FIREFIGHTERS attended more than 500 accidental house fires during last year’s festive and New Year celebrations, latest figures show. They were alerted to a total of 517 such emergencies at homes across Scotland between 7 December and 11 January. Continue reading Firefighters issue winter safety appeal
Scotland’s animal welfare charity is calling on local people to go along and support the Edinburgh rescue and rehoming centre by buying their pets Christmas gifts from the centre’s very own shop. Continue reading Support your local rescue centre – and Bob – this Christmas
Edinburgh’s Butterfly Trust has received £1,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal, boosting support for the local project. Continue reading STV Appeal support for Butterfly Trust
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VOCAL will be providing some much-needed support and a space for carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian for three days between Christmas and New Year.
The VOCAL carer centres will be open on the following days from 11am-3pm:
As well as carer support in person, by phone or email, on all three days there will be a carers cafe, workshops, a chill-out area, group activites, fun and games. So whether you want a chat, some time to yourself or are in need of some individual support, VOCAL is here to help.
All the details of what’s on and when are on the VOCAL website.
Fifty years on from his first professional fight and 40 years since he was voted ‘Britain’s Greatest Ever Boxer’, Ken Buchanan has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2016 Edinburgh Award. Continue reading Knockout: Ken Buchanan to receive Edinburgh Award
Green MSP Andy Wightman delivered the annual Stephen Maxwell Memorial Lecture at SCVO’s annual general meeting at the Royal Society of Edinburgh in George Street last night. The MSP’s theme was ‘how to renew, refresh and revitalise’ democracy and the redistribution of ‘economic and political power’. Continue reading Refreshing democracy: Wightman proposes fiscal framework for local government
Minister for Childcare & Early Years Mark McDonald MSP visited North Edinburgh Childcare yesterday.
The Minister, who was joined by local MSP Ben Macpherson, was given a guided tour of the facility by General Manager Theresa Allison.
Mr McDonald met staff, parents and lots of children during his visit to the Ferry Road Anenue centre once described by former Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm as North Edinburgh’s ‘jewel in the crown’.
North Edinburgh Childcare will celebrate it’s twentieth birthday in the Spring.
Staffing in Scotland’s NHS has increased by over 1,000 in the last year, taking workforce levels to a new record high. Continue reading Local MSP welcomes record high NHS staff levels
Works have started on a new £1.17m Leith Walk Surgery meaning more patients can use the practice in the future. An extra 2,000 patients will be added to the surgery list as a result of the move which will provide a modern and fit-for-purpose facility.
The current surgery, which is based across two different sites, will come together in an historic A-listed Edinburgh property that was once part of Leith Central Station. Located at the bottom of Leith Walk, at the junction with Duke Street, the surgery will open to patients in spring next year.
Rob McCulloch-Graham, Chief Officer, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “I’m delighted that we have been able to secure these new premises for Leith Walk Surgery.
“The project will bring a twenty five per cent increase in patients registered to the surgery. The relocation to a single site and, into a building which has been designed with staff and patients, will result in improved services for local people.
“This project is another great example of partnership working and I’d like to pay particular credit to the partners in Leith Walk Surgery who have remained pragmatic throughout the design and sign-off process.”
Dr Jeremy Chowings, Leith Walk Surgery, said: “We are very excited about the move to a modern purpose designed facility that is housed in a fantastic landmark building. We believe this will help us to provide an excellent service to our patients old and new. The site of the new surgery is very close to many local amenities and good transport links.
“We would like to thank NHS Lothian for funding this project and Westerwood for undertaking the refurbishment and assisting with the planning of the project.”
Westerwood Development Group will complete the refurbishment of the surgery. They are represented on the project by commercial property advisers Bilfinger GVA.
Peter Fraser of Bilfinger GVA said: “Leith Walk Surgery will be moving into a property with a fascinating history in the heart of Leith, an area home to a growing number of prominent businesses which is well-served by local amenities and links to the nearby city centre.
“We have a further suite of circa 6,300 sq ft on the first floor of this unique building providing bright open plan accommodation with self-contained WC facilities and a generous kitchen area in situ. The remaining space is suited to a number of potential uses and we are already speaking with a number of different occupiers.”
Continue reading New Year, new home for Leith Walk surgery
