Children on the autism spectrum to benefit from ‘Grow, Play’ project

A specialist project for children in Edinburgh and East Lothian with autism to benefit the development of their social interactions and communication skills has received a £5000 boost from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation. Continue reading Children on the autism spectrum to benefit from ‘Grow, Play’ project

Record number of schools win SportScotland awards

Praise for Active Schools programme

Active Schools is going from strength to strength with figures at an all-time high and 7.3 million participant sessions delivered in 2017/18, an increase of 6% from 2016/17. Local politicians have welcomed the latest figures. Continue reading Record number of schools win SportScotland awards

Briggs meets with breastfeeding campaigners and NHS Lothian

Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP has met with breastfeeding campaigners from the Edinburgh Breastfeeding Partnership and NHS Lothian, at Holyrood, to discuss improvements that can be made to breastfeeding services across Lothian. Continue reading Briggs meets with breastfeeding campaigners and NHS Lothian