Victims and witnesses to hate crime are being encouraged to continue to speak out, as new statistics suggest more people are reporting incidents. Community Safety Minister Annabel Ewing has urged those affected by incidents of hate crime to report them to the police, ensuring perpetrators can be properly dealt with. Continue reading Victims urged to speak out on hate crimes
Local healthcare workers have been honoured at a glittering ceremony celebrating exceptional and inspirational NHS Lothian staff. The annual ‘Celebrating Success Awards’ took place on Wednesday (13 June), at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, praising the hard-working NHS Lothian employees who give their heart and soul to deliver outstanding care to patients. Continue reading Celebrating Success: NHS Lothian Health Heroes honoured
“The Department has kept pushing the Universal Credit rollout forward through a series of problems. We recognise both its determination and commitment, and that there is really no practical choice but to keep on keeping on with the rollout.
“We don’t think DWP has shown the same commitment to listening and responding to the hardship faced by claimants. Maybe a change of mind set will follow the publication of the claimant survey on 8 June. We think the larger claims for Universal Credit, such as boosted employment, are unlikely to be demonstrable at any point in future. Nor for that matter will value for money.”
Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, 15 June 2018 Continue reading Audit Office report condemns Universal Credit roll-out
Registration for garden waste collections will open next week ahead of the introduction of a controversial new service in October. From Monday (18th June), Edinburgh residents must sign up on the Council website or at one of five local offices.if they wish to continue receiving brown bin collections. The annual brown bin collection service will cost residents £25.
Continue reading Registration for controversial new brown bin service opens on Monday
Event rescheduled for next Saturday
Due to a terrible weather forecast, we have had to POSTPONE today’s event as we can’t record our important message in wind & rain (writes KAREN BATES).
Join us next Saturday at 12:00 for our @mcsuk beachclean followed by SOS!!!
Sign up fresh here: https://www.mcsuk.org/…/b…/wardie-bay-beach/event/2018-06-16 or here: https://www.facebook.com/events/653386118339741/
Scotland’s largest membership charity for veterans is on the lookout for volunteers to help tackle isolation and loneliness among the Armed Forces community. Continue reading Your veterans need you! Legion Scotland seeking volunteers
Creative Scotland must urgently address its strategic failings following a catalogue of criticism from Scotland’s creative sector, says Holyrood’s Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee. Continue reading Creative Scotland must urgently address its failings, says Holyrood Committee
Scotland is aiming to be a world leader in improving the public’s health, through a new vision for organisations and communities across the country. The Scottish Government and COSLA have jointly published public health priorities for Scotland, aimed at focussing action across the public sector and voluntary sector and in communities. The priorities are the first milestone in a wider reform of public health. Continue reading An appetite for change: new public health priorities for a healthier nation
It has been described as Scotland’s answer to Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, with the words of the country’s finest writers preserved in stone for posterity. Now Makars’ Court, the tribute to Scottish writers in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, has welcomed another wordsmith to its illustrious ranks with the unveiling of a memorial to poet W. S. Graham (1918–1986).
Continue reading W. S. Graham joins Edinburgh’s literary walk of fame
BAMPOTTO, Drylaw’s answer to Paul the predicting octopus, runs his eye over this summer’s World Cup hopefuls – and reckons France have the qualities needed to go all the way …
FRANCE are my tip to win the World Cup. They have a solid spine to the team through Lloris, Umtiti, Pogba and Griezmann, and the players surrounding them are all top quality. There’s the best part of an entire squad not made France’s final 23 that would be in with a realistic chance of winning the tournament.
There’s a stability and togetherness in the squad these days that they’ve sorely missed in previous tournaments. They don’t lose many goals, have potential difference makers all over the pitch, and have plenty of big game experience – for me, they are the team to beat. Continue reading World Cup 2018: Allez les Bleus, says Bampotto
