Scotland will become one of the first countries to achieve a 100% reduction in carbon emissions, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham announced last week. Continue reading World leaders: Scotland’s Climate Change legislation set to be ‘toughest in the world’
Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All has launched the 15th annual Big Fit Walk, a campaign that will see more people become more active this June. Over the next four weeks, people of all ages and abilities are being encouraged to organise a 30-minute walk or join one being held in their local area. Continue reading Big Fit Walk calls on communities to join biggest short walk of the year
The Social Bite Village was officially opened on Thursday. Around 150 guests attended the launch and took the opportunity to explore the new village which sits under the shadow of Granton’s last gasometer. Continue reading Social Bite Village opens on Granton waterfront
Dear Editor
Are you living with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, or do you care for someone who is? Are you a health professional working in this field? If so, The Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Heart Disease and Stroke in the Scottish Parliament wants to hear from you.
The CPG is holding an inquiry into the prevention, detection, treatment and management of high blood pressure in Scotland.
The inquiry will gather information from people living with high blood pressure, those who care for someone with the condition, and clinicians and organisations with an interest in high blood pressure services.
A report of the findings will be published in January 2019 and will make clear recommendations to the Scottish Government.
If you live in Scotland and have ever been told that you have high blood pressure (even if you don’t need to take medication to manage this) you can share your views through answering the questions in the survey at bhf.org.uk/hbpinquiry
You can also share your views there if you are a clinician or work for an organisation with an interest in hypertension services in Scotland.
Yours sincerely,
Kylie Strachan
Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer
British Heart Foundation Scotland
The Cube
Colin Oliver
Public Affairs Officer
The Stroke Association
Links House
Katherine Byrne
Policy Manager
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Rosebery House
Edinburgh
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An estimated 120,000 families will benefit from a new £100 national minimum school clothing grant in Scotland as a result of partnership working between Scotland’s Local Authorities and the Scottish Government. It means for the first time all eligible families, regardless of their local authority area, will have access to the same minimum level of financial support for school clothing. Continue reading New national school clothing grant
A ‘Transient Visitor Levy’ – a so-called Tourist Tax – would not deter tourists from visiting the Capital, according to research published today by the City of Edinburgh Council.
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Pupils at Craigroyston Primary School celebrated their creative skills by hosting an Arts Festival last night. Visitors enjoyed the huge variety of artwork created by pupils over the year and were entertained with music and storytelling performances. Continue reading Craigroyston Primary School stages Arts Festival
