support of £17 million. Seventeen organisations have been awarded the money, seized from criminals operating in Scotland, in the latest round of CashBack funding. Continue reading Youth organisations to share £17 million CashBack funding

Another terrific year for TOiL

Port of Leith Housing Association’s (POLHA) TOiL Programme (Training Opportunities in Lothian) has supported 35 young people from across Edinburgh and East Lothian to complete an 18 week training programme with an local employer with 21 progressing to employment, apprenticeship or further education following their training. Continue reading Another terrific year for TOiL