Charities, social enterprises, community groups and the public sector search for volunteers
Volunteer Edinburgh will welcome more than 50 organisations to Scotland’s largest volunteer recruitment fair on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 between 11am and 7pm at St Paul’s and St George’s Church on York Place. Continue reading Edinburgh’s 20th Volunteer Recruitment Fair: Wednesday 19th September
Following on from the success of its 100 Year Old Driving School STV series, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is bringing a new event to Edinburgh aimed at keeping drivers over the age of 65 on the road safely for longer. Continue reading Safety events geared up to help older drivers stay on the road
Big Issue invests in trailblazing social enterprise Hey Girls
A £50,000 investment and mentorship from BII’s Power Up Scotland programme is helping trailblazing social enterprise Hey Girls fight period poverty. Continue reading Hey Girls make a Big Issue out of period poverty
Britain’s world-leading researchers and entrepreneurs will benefit from an additional £780 million to create the technologies of tomorrow, the Chancellor announced yesterday. Continue reading Billion-pound backing for “catapult centres”!
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is helping a schoolboy take a step closer to fulfilling his dream. Continue reading Inspirational Andrew’s a boy on a mission
Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of Weekly Roundup, bringing you the best in Scottish policing news from the past seven days. Continue reading Police Scotland weekly news roundup
Top chefs Paul Rankin and Nick Nairn set off on their latest epic culinary road trip and cultural journey of discovery in their new series, which starts tonight at 8pm on STV. Continue reading Top chefs serve up a new series of their culinary road trip as they explore Canada
– Three UK cities rank in the bottom ten globally for concentration of fast food outlets –
– UK ranks as 11th worst country globally for adult obesity and the WORST in Europe –
Recent analysis by online home rental company Spotahome has revealed that Edinburgh ranks as the 3rd worst city in Europe for number of fast food outlets, and 5th worst in the world. Continue reading Edinburgh obesity levels on the rise as city has 5th highest number of fast-food outlets in the world
AN ICONIC children’s toy is assisting in the development of communication skills for young people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Continue reading Lego helps to build communication skills of young people with ASD
The British Lung Foundation has called on councillors in Edinburgh to adopt ambitious proposals for a low emission zone in the city, following publication of proposals to radically overhaul traffic and transport priorities in Edinburgh. Continue reading Breathe easy: city council urged to be bold with low-emission zone
