Support for automatic access to Blue Badge Scheme for people with MND

Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has given his support to the campaign for people with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) to receive automatic access to the Blue Badge scheme. Continue reading Support for automatic access to Blue Badge Scheme for people with MND

Spotlight on new research at Napier’s Electric Vehicle Day

Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson MSP will give the keynote address at an event showcasing electric vehicles – including two and three-wheelers, the Car of the Year and an electric double decker bus.

The Craiglockhart campus will be the setting for Edinburgh Napier University’s Fifth Annual Electric Vehicle Event on Wednesday October 9. Continue reading Spotlight on new research at Napier’s Electric Vehicle Day

Deidre Brock joins Locogen double celebration

Locogen Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Office Opening

Renewable energy specialists Locogen enjoyed a double celebration on Tuesday, marking 10 years in the renewable energy industry and the official opening of their fantastic new office building in Stockbridge. Continue reading Deidre Brock joins Locogen double celebration

World Leader: Scotland to become a net-zero society

While Westminster was busy tearing itself apart over Brexit this week, the Scottish Government announced ambitious plans to tackle environmental disaster …

Scotland’s contribution to climate change will end definitively within a generation under the Climate Change Bill to be voted on by the Scottish Parliament. Continue reading World Leader: Scotland to become a net-zero society

Children see pornography as young as seven, new report finds

●   Research commissioned by the BBFC shows children and teens are stumbling across  pornorgraphy from an early age

●   Majority of young people’s first time watching pornography was accidental, with over 60% of children 11-13 who had seen pornography saying their viewing of porn is unintentional

●   83% of parents agreed that age-verification controls should be in place for online pornography Continue reading Children see pornography as young as seven, new report finds

Leith bar toasts first anniversary with rare whisky

An experimental and award-winning community pub in Leith, Nauticus, has released a specially selected and limited edition single cask malt in partnership with elemental coastal distillery Glenglassaugh to mark its first anniversary, of which there are just 275 bottles available. Continue reading Leith bar toasts first anniversary with rare whisky