An independent investigation into NHS Lothian has found a culture of “bullying and harassment”. The review, produced by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, for the Scottish Government, investigated the circumstances surrounding NHS Lothian’s reporting of A&E waiting times – and concludes that said the situation requires “urgent action”. Continue reading NHS Lothian: urgent action needed to address ‘bullying and harassment’
‘To investigate and report on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the period of the miners’ strike from March 1984 – March 1985’.
Scotland will lead the way in the UK in ensuring the experiences of those affected by the Miners’ Strike in the 1980s are properly understood, the Justice Secretary said yesterday. Michael Matheson has ordered an independent review into the impact of policing on communities during the Miners’ Strike, from March 1984 to March 1985. Continue reading At last, the truth: Independent review of policing during Miners’ Strike announced
Las Ramblas terror attack in Barcelona
Cash for Kids support for Pilton Youth & Children’s Project
Actor Robert Hardy dies
Hearts sack first team coach Ian Cathro
Yes, it’s Festival time again in Edinburgh
Botanics’ smelly plant makes annual reappearance
Twentieth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death
Community is outraged when a ten year old boy is mown down by a hit and run motorcyclist near Drylaw Police Station
Free football at West Pilton Park
North Korea and USA engage in another bout of sabre-rattling … but on a nuclear scale
Fortieth anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death
Edinburgh Mela’s back!
Racial tensions run high during white supremacist march, Charlotttesville
Dementia awareness event at The Botanics
Bruce Forsyth dies
Craig Levein lands Hearts job
Sierra Leone mudslide kills hundreds and leaves tens of thousands homeless
Mayweather stops Conor McGregor in tenth round of multi-million dollar ‘Fight of the Century’
Kezia Dugdale resigns as Scottish Labour leader
Trinity Community Gala
World of Football opens on Marine Drive
SuperMoon (but not that super in Edinburgh!)
Scotland humbled at Wembley
Singer songwriter Leonard Cohen dies
Botanics Lights run ends
Andy Murray becomes world tennis number one
Rebuild begins in Haiti following Hurrican Mathhew
Cyber attack on Tesco Bank accounts
Edinburgh School of Music Open Day
Justin Bieber wins three prizes at MTV Awards
Scotland captain Scott Brown visits Cramond Primary School
Health Project AGM
Rugby Union: Ireland defeat All Blacks for the first time
Attenborough’s back: Planet Earth II
Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations
Government about turn: no inquiry into Orgreave
Festival of Light
AND THE STORY OF THE YEAR (unless you’re a Hibs supporter!) …
USA goes to the polls
The world waits: In Kenya, these Masai tribesmen listen to radio coverage of the US election
Trump and Farage are ‘besties’
Cuba’s Fidel Castro dies
Hair today?
New Zealand earthquake
Great news for Lorne Street residents
Men into childcare taster session
FIFA gets tough over poppies on armbands
Fatal tram derailment near Croydon.
I’m A Celebrity lineup revealed … spot the celebrity?
BBC Children in Need … the first without Terry Wogan
Former DJ Sir Jimmy Young dies
Brexit hits another obstacle
Two hundred bird houses created in Muirhouse
Leonardo DiCaprio visits Edinburgh
Marks & Spencer announces store closures
MIND THE GAP: Toblerone criticised for widening the space between peaks
50th anniversary of Aberfan disaster Continue reading 2016 in pictures: October
Morrisons local derby raises cash for charities Continue reading 2016 in pictures: September
Flying Scotsman is back on track Continue reading 2016 in pictures: February
From the Nepal earthquake, Charlie Hebdo and extreme weather to austerity, the refugee crisis and the November attacks in Paris, 2015 was an unforgettable year – but all too often for the wrong reasons. How many of these events do you remember? Continue reading 2015: The year in pictures
Following on from this morning’s post about Granton’s musical, I was lucky enough to catch the dress rehearsal this afternoon. This was the first time the cast have performed YANOMAMO in front of a live audience – their schoolmates – and the verdict? A resounding success!
Without giving too much away, YANOMAMO tells the tale of a tribe who have lived in the Amazonian rainforest since the dawn on man. Their future, and that of the rainforest, is put under threat by loggers and developers …
It’s well written, enthusiastically performed, the songs are great; in short, it’s very good and well worth seeing. There are a few tickets left for performances on Wednesday and Thursday evening (7pm) and Friday’s matinee (priced £5) – call the school office on 552 3987 to check availability.
