Edinburgh charity’s gifts for vulnerable adults stolen

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Local charity LifeCare has spent 76 years making a difference to the lives of Edinburgh’s older people and those living with dementia. Each year they...

The 1950s shine for Leith tenants

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Tenants from an Edinburgh retirement housing development have been taken back in time with a play showcasing Leith in the fifties. Joined by pupils from...

Put on your festive footwear for CHAS this Friday

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Edinburgh’s Watsonian Hockey Club (WHC) Youth Players are pulling on their festive footwear to raise much needed funds for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland –...

Public urged to consider dangers of buying pet for Christmas

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The Scottish SPCA is urging people in Edinburgh and the Lothians to carefully consider the dangers of buying a pet for a present this...

Hibs support Rainbow Laces campaign

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Hibs showed their support for lesbian, gay, bi and trans players and fans by taking part in the Rainbow Laces campaign at last night's Ladbrokes Premiership...

Hibs help those at risk of social isolation this Christmas

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Hibs will throw open the doors of Easter Road Stadium on Christmas Day for the third year in succession. A hearty festive meal and good...

Surprises in the pipeline for children’s hospital this December

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A PIPE band which is dedicating its time to entertaining kids in hospital at Christmas has officially launched a living advent calendar at the...

Upcycled Fashion Show – encouraging creativity with ‘preloved’ clothes

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An Upcycled Fashion Show was held last week in the Swapshop on Bread Street to inspire people to buy second-hand clothing, and get creative...

Blackwood House opens its doors to independent living

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The Edinburgh based charity Blackwood opened a model showhome at the Edinburgh Community Rehabilitation and Support Service centre in Longstone today. The home is...

Put on your Christmas jumper for charity!

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It will be Christmas Jumper Day next week on 14 December 2019. This is a Save the Children fundraiser and you are invited to...

Eric Liddell Centre featured in TV documentary

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The Eric Liddell Centre the dementia care charity was featured in a BBC documentary hosted by Strictly Come Dancing judge, Dame Darcey Bussell over...

Highest number of homeless children in Scotland in a decade this...

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Schoolchildren from Corstorphine Primary School went to Holyrood this morning to help Shelter with a visual display of the number of children who will...

Joe recognised for his socks charity

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At the Steven Brown and Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2018 a 12 year-old from Leith was recognised as the winner of the Community Award, sponsored...

Gordon’s comic book raising funds for Brain Tumour Research

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A graphic artist has published his fourth comic book which he hopes will give readers a better understanding of cancer and the effect on...

When you shop at Tesco this weekend make a donation to...

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If you go to Tesco to shop between 29 November and 1 December then you are invited to put a little something extra in...

Hibs set to tackle period poverty by providing free products for...

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Hibs have announced a new partnership with Hey Girls, a Dunbar-based social enterprise company set up to tackle period poverty, to provide free products for...

Volunteers needed for Santa Paws event in Livingston

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The Scottish SPCA is appealing to the kind hearted people of Livingston to help at the Pets at Home Santa Paws fundraising drive to...

Appeal for volunteers to support Guide Dogs in Edinburgh

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Charity Guide Dogs is appealing for volunteers to get involved in its new fundraising groups being launched in Edinburgh. The charity is currently hosting tea...

Charities – apply now for a grant from the Transform Foundation

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The deadline is approaching for applications to the Transform Foundation’s 2018 Charity Website Grant Programme, with the application window set to close on 14th...

Walking charity launches new award to get Scotland’s workforce moving

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A Scottish charity has launched a new accreditation that aims to reverse the trend of inactive workplaces. Paths for All has created the Walk at Work...

Captain James Wadsworth unveils Tour de Troops The Castles dates for...

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The Captain James Wadsworth Challenge, organiser of the Tour de Troops Castles event, has announced dates for this endurance bike ride as it returns...

M&S Edinburgh Chesser Avenue Supporting Big Hearts!

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A Marks and Spencer (M&S) food hall in the west of Edinburgh has selected Big Hearts Community Trust as its local charity partner. Staff at...

Sponsor a door in the Sick Kids’ Advent Calendar

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BUSINESSES in Edinburgh are being urged to help bring an advent calendar to life for children in hospital this Christmas, so that they don’t miss out...

Hibs aim to provide 1000 families in need with Christmas hampers

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The Club, via the GameChanger Partnership, is a driving force behind the city-wide Edinburgh Cheer campaign again this Christmas, and are looking for the help...

Scottish SPCA launches new partnership with Robo Wunderkind

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The Scottish SPCA is delighted to announce a new partnership with Robo Wunderkind, an Austrian edtech company which provides a fun and natural way...

Cyrenians Outreach Project Marks One Year of Helping Homeless People

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An east of Scotland homelessness charity is marking the first anniversary of its Homeless Navigator Project. Cyrenians developed the project to provide advice and...

The Changing Room invites men to Easter Road meeting on Monday

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The Changing Room invites men to come along to Easter Road Stadium on Monday 12 November at 6pm to chat all things football –...

Barratt help the launch of new wheelchair service on Portobello Beach

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The house builder Barratt Homes helped to launch the first beach wheelchair service in Edinburgh at Portobello recently. The specially designed three-wheeled chairs which are...

Aldi looking for charities to use their unsold food –...

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Aldi wants all charities and food banks to register with them for a free donation this Christmas. They propose to redistribute any fresh unsold food...

Bethany asks you to buy an ethical Christmas tree this year

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Bethany Christian Trust would like to suggest that you help their work by purchasing an ethical Christmas tree. You can buy a Grade One Nordman...

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