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Sunday 24 July
City girls go west to face world’s best roller derby teams
Auld Reekie Roller Girls are Oregon-bound
Edinburgh’s Auld Reekie Roller Girls’ (AARG) All Stars will travel to America to take on some of the most talented roller derby teams on the planet this week. Continue reading City girls go west to face world’s best roller derby teams
Mayday! Mayday! Support RNLI
The RNLI launches its national annual fundraising campaign tomorrow and the charity has set an ambitious target of raising £750,000. Continue reading Mayday! Mayday! Support RNLI
Charlie’s chasing top creative student award
An Edinburgh College Graphic Design student is in the running to be crowned Scotland’s top creative marketing student at the Scottish Marketing Society Star Awards. Continue reading Charlie’s chasing top creative student award
Universal Credit’s now Scotland-wide
Today Arbroath, Blairgowrie, Forfar, Montrose and Perth join the rest of Scotland’s jobcentres in offering Universal Credit to single jobseekers. Nearly 25,000 Scots are claiming Universal Credit and over 9,000 have moved into work under the new system, according to the Department of Work & Pensions.
The DWP says Universal Credit is designed to ensure people will be better off in work and the latest statistics show that people claiming it are finding work faster and earning more.
Those on Universal Credit are significantly more likely to find employment than those on Jobseeker’s Allowance and, for the first time ever, support is being offered to claimants to progress in their careers and increase their earnings.
Today, single jobseekers will be able to claim Universal Credit in:
- Arbroath
- Blairgowrie
- Forfar
- Montrose
- Perth
The DWP has produced a short video about Universal Credit (below)
Universal Credit will eventually replace 6 existing benefits:
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income Support
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credits
- Housing Benefit
See the list of jobcentre areas where you can claim Universal Credit.
What’s your experience of Universal Credit? Let us know!
Let’s forage on Friday
FRIDAY 29 APRIL 1 – 4pm
Chillin’ down in Porty!
Aqua Relax launches at Portobello Swim Centre
For those looking for a more relaxing way to work out in the water rather than the busy atmosphere of a pool, Edinburgh Leisure is offering a new type of swim session, ‘Aqua Relax’. Continue reading Chillin’ down in Porty!
Do Scots feel at home in a country dominated by one party?
A new report by Electoral Reform Society Scotland says that both Labour and the SNP have benefited from a “predominant-party problem” in Scotland, and calls for a range of radical political reforms to ‘transform our political culture‘. Continue reading Do Scots feel at home in a country dominated by one party?
Provost gets set to tackle London Marathon
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost is on his marks and getting set to tackle 26.2 miles tomorrow when he takes on the Virgin Money London Marathon 2016. Continue reading Provost gets set to tackle London Marathon
The Guid Auld Days at Muirhouse Millennium Centre
Thursday saw Edinburgh College students with volunteers – Step Up – running their first social event in the community: a retro quiz in Muirhouse Millennium Centre with our regular social groups, The Sunshine Club & the Loose Women (writes James McGinty).
Continue reading The Guid Auld Days at Muirhouse Millennium Centre