Seeing red: new cycle lanes to make crossing tram tracks safer

New red-surfaced cycle lanes are to be installed at a number of key points along the tram route in the city centre. The measures, the first in a three-phase project to help all road users keep themselves and each other safe when negotiating the tram tracks, are aimed at demonstrating the optimum angle for crossing the tracks and reminding motorists to give cyclists extra space, particularly near tramlines. Continue reading Seeing red: new cycle lanes to make crossing tram tracks safer

Almost three quarters of young Scots have witnessed sexual harassment while out drinking

Alcohol-related sexual harrassment has become a normalised part of a night out, a new Drinkaware/YouGov survey has revealed. Almost three quarters (71%) of 18-24 year old men and women who drink in bars, clubs or pubs surveyed said that they had seen sexual harassment on a night out. Continue reading Almost three quarters of young Scots have witnessed sexual harassment while out drinking

Scottish Gas ready to help customers living with dementia this winter

  • Scottish Gas ramps up support in Edinburgh for customers living with dementia this winter
  • Company estimates one in every 100 of its customers is living alone with dementia 
  • More than 20,000 staff have completed dementia awareness sessions to become ‘Dementia Friends’ – as Scottish Gas meets its pledge with the Alzheimer’s Scotland to become a dementia-friendly organisation 

Scottish Gas is working with Alzheimer Scotland and the Alzheimer’s Society to encourage families, friends and carers of customers living with dementia across Scotland to contact their energy company if they are concerned about the energy account of their loved ones this winter. Continue reading Scottish Gas ready to help customers living with dementia this winter

Pensions time bomb: ICAS calls on Scottish Government to rescue charities at risk

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) is urging the Scottish Government to act now to stop charities building up unaffordable pension liabilities in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). ICAS has set out recommendations in a new report to the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA). The report (below) has been welcomed by Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council. Continue reading Pensions time bomb: ICAS calls on Scottish Government to rescue charities at risk

WICKED cast announced

Flying back to Edinburgh Playhouse from 8th May 2018

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is delighted to announce that Amy Ross (Elphaba), Helen Woolf (Glinda), Aaron Sidwell (Fiyero), Steven Pinder (The Wizardand Doctor Dillamond), Kim Ismay (Madame Morrible), Emily Shaw (Nessarose), Iddon Jones (Boq) and Nikki Bentley(Standby for Elphaba) will lead the cast of the spectacular, critically acclaimed and multi record-breaking UK & Ireland Tour when it returns to Edinburgh Playhouse for its only Scottish dates from 8 May to 9 June 2018. Continue reading WICKED cast announced

Sepsis awareness: government to act

A new Scotland-wide awareness-raising campaign on the dangers of sepsis has been announced by Health Secretary Shona Robison. Ms Robison made the announcement following a meeting with the sepsis awareness charity Fiona Elizabeth Agnew Trust (FEAT) yesterday. Continue reading Sepsis awareness: government to act