Soul Water Sauna can hit the right health notes on Porty...
Temperatures on Portobello Beach could soar if a bid to operate a mobile sauna gets city council approval. Local resident and wild swimmer Kirsty...
Data proves cycling increased in the last year
Cycling Scotland which is the nation's cycling organisation has released data today providing evidence of the perceived increase in cycling. The numbers show that...
Edinburgh Community Yoga issues the 108 Challenge
Social enterprise, Edinburgh Community Yoga (ECY), has issued the One-O-Eight Challenge for 108 people to come together - either online or in person -...
Care Home gives residents a makeover
A Midlothian care home created its very own staff salon to cater for its residents’ needs throughout lockdown.
The dedicated carers at Mansfield Care’s Pine...
What do purple crocuses represent?
There are numerous displays of crocuses all over Edinburgh.
Many are exclusively purple blooms, and now we know why. These areas of purple...
Paths for All good for mental and physical fitness
The walking charity, Paths for All, encourages Scots to ease their anxieties and boost their mental and physical wellbeing by connecting with nature.
Their...
Mental Mechanics on the ball to support footballers’ mental health
An Edinburgh football team formed in memory of a young man lost to suicide has joined forces with mental health charity Support in Mind...
Opinion – Why not choose to cycle?
Diana Farrell has her own blog. Recently she wrote a really interesting article recognising that there are good reasons why people do not choose...
Is your mask effective against Covid-19?
Is your mask effective against Covid-19? Three questions you should ask yourself
by Fiona Henriquez, University of the West of Scotland; Mia Cousins Burleigh, University...
Funding approved for capital sports facilities
sportscotland's Sport Facilities Fund has awarded £240,000 to community projects in Edinburgh. Two projects in particular will benefit from the funding from National Lottery....
Grooming experts add a dash of style at New Waverley development
An award-winning Aberdeen barber has signed a 10-year lease on a 1,118sq ft unit within the New Waverley development, near the Royal Mile.
Sovereign Grooming...
Stafford Centre rises to challenge of mental health during pandemic
Among the many sad sights in Edinburgh during the pandemic has been the locked doors of the Stafford Centre in Broughton Street, one of...
Time to Talk Day in February encourages reaching out to others
On 4 February 2021 it will be Time to Talk Day when Scotland is encouraged to talk about mental health. And in particular organisations...
Stay Active this New Year
by June Peebles CEO of Edinburgh Leisure
Last year was one many of us weren’t sad to see the back of. Covid-19 stopped everyone...
Stay healthy this New Year with Edinburgh Leisure
Wave goodbye to 2020 and start the new year healthier and stronger with a little help from your friends and Edinburgh Leisure.
New members joining...
Womankind bids farewell to a challenging year
WOMANKIND BEAUTY FINDS THE RIGHT “KIND” OF SUCCESS TO TAKE IT INTO 2021
A Stockbridge beauty salon has received a much needed boost...
Warrender Baths closing on Christmas Eve for nine months
Iconic Victorian pool closing for major investment
One of Edinburgh’s iconic Victorian pools, Warrender Swim Centre, home to the Warrender Baths Club which is said to be...
Opinion – Building public awareness of heart valve disease
by Professor Neal Uren, Professor of Interventional Cardiology, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Covid-19 has posed many challenges to the Scottish healthcare...
Scots dad wins Sir Keir Starmer backing for vaccine priority for...
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has given his unequivocal backing to a campaign to secure Covid-19 vaccine priority for terminally ill patients.
Sir...
Drive through and walk in flu clinics open this weekend
Although there were long queues at the Gyle drive through flu clinic on Friday morning, the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) urge you...
Dr Nestor – helping you to feel good
The shape of things to come.
Dr Nestor, a leading UK aesthetics doctor based in Dundas Streetis on mission to help you feel good about...
Pioneering partnership between NHS Lothian and Muirfield Riding Therapy celebrates 10...
NHS Lothian and are Muirfield Riding Therapy (MRT) are celebrating 10 years of partnership working together in delivering the Children’s Therapeutic Riding Service; providing...
Join Projekt 42 and stay fit and active
It can be hard for any new parent to stay fit and active, especially when struggling with interrupted sleep and the pressures of parenthood.
Regular...
Edinburgh Leisure has 12 Days of Fitness lined up for you
Gift yourself 12 Days of Fitness
After a bah-humbug 2020 when staying active hasn’t always been a priority, take some time for yourself this festive season....
Keeping Fit & Happy – exercise outdoors
We were looking around for suggestions about keeping fit and well during the lockdown and happened to spot Fit & Happy on Facebook. ...
Beauty – enjoy Chamomile Sanctuary at home
Missing your favourite facial? Then this new service from Chamomile Sanctuary is perfect for you!
As Scottish Government guidelines prohibit certain beauty treatments - including...
Take the plunge and dive into a healthy new world
As we properly enter the winter months there is a huge temptation to hunker down and close the door to a confusing landscape of...
Erin’s earrings find the sweet spot
Setting up a jewellery business during the lockdown was not so much a lightbulb moment as a necessity for Erin Budden.
The technical sales executive...
Kelta Fit – an antidote to Covid
Kelta Fit - The Scottish fitness class to ceilidh music and moves - is to expand internationally.
Co-founder Ed McCabe said: "When Covid struck...
#TreatOuttoHelpOut at PURE Spa
The beauty business is not going to be left behind by the restaurant trade, and has launched its own offer to try and attract...
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