Charity News

Former Scotland rugby player Chris Paterson officially launched the 2025 Scottish Poppy Appeal at Lady Haig's Poppy Factory in Edinburgh. Paterson is now a specialist...

October marks Black History Month and Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC)'s Month of Action across Scotland and the United Kingdom. The Scottish FA are committed...

The West Calder Dogs Trust has received the largest grant ever donated to support the charity’s work in Scotland from the John William Hay...

A new bold campaign More Than Palsy has been created by DUDE Milan along with Scottish poet Jack Hunter to show what it is...

A minibus owner by the Dnipro Kids charity which is used to transport Ukrainian orphans has been stolen. The 17-seater Ford Transit van with blue...

Hibernian FC Women are proud to back the CoppaFeel! campaign in collaboration with PFA Scotland and the SWPL.  CoppaFeel! are the UK's only youth focused breast cancer...

Meeting Oleg Dmitriev in a café in central Edinburgh is a pleasure, but it is a world away from his usual stomping ground of...

The Edinburgh charity Vintage Vibes will celebrate its first decade on International Older People's Day with its striking new campaign Ten Years Bold. This...

A partner in an Edinburgh law firm has raised almost £4,000 for two charities - My Name'5 Doddie and Cash for Kids by undertaking...

Atholl Estates has handed over a cheque for £3,892.62 to Tayside Mountain Rescue Team, which is its chosen Charity of the Year for 2025.  Tayside...

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has appointed only its 17th Regius Keeper since the title was created over 300 years ago. Dr Julia Knights will...

The Pettycur Bay Holiday Park invites everyone to a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 27 September, from 10am to 12pm The Kinghorn business rarely...

Edinburgh Leisure has just published its second Impact Report, highlighting its achievements for 2024–2025 - a year marked by record-breaking participation, community innovation, and...

Today is National Fitness Day 2025 and Edinburgh Leisure is using one of its most energetic instructors - 88-year-old Helen Flannigan - to get...

Lannan Bakery are putting their charitable hand forward to put on a Sweet Partnership Afternoon Tea with Stockbridge charity, LifeCare. The event will take place...

The Edinburgh charity Teens+ which helps young adults with additional support needs to move towards independence is establishing a new base at Gorgie Farm. The...

Capital locals urged to seize chance to plan ahead while supporting charity Edinburgh residents will have the chance to write a professionally prepared will at...

LEITHCHOOSES 2026 will give a funding boost to "wellbeing in Leith" LeithChooses has announced that applications are now open for funding bids from community...

Edinburgh Kiltwalk stepped off today with founder, Sir Tom Hunter, joined by Olympian Sir Chris Hoy. Kiltwalk is Scotland’s lowest cost fundraising event which is...

The Maclean Brothers who have just finished their unsupported row across the Pacific from Peru to Australia have raised £950,000 for their cause of...

The House of Hope Scotland held their inaugural Gala Ball on Friday at Prestonfield House. At the event the charity raised £70,000 with silent...

The MoonWalk Scotland took place in Edinburgh for the final time on Saturday night. Hundreds of women, men and young people wearing brightly decorated bras...

The shopping destination, St James Quarter is entering a new year-long charity partnership with Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity. It is hoped the partnership...

The capital's pioneering Regenerative Futures Fund has reached a major milestone in its long-term effort to shift power and resources into the hands of...

St Columba’s Hospice Care and Marie Curie Edinburgh are sounding the alarm, warning that essential palliative and end-of-life care services are at serious risk...

Residents who live in an Edinburgh care home are throwing their weight behind the three Scottish brothers rowing the Pacific as they close in...

Professor Carolyn McDonald will be putting on her walking shoes for the final Moonwalk Scotland in Edinburgh on 6 September - and there is...

Lorenzo Dalberto and Nahuel Manzanaro Moreno crossed the Firth of Forth from South to North Queensferry on Sunday in a boat they had made...

Jack Mellor is running 100k on Friday from Berwick upon Tweed to Westwood's Health Club to raise money for Maggie's Edinburgh. He is completely...

A funding boost of £110,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) to support its continued work as a Climate Action...