Today – 24 November 2017 – is national Carers’ Rights Day and VOCAL, a charity that supports unpaid carers, is using the day to highlight the development of a new Edinburgh Carers’ Hub and launch an appeal for £100,000 to prepare for its opening in spring of next year. Continue reading Caring in the City: New Edinburgh Hub for Family Carers
Was the Westminster Budget good for Scots? As ever, opinion is sharply divided … Continue reading UK Government budget ‘delivers for Scotland’
Working with a wide range of partners, Scottish Book Trust, the national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, will deliver a huge range of events and activities across the country for Book Week Scotland. The week-long celebration takes place from 27 November to 3 December, and this year’s theme is Nourish. Continue reading Get set for Book Week Scotland
MORE THAN 100,000 calls to NHS 24’s 111 service have been taken on its new technology platform since the system was launched a month ago this week. The new system has now been successfully implemented and calls from across Scotland to the national out of hours service are being delivered. Continue reading Technology upgrade at NHS 24
Steven Downie from Polmont has landed a windfall just in time for Christmas, scooping the top prize on Forth 1’s £2K Minute. Continue reading Christmas cheer comes early for Forth 1 winner
The Winter fleet for Scotland’s trunk roads has been expanded to help make it more responsive to weather conditions. As well as more than two hundred traditional gritters located at 42 depots across the country, Transport Scotland has procured a new recovery vehicle which will help mitigate the impacts of flooding. It has been custom fitted with a remote controlled crane and specialist pump to help clear up incidents. Continue reading Roads team preparing for all conditions
New bill will give more power to Head Teachers
Consultation on a bill to introduce radical reforms to the education system has opened. Education Secretary John Swinney launched the consultation at the Royal High School in Barnton today. Continue reading Swinney launches education consultation at Royal High School
New figures published today by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) show that there continues to be an increase in the number of nurses and midwives leaving its register over the last 12 months. Continue reading Increasing number of nurses and midwives are leaving profession
A team of twenty Scottish-based trainees have been selected for an intensive skills development training programme on season four of the award-winning TV production, Outlander, 15 of whom will be taking their first step into the film and TV industry. Continue reading Outlander develops next generation of skilled Scottish screen talent
Police are investigating after a man died following a disturbance in Longstone in the early hours of this morning. Continue reading Man dead following incident in Longstone
