North Edinburgh’s Ferryfield House, one of NHS Lothian’s community hospitals which specialises in short-term and respite care, has received a very positive inspection report. Continue reading Positive report for Ferryfield House
Category: Pilton
Stronger North: crackdown on crime in North Edinburgh
Police have been conducting Stronger North activity in the North Edinburgh area over the past week. Officers have made 42 arrests and executed seven misuse of drugs warrants since last Monday. Over the last week £9000 worth of drugs have been recovered in the area, along with seven stolen motorcycles and one stolen car. Seventeen vehicles have also been seized for having invalid insurance. Continue reading Stronger North: crackdown on crime in North Edinburgh
Spartans celebrate Women’s Sport Week with Girls Football Festival
Up to 300 local schoolgirls are set to take part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s Girls Football Festival tomorrow at Spartans’ Ainslie Park home.
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Good sports: medals all round at Spartans mini-Olympics
More than 200 local primary school children took part in a 14-sport ‘Mini-Olympics’ at Spartans Community Football Academy’s Ainslie Park home yesterday. The pupils aged 10-12 enjoyed rugby, cycling, athletics, football, and relay races as part of a programme to help introduce young people to sport and the psychological and physiological benefits it brings. Continue reading Good sports: medals all round at Spartans mini-Olympics
Summer sale at St David’s
Saturday 3rd June 10.30 – 12 noon
St David’s Church, Royston Mains Place
Forth ward hustings cancelled
Granton and District Community Council has cancelled next week’s planned hustings event, citing possible ‘political issues and conflict of interests’. Continue reading Forth ward hustings cancelled
Forth hustings at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Granton and District Community Council are holding a local election hustings in Royston Wardieburn next Tuesday at 6pm. Hear what your Forth candidates have got to say! All welcome.
Local barber named as finalist for Scotland’s Best Barber
A local barber has made it through to the live final of Scotland’s biggest barbering competition.
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Look out for local traffic restrictions
Pavement repairs in Crewe and Pilton next week mean there will be restrictions to local traffic. See below:
A sporting chance: Holyrood comes to North Edinburgh
The barriers to participation and the availability of sports facilities across the country were just some of the issues explored as members of the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee visited facilities in North Edinburgh yesterday. Continue reading A sporting chance: Holyrood comes to North Edinburgh