Charity News

Everyone who wishes to can now add their name to The Armed Forces Pledge and leave a message of support, creating Britain’s biggest thank...

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has launched a free online advice hub offering practical guidance for pet owners. The resource covers categories including behaviour, training,...

Residents are being urged to donate warm clothing to a winter coat exchange launched to help families facing a perfect storm of rising energy...

A CHARITY shop and beauty salon on a brand-new Edinburgh roundabout were flooded after rainwater on the pavement was sent flowing inside by a...

A lease has finally been agreed for a troubled community centre in Dumbiedykes almost four years after it shut down. A previous deal to lease...

Women in Scotland suffer avoidable deaths because of barriers to accessing healthcare for chest, heart, stroke and other long-term conditions according to Chest Heart...

Pettycur Bay Holiday Park’s recent Charity Beetle Drive, held in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care, has raised £2,200 for the charity. “We’re delighted with his...

Thanks to a new partnership between Hibernian Community Foundation and Down’s Syndrome Scotland, children with Down’s syndrome across Edinburgh will have the opportunity to enjoy weekly...

A campaign to “save” a former parish church in Leith after the building was put up for sale is entering the final stages. Leith St Andrew’s Church was...

A FUNDRAISER has been set up for a couple who lost their home to a devastating fire last Thursday. The blaze, which began around 10am,...

Watsonian Football Club has announced the introduction of Hastings 13 Lager into the Myreside pavilion in partnership with longstanding sponsor Harviestoun Brewery. The beer...

Garreth Wood, MBE, and Nicola Wood, MBE, the co-founders of charity, Kids Operating Room, recently took part in an annual gorilla naming ceremony in...

An Edinburgh bike charity has launched a crowdfunder after their workshop was affected by flash flooding. The Bike Station’s basement workshop in Tollcross was forced to close for eight days, after...

A charity run from Glasgow to Edinburgh will raise money for the hospital charity which saved a baby girl's life after she became critically...

People living in Edinburgh are encouraged to put the kettle on next month and host an afternoon tea to raise funds for Children’s Hospices...

West Lothian’s Pride in Place board is looking for locals in the three communities to bring hopes for the future on board.  A ten-year £20m fund has...

Livingston-based charity Team Jak is hosting a series of fund-raising tea parties across Scotland in September as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Founded in...

Scottish comedian, Rosco McClelland, will bring together some of the country’s comedy talent for a special Edinburgh Festival Fringe show supporting the city’s food...

Nature lovers in Edinburgh and the Lothians can still help track changes in the butterfly population, which are thought to be linked to climate...

Some 200 runners will take part in a running event challenging themselves to run up and down Corstorphine Hill as many times as they...

An Edinburgh-based neurodiversity charity has revealed that thousands of parents are being forced to sacrifice their careers due to delayed diagnoses and failing public...

A volunteer-run riding charity in west Edinburgh has been given a £750 boost to help care for its horses. Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled Association,...

A limited number of unique tours of the Queensferry Crossing is available to the public through a ballot supporting a Scottish charity. Members of the...

The former offices of a Scottish charity are to be turned into a five bedroom house after they moved to new headquarters. ELCAP, which provides...

Former Director of Culture and Wellbeing at Edinburgh Council, Joan Parr, has been appointed trustee and Chair-elect of third sector organisation, Luminate. The charity...

The Edinburgh business community is looking to raise more than £1 million with a fundraising event later this summer. The body, Business Beats Cancer Edinburgh,...

At Bonhams Edinburgh an exhibition will be held in the autumn to raise funds for the charity Firefly International. The charity helps children...

On Thursday the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide was marked with a solemn commemoration at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The ceremony honoured...

Edinburgh's new trauma-informed support hub has been officially opened by the Princess Royal to provide local crime victims with remote evidence suites. The Princess Royal, who...

Edinburgh children's charity ECHC will benefit from a major fundraising drive at Musselburgh Racecourse’s annual Superhero Family Raceday on Tuesday 21 July. Musselburgh Racecourse is partnering...