EACC meets this Thursday

The next meeting of the Edinburgh Association of Community Councils will take place on Thursday (19th September 2019) from 7 pm until 9 pm in The European Room at the City Chambers.

The papers for the meeting can be downloaded HERE or from EACC Documents on the website Continue reading EACC meets this Thursday

Brexit: March to Remain this Saturday

Edinburgh4Europe March

Saturday 21 September 2pm

Join us on Saturday, September 21st at 2pm when we march in Edinburgh showing our support for membership of the European Union and especially recognise its ongoing peacemaking role and its work as a mechanism for taking action on climate change!

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Making Connections: new autumn course at Royston Wardieburn

MAKING CONNECTIONS  would  like to invite you to join our Autumn course at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre each Tuesday from 10am – 12pm starting 24th September.

Come and join members of staff from the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Open Learning as they share their research interests and areas of expertise. Continue reading Making Connections: new autumn course at Royston Wardieburn

End in sight to rip off TV charges at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

NHS Lothian have confirmed that they are not going to renew their contract with entertainment provider Hospedia, who have come under criticism due their expensive fees for patients to watch television in hospital.

At the ERI patients are charged £5.00 for two hours of television or £17.50 for two days. Continue reading End in sight to rip off TV charges at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

The World’s Big Sleep Out: ‘Largest charitable campaign in a generation’

  • Celebrities and public figures including Will Smith, Dame Helen Mirren, Sir Chris Hoy and more unite to help fight global homelessness
  • Largest charitable campaign in a generation
  • 50 major sleep out events worldwide including London, New York, Edinburgh, Brighton, Newcastle, Cardiff, Dublin, Newport, Belfast, Chicago, Amsterdam, Manchester, Madrid and New Delhi
  • 50,000 Participants
  • Fundraising target of $50,000,000

On Saturday 7th December, the world will unite to help fight homelessness with what is thought to be the largest charitable fundraising campaign in a generation.

With an aim of raising $50,000,000, The World’s Big Sleep Out, spearheaded by Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of social enterprise Social Bite, will take place in up to 50 locations around the world. Continue reading The World’s Big Sleep Out: ‘Largest charitable campaign in a generation’

One in twenty workers say they are not receiving any paid holidays

Around one in twenty workers report not receiving any holiday entitlement, while around one in ten do not receive a payslip ­– highlighting the scale of labour market violations across the UK – according to new analysis published today by the Resolution Foundation. Continue reading One in twenty workers say they are not receiving any paid holidays

Join the Clubs!

Edinburgh businesses urged to help each other improve productivity

The Scottish Government and one of Scotland’s leading independent economic development networks have urged Edinburgh SMEs to register for new resources and events to help them drive innovation, productivity, sustainable development and economic growth. Continue reading Join the Clubs!