Police are appealing for witnesses following a hate crime in Princes Street on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading Hate crime on Prices Street
Category: North Edinburgh News
Bright outlook: STV’s Sean to visit local fundraisers
Sean’s stepping out for STV Children’s Appeal
STV’s popular weather man Sean Batty is to pull on his walking boots for a major fundraising challenge in aid of the STV Children’s Appeal – and is asking people in Edinburgh to join in. Continue reading Bright outlook: STV’s Sean to visit local fundraisers
Could you turn people into fish?
Edinburgh Leisure is looking for swim teachers who can turn people into fish!
There’s something magical about a good swim teacher. A person who can take ordinary men, women, children and people with special needs . . . and transform them into swimmers. Continue reading Could you turn people into fish?
Tackling loneliness
People are living longer, but longevity can bring it’s own problems. One of these is loneliness, as people lose friends and family dear to them. Research has found that as many as one in ten older people – more than 80,000 people aged 65 and over living in Scotland – said they always or often felt lonely. Continue reading Tackling loneliness
CLOSED SCHOOLS: DETAILED SURVEYS UNDERWAY
‘The safety of children and our staff is our main priority’ – City Council Chief Executive Andrew Kerr
The Chief Executive of the City of Edinburgh Council and senior education officials met with directors of the Edinburgh School Partnership (ESP) this afternoon (Sunday 10 April) to receive an update on the programme of detailed structural surveys which is underway on the PPP1 schools. Continue reading CLOSED SCHOOLS: DETAILED SURVEYS UNDERWAY
GameChanger community event at Easter Road
Get connected with your community this Tuesday
GameChanger are holding a free Community Event on Tuesday 12 April at Easter Road Stadium, taking place between 11am to 3pm.
The awareness day will help to showcase to the community what there is in the local area to help with their health and well-being, and is another event which demonstrates the positive impact GameChanger is having in the local area.
Attendees will be able to find out information across a wide spectrum of health issues including fitness, addiction support and mental health, as well as the related sub-topics that can help with your well-being, including information on healthy cooking, community gardening, yoga and dance.
Not only will it cover health and well-being, but it aims to highlight how to help with your employability and will offer advice on improving your digital skillset too. Information will be available for learning opportunities for students with varying disabilities and needs, as well as assistance for carers and advice on relationships and sex for young people. You can even find out what is happening at the upcoming Leith Festival.
For those with a keen football interest, you will also be able to discover a free online learning opportunity with the University of Edinburgh to study Football: More than a Game as well as opportunities for credit bearing face to face learning.
The event will take place within the Eighteen75 and Edinburgh Suites within the West Stand at Easter Road Stadium.
ROOST: ‘Doo’ get involved!
New creative project starts this Thursday evening
Want to see more magpies in Muirhouse? More robins in Royston? More tits in Telford? (We’ll stop there …)
Like to learn to build bird houses?
IF YOU BUILD THEM – THEY WILL COME!
Closed schools update: Scottish government offers ‘full support’
“Public confidence needs rebuilt as well as school walls: and fast” – Green Candidate Andy Wightman
The Scottish Government’s resiliency committee has met to discuss the emergency closure of seventeen PPP schools across Edinburgh – but The Scottish Greens say the ‘fiasco’ highlights the need to expose private finance failures. Continue reading Closed schools update: Scottish government offers ‘full support’
Have your say on the Hub
GET INVOLVED: Madelvic House moving on to next phase
AND TODAY:
Saturday 9 April: granton:hub at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation – showing the history of the Madelvic car – come and visit us!
Local schools to remain closed on Monday
Parents advised to make childcare arrangements for next week
Craigroyston, Forthview, Pirniehall and St David’s Primary Schools are among seventeen city schools which will all remain closed on Monday, the city council has announced. Continue reading Local schools to remain closed on Monday