Fearlessly, a mental health social enterprise has received £25,000 in grant funding from the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund. The awards were delivered by Firstport, Scotland’s development agency for start-up social enterprise. Continue reading No fear: Firstport awards magazine £25,000 to tackle mental ill-health amongst young people
Dalkeith High School has launched a new social enterprise project, Food and Forest Co-op, to support its curriculum-led approach to Learning for Sustainability. Continue reading High School launches Food and Forest Co-op social enterprise
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has met with Scottish Government Transport Minister, Michael Matheson, this week to discuss road safety at the Hillend three way junction on the A702 on the route South out of Edinburgh. Continue reading Study to be carried out at Hillend three way junction on the A702
As part of Spartans Community Football Academy’s 10 year anniversary celebrations, The Spartans FC is delighted to announce that we will host Liverpool FC at Ainslie Park in a pre-season friendly on the evening of Monday 15th July. Continue reading Klopp’s cream of the Kop set for Spartans summer friendly
Jacqueline Weston, general manager of The Amber Rose in Edinburgh, is calling for donations as she takes on the Arctic Wish Trek this weekend in support of When You Wish Upon A Star. Continue reading The Amber Rose takes on Arctic Wish Trek
University of Edinburgh students Sara Amido (29) and Audrey Yeo (26), are taking to the streets to hitch their way from Edinburgh to Prague in aid of MND Scotland. Continue reading Edinburgh students in a race against time for MND
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee have expressed their support for a bill which would see Scotland move to an organ donation system with consent to donate presumed unless a person opts out. Continue reading Holyrood committee backs opt-out organ donation change
Here’s your first update of 2019 from Trinity Community Council following an excellent session in January with the Convener of Transport & Environment.
Our next meeting, on February 11th will hear about the massive
development planned for the area beyond Granton Harbour and, in
particular, the plans that the National Galleries have for their
National Collections Facility which is already housed there. Continue reading Latest news from Trinity Community Council
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo successfully concluded its first venture into China this week, an early step forward for the event since announcing its international growth plans, and a clear demonstration of its bold commitment to reach an audience of one billion people and to double turnover to £20 million by 2025. Continue reading The Sky’s the Limit: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo goes to China
Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has criticised the NHS Scotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula used by SNP Ministers to allocate funding to each health board. Continue reading Rip Off: NHS Lothian short changed £365.7 million over the last 11 years, says Briggs
