Charity News

Two volunteers from Edinburgh have been recognised as outstanding by leading nature conservation charity, Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT). Both Charlie Drapala and Charlie Darling...

Everyone is invited to the Connect Four Open House from 10am to 3pm on Thursday 24 November, at the Connect Four space at 1...

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a ‘living statue’ of Marie Curie in Edinburgh was today fitted with a special bra designed specially...

Queensberry House Trust has provided £500,000 worth of funding to charities working with older people in the Lothians in an important anniversary year. More older...

The inaugural Elf Toddle Walk will take place on 6 November at The Centre Livingston to raise funds for Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)....

Sculptor Alexander Stoddart will create the first statue of a woman to be erected on the High Street in Edinburgh. Stoddart's two statues of...

The Santa Fun Run will take place in West Princes Street Gardens on 4 December 2022. The funds raised will be donated to Wish...

Twenty two landmarks in the UK including Camera Obscura, The Balmoral and St Andrew's House in Edinburgh all lit up pink last night to...

Two organisations in the city have combined to launch the Keeping Edinburgh Warm Fund this winter. There are cash grants available for people living in...

Chef Nick Nairn celebrates World Porridge Day today with charity, Mary's Meals. Dear Editor, As a chef, I have the pleasure of creating dishes with so...

National charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, is urgently seeking volunteers in Edinburgh to raise and train cute puppies for deaf people, as demand...

Broughton Primary School cooked up a storm on Tuesday by turning their cherry tomato harvest into a delicious pasta sauce at Edinburgh Community Food’s...

PoppyScotland have received a donation of £15,000 from Scotmid Cooperative to help them bring the gardens at New Haig House to life for veterans...

ACE IT Scotland, an Edinburgh-based charity which assists older people to access the digital world, has been awarded £198,000 in funding from The National...

Aayush Goyal, the co-founder of Edinburgh based social enterprise Social Stories Club has been invited to The Palace of Holyroodhouse on Monday to meet...

The formal opening of the Edinburgh Forget-Me-Not Garden, situated next to the gatehouse/lodge in the grounds of Lauriston Castle, took place earlier today (Monday...

There is still time for any cyclists to sign up for the Sportive this weekend. Already Lothian tandem riders are gearing up for Poppyscotland’s...

One of Scotland’s leading housing specialists is looking to the future as it returns to an in-person AGM after a two-year break due to...

Aerospace Engineering company chooses LifeCare Edinburgh as its new charity partner Leonardo’s Edinburgh employees have voted to make LifeCare Edinburgh the focus of their charitable...

Edinburgh Community Bookshop, due to open in October, is a new project in Leith selling donated second-hand books to raise funds for local charities. The...

Miles Briggs Lothian MSP reminds our readers that since it is September it is time for a Macmillan Coffee Morning. Macmillan Cancer Support does...

Two Edinburgh-based cyclists will take on the North Coast 500 next week in support of the charity set up in memory of piper Eilidh...

Sir Chris Hoy, Gregor Townsend, Al Kellock, Shanaze Reade, Elaine C Smith and Jennifer Reoch led the way on Sunday as they joined hundreds...

Edinburgh Women’s Aid, which opened its first refuge in 1973 has unveiled plans for a series of year-long events next year to mark 50...

Scotmid has taken the lead and chosen Guide Dogs as its barkingly brilliant charity companion, with plans to raise £250,000 over the course of...

One of East Lothian’s family seafood restaurants is teaming up with Musselburgh Racecourse and The Fisherrow Harbour & Seafront Association for the first time...

The campaign for A Statue for Elsie Inglis is running a Schools Competition, to celebrate the life and work of Dr Elsie Maud Inglis. Across...

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) celebrated Yang Guang the giant panda’s 19th birthday at Edinburgh Zoo on Sunday. Keepers at the wildlife conservation...

Tap into IT is a local charity which works to reduce social isolation amongst older, disabled and housebound people by introducing them to the...

Grassmarket Community Project received £375,000 from Foundation Scotland to extend vital city-centre facilities.  Offering everything from woodwork classes to meals for those who are homeless,...