#SustainPCHP: Health Project survival battle moves on to next stage

Pilton Community Health Project have announced their latest plans for moving forward following funding cuts:

We are delighted to announce that Pilton Community Health Project will continue delivering support and services into 2020! With our fantastic crowdfunding campaign extended until 18th April (www.savepchp.com) and other fundraising initiatives ongoing, we plan to move forward into a time of regrowth for the project. Continue reading #SustainPCHP: Health Project survival battle moves on to next stage

MSPs call for police ‘cyber-kiosk’ rollout to be paused

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing are asking police to stop their deployment of cyber-kiosks or ‘digital triage devices’ until there is greater clarity on the legal framework for their use in a new report out today. Continue reading MSPs call for police ‘cyber-kiosk’ rollout to be paused

High school pupils make it count for Leith Walk By-election

Local school pupils are urging residents in the area to cast their votes in the Leith Walk by-election this Thursday (11 April).

Drummond Community High

Fifth and sixth-years at Drummond Community High School, who are eligible to vote in local elections as they are aged over 16, helped demonstrate the single transferable vote (STV) system, which is used in local elections. Continue reading High school pupils make it count for Leith Walk By-election

Theresa May: deal or no deal?

Prime Minister Theresa May issued the following statement on Brexit negotiations last night: 

Delivering Brexit has been my priority ever since I became Prime Minister and it remains so today. I want the UK to leave the EU in an orderly way as soon as possible and that means leaving in a way that does not disrupt people’s lives. Continue reading Theresa May: deal or no deal?

Check your repeat prescription ahead of the Easter holiday weekend

NHS 24 is reminding people to check their repeat prescription ahead of the Easter holiday weekend.

Easter falls between Friday 19th April and Monday 22nd April and many GP surgeries may be closed during this period. Continue reading Check your repeat prescription ahead of the Easter holiday weekend

Holiday costs fall across Europe

  • Sunny Beach, Bulgaria remains Europe’s best bargain – prices are down 10.7 per cent
  • The Algarve is cheapest in the eurozone – less than half the price in Sorrento
  • Prices have dropped year-on-year in three-quarters of resorts, with the biggest fall of over 20 per cent in Limassol, Cyprus

While sterling may remain in a period of flux in the coming weeks, one thing more certain is that bargain-hunting holidaymakers will find their pounds stretch furthest in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, which is best value of 20 European beach resorts surveyed for the Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer.  Continue reading Holiday costs fall across Europe