The Scottish SPCA is delighted to invite animal lovers in the Edinburgh and Lothians area to their local centre in Balerno on Saturday 12 May to celebrate their annual Rehoming Week. Scotland’s animal welfare charity will have a number of events on the day including a bouncy castle, dog agility show, pony rides, tours and much more! Continue reading Rehoming Week Open Day at Scottish SPCA
The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two cats have been poisoned on Taylor Place in Dalkeith. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted after a cat had to be put to sleep and another, on the same street, took ill after ingesting anti-freeze. Continue reading Scottish SPCA issues appeal after two cats poisoned
MND Scotland celebrated its first anniversary as Leonardo’s charity partner, with a visit to their Crewe Toll Edinburgh office, where they received £7,000 from staff. Continue reading Leonardo staff raise funds for MND Scotland
Edinburgh Napier graphic design students partner with SANDS Lothians in new project
A local charity which supports parents who have lost a child is looking for a home to stock a range of touching bereavement cards designed by Edinburgh Napier students. Continue reading Charity seeks home for touching bereavement cards
Cardiology patients and researchers will benefit from state-of-the-art MRI scanning facilities in Edinburgh thanks to a £400,000 grant from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Continue reading Heart patients to benefit from £400,000 BHF grant for state-of-the-art scanning
MS Society Scotland were in the Scottish Parliament during Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week (23 – 29 April) to raise awareness of the important role research plays in the lives of people affected by MS. Continue reading Briggs pledges support for Kiss Goodbye to MS campaign
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA) has teamed up with a national law firm to offer a free Will service to its supporters. The charity relies 100% on donations and has been called out over 1,700 times since 2013. Continue reading Where there’s a Will there’s a way for Air Ambulance charity
The Scottish SPCA is hosting their first ever 5k challenge across the iconic Forth Road Bridge on Saturday 9 June. Continue reading Join the Scottish SPCA’s first ever Forth Road Bridge fun run!
Comas, a small local charity which supports the recovery community in Edinburgh & The Lothians, is urgently appealing for help to find new premises to enable it to continue its vital work. With less than three months until the end of the tenancy agreement on its current premises at Jackson’s Entry, in the city centre, Comas faces the closure of its Serenity Café and other facilities unless it can find a new home for them. Continue reading Save our Serenity: time’s running out for small local charity
Edinburgh-based Scottish Adoption has been awarded a £16,000 grant from the Scottish Children’s Lottery. The charity provides support to anyone affected by adoption – be it children, birth families, prospective adopters, adoptive parents and adults who were adopted as children. Continue reading Edinburgh adoption charity awarded £16,000 from Scottish Children’s Lottery
