Simon says: stay safe while driving this winter

WHILE temperatures plummet across Scotland in the lead up to the New Year, motorists are urged to take extra care when on the roads. As temperatures have already dropped below freezing across Scotland, roads are icy meaning drivers should only travel when necessary and be overly cautious when they do. Continue reading Simon says: stay safe while driving this winter

Not lonely this Christmas at Castlebrae Glebe

A HOUSING and care provider in Edinburgh made sure that no-one was left feeling lonely this Christmas. Staff and tenants at supported housing accommodation in Craigmillar organised a lonely scheme, which runs all year round, and this year the scheme made sure that its users had somewhere to be on Christmas Day. Continue reading Not lonely this Christmas at Castlebrae Glebe

The year in pictures: March

Compare and contrast: same newspaper, different takes on May – Sturgeon meeting

Scotland win and keep World Cup qualification hopes alive

Westminster atrocity

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Bye, bye Europe … Mrs May signs UK’s resignation letter

ELREC holds charity cycling event

UK Budget time again

Arcadeum’s Collector project hits the big screen

Community Health Project hosts ‘upside-down hustings’

Anniversary celebrations – where it all began

BBs are raising funds

Fair Trade Festival

Having a laugh: Theresa and chums chortle during budget address

LifeCare’s Tea Dance group launches in Stockbridge

Growing support for North Edinburgh Arts garden!

Granton street party

Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden hold their second AGM

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Craigroyston’s adult students produce newsletter

Edinburgh Award for Ken Buchanan

Participatory Budgeting event for city’s youth groups

Craigroyston Primary raising funds

Taking the safety message out on the road

The year in pictures: February

City council budget consultation

Walking Football at Ainslie Park

Getting arty at the Scott Monument

Dozens of pilot whales stranded on New Zealand shoreline

Black Sabbath final farewell – Ozzy signs off in Birmingham

La La Land is the big winner at Oscars

North Korean leader’s big brother is murdered

Dream comeback in SuperBowl final

20 mph rollout continues – to mixed opinions

Trump state visit to UK not universally popular!

 

 

UK medics race to Bangladesh to tackle deadly diphtheria outbreak

More than 40 British doctors, nurses and firefighters from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (EMT) are making their way to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to save thousands of lives at risk from a rapid and deadly outbreak of diphtheria. Continue reading UK medics race to Bangladesh to tackle deadly diphtheria outbreak