Barnardo’s Scotland shops in Edinburgh have launched their Winter Toy Appeal to raise money for Scotland’s most vulnerable children. Continue reading Barnardo’s winter toys appeal
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Dear Editor
Rightly so, the NHS is looked upon as a public service, an absolute essential for the vast majority of people living in the UK. It took many decades of struggle and activity against conservative opposition to get this principle established and brought into being by the Labour Party supported by the Trade Unions and the unity of the people.
As a public service the NHS is literally a lifeline: how on earth would people cope with the financial cost of private treatment? They just could not.
There are other essential services needed by everyone every day to be able to function.
First, every home need power: electricity or gas for heating and cooking. Many households cannot do both properly as it is too expensive, yet millions of pounds aer made by investors in these private companies. They should be publicly owned and the millions made used for the benefit of consumers.
The same applies to the essential industries of passenger transport;, rail, bus and tram. Millions are made by investors out of people having to use them just to get to and from work. As essential servces they too should be publicly owned.
All these issues are common to all and as necessary as the NHS. To achieve these ojectives, pressure and demand must be developed showing how the greed of the few wealthy investors affects us all.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Dierdre Brock: Dump the rape clause
Public’s help needed, says local MP Continue reading Dierdre Brock: Dump the rape clause
‘Wild About Scotland’ initiative helps makes Zoo accessible
Local familes had an added bonus to their holidays this year thanks to a new initiative by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Edinburgh Zoo. Continue reading ‘Wild About Scotland’ initiative helps makes Zoo accessible
Winter health advice as clocks go back
NHS 24 is reminding people to take extra care of their health as the dark evenings draw in and days get shorter. This weekend, the clocks go back one hour marking the end of British Summer Time. Continue reading Winter health advice as clocks go back
Complacent about Christie: EVOC conference and AGM
Tuesday 8 November
It’s five years since Campbell Christie challenged us all to do things differently. Have we gone beyond the rhetoric? What have we collectively, as a sector and as individual organisations, done to drive change? Continue reading Complacent about Christie: EVOC conference and AGM
‘Think Fast. Acting Faster’: Scottish Ambulance Service film raises stroke awareness
NEW STROKE FILM HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR FAST ACTION
The Scottish Ambulance Service has released a brand new film to coincide with World Stroke Day (29th October) to highlight the need for fast action when it comes to a suspected stroke. 15,000 people in Scotland suffer from stroke every year. Continue reading ‘Think Fast. Acting Faster’: Scottish Ambulance Service film raises stroke awareness
Parties clash over Scotland’s health service
Spending on the NHS in Scotland has reached record levels and waiting times have improved, but the government’s record on the health service was lambasted following the publication of the latest Audit Scotland ‘report card’ yesterday. Continue reading Parties clash over Scotland’s health service
Academy students leave Leith for the Land of the Free
Edinburgh Northern and Leith MSP, Ben Macpherson visited Leith Academy today to wish pupils – Caitlin Munn, Katie Ewart, Liam Stobie and Morven MacKay – good luck with their two week internships within the current US presidential elections. Continue reading Academy students leave Leith for the Land of the Free
A penny for this Guy-reat offer from Edinburgh Leisure
Forget penny for the guy, Edinburgh Leisure has reduced their normal joining fee to just 1p on any of their fitness, swim, gym, class and climb memberships meaning there’s no excuse not to get fit and lose those extra pounds in time for Christmas!
The offer is available from Friday, 28 October until Sunday, 6 November.
As everyone is different and needs to find their own way to a healthy and active life, Edinburgh Leisure offers a range of different membership options to suit everyone offers a range of memberships from swim, gym and fitness class only to full monthly memberships. By offering different types of membership, it lets people match activity preferences to their pocket.
With 30+ venues offering 1 climbing centre, 3 soft-plays, 6 golf courses, 10 swimming pools, 15 gyms, 23 tennis courts, 140 pitches and 700+ fitness classes per week, Edinburgh Leisure is the ‘biggest club in town’ providing the widest range of fitness classes, state of the art facilities and community based programmes across the capital.
To join, visit your nearest Edinburgh Leisure venue or visit www.edinburghleisure.co.uk and sign up online.