Saturday 9th December 11am – 1pm
Drylaw Parish Church, Groathill Road North
Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine
The Royal College of Midwives is urging more pregnant women across the Lothians to get their flu vaccine to help protect themselves and their babies this winter. The call comes after statistics highlighted that only half (51%) of those pregnant in the Lothians received their flu vaccine last winter and that flu was the cause of death among one in 11 women who died during, or shortly after, pregnancy. Continue reading Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine
Communal bin collection service to be overhauled
Edinburgh’s communal bin collection system is set to be redesigned to improve the service for thousands of residents across the city, subject to approval by the city council’s Transport and Environment Committee tomorrow. As part of the shake-up, a trial would see communal landfill and packaging bin collections increased to every other day, as opposed to the current average rate of twice weekly.
Continue reading Communal bin collection service to be overhauled
UK’s leading energy switchers revealed
New figures released today by the Energy Switch Guarantee reveal that Yorkshire is home to the savviest energy customers in the UK. The figures show the number of households in each UK Parliamentary constituency that have switched electricity supplier between September 2016 and August 2017. Continue reading UK’s leading energy switchers revealed
Police appeal following city centre assault
Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a serious assault in the city centre. The incident took place around 2am on Sunday (December 3rd) , at the junction of George IV Bridge and Chambers Street, near the National Museum of Scotland. Continue reading Police appeal following city centre assault
Not now, but soon: Brexit ‘omnishambles’ brings independence referendum closer
Not now, but soon will be the time for a second Scottish Independence referendum given the vastly-changed political landscape following the latest Brexit omnishambles by the British government, according to the leader of the fringe Scotland’s Independence Referendum Party. Continue reading Not now, but soon: Brexit ‘omnishambles’ brings independence referendum closer
Young people to take the lead in mental health study
Young people will lead an in-depth, 15-month study into child and adolescent mental health services to recommend improvements to Ministers. Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt has announced £95,000 to establish the Youth Commission on Mental Health Services – a partnership between the Scottish Government, Young Scot and the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). Continue reading Young people to take the lead in mental health study
Eradication of Stamp Duty will not benefit Scotland
HOUSE hunters in Edinburgh will see little impact from the abolition of Stamp Duty for first-time buyers, which was the major announcement in the recent UK budget, according to leading experts in the city. Continue reading Eradication of Stamp Duty will not benefit Scotland
West Pilton West Granton CC meets tonight
West Pilton & West Granton Community Council hold their final meeting of 2017 tonight.
The meeting takes place at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre and starts at 7pm. All welcome.
Dodgy data 2: NHS Lothian to ‘re-model’
Reporting practices surrounding emergency department waiting times are to be ‘re-modelled’ across NHS Lothian following an internal review. An investigation, launched following a whistleblower’s revelations about the under-reporting of waiting times at St John’s in Livingston, has found that ALL emergency care hospitals across the region have misrepresented waiting times. Continue reading Dodgy data 2: NHS Lothian to ‘re-model’