Category: North Edinburgh News

Charities awarded £3.3 million to support vulnerable children

Charities supporting looked after children and vulnerable families to help prevent children becoming looked after have been awarded £3.28 million by the Scottish Government. Continue reading Charities awarded £3.3 million to support vulnerable children

MSPs unite to support MND Christmas Marathon

Rob Shorthouse will be runnning a marathon on Christmas Day for MND Scotland to help Gordon Aikman’s Fightback campaign – and he was joined yesterday by MSPs Ben Macpherson (Edinburgh Northern and Leith), Labour leader Kezia Dugdale (Lothians), Alex Cole-Hamliton (Edinburgh Western) and Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson (Edinburgh Central) who have added their support for this cause. Continue reading MSPs unite to support MND Christmas Marathon

Make sure your dinner’s not a ‘turkey’ this Christmas

With families across Scotland preparing for their annual Christmas feast – NHS 24 is reminding people to be vigilant about food safety. The call comes as the Telehealth and Telecare organisation run their annual Be Health-Wise This Winter campaign. Continue reading Make sure your dinner’s not a ‘turkey’ this Christmas

Lonely this Christmas

People in Scotland are being encouraged to look out for their elderly neighbours, friends and relatives over the Christmas period. Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman has sent out a Christmas message, asking everyone in Scotland to remember to include older people in their festive plans. Continue reading Lonely this Christmas