Charity News

The Hibs' Football Fans in Training course starts on Monday 24 September and places are going fast, so interested parties should sign up now. Sessions are...

On 19 September 2018 you can attend an information session at the Virgin Money Edinburgh Lounge, where you can learn how to become a...

The Edinburgh Napier Sport Science academic who helped prepare adventurer Mark Beaumont for his cycle around the world is getting ready to undertake her...

Scottish charities will receive more than £1 million thanks to the generosity of around 5,000 Kiltwalkers in the capital and their supporters. This brings the...

Kevin Robinson is taking part in the Kiltwalk on Sunday and is raising money for the Grassmarket Community Project. Nothing unusual in that except...

Going to Myanmar to visit and do some loose English teaching in 2014 was a bit of an adventure following my retiral but little...

The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two emaciated Staffies were abandoned in the South of Edinburgh on 23 August. Scotland’s animal welfare charity...

24 year-old Ewan MacArthur was treated for skin cancer last year at he Western General. During his recovery he was given the opportunity o...

Hibernian Historical Trust's Football Memories programme has gone from strength to strength since its formation in 2012 and now due to ever increasing numbers,...

Edinburgh resident Russell Jones is a prize-winning writer, editor and published poet. He’s a novelist with a PhD in Creative Writing, he helps to...

Hibs' fan Hugh Cockburn has finally completed his quest to visit all the football league clubs in Scotland in memory of fellow St Patrick’s Branch...

The East-of-Scotland based homelessness charity Cyrenians, working in partnership with Hibernian and NHS Lothian, has provided over 600 free lunches at their weekly GameChanger...

A devoted gamer has raised over £5,000 for a children’s charity and is about to take part in an exhausting 24-hour gaming marathon for...

St Columba’s Hospice (SCH) is an independent charity at the heart of the local community, providing care and support to people diagnosed with a...

Songwriter John McLaughlin, best known for writing hit songs for artists such as Rod Stewart, Westlife, Busted, Cliff Richard, and Sandi Thom, appearing as...

The Eric Liddell Centre at Holy Corner, one of Edinburgh's care charities and community hubs says there is more demand than ever for its...

The Scottish SPCA is appealing to kind hearted people across Scotland to fundraise this September at their local Pets at Home store. Volunteers are urgently...

Cyrenians have announced a five-year partnership with Essential Edinburgh - Edinburgh’s central business improvement district. The homelessness prevention charity have launched the partnership with a unique...

The Changing Room is running a special event with former Hibs' player Danny Galbraith, as he chats about the highs and lows of football and...

An Edinburgh man who suffered a cardiac arrest whilst playing walking football has kindly gifted a defibrillator to Hearts' Walking Football group. Just over a year...

  Volunteers and staff at Waverley Care and the Pleasance celebrated this week as the Fringe’s longest-running fundraising partnership broke the £500,000 mark. The total was...

You are invited to Maggie's Culture Crawl Edinburgh on 21 September  for  a charity fundraiser with a difference. Sponsored by Brodies LLP the event is...

A national science engagement programme launched last year to inspire more young people in Scotland to consider a future career in the science, technology,...

The Scottish SPCA has announced a new partnership with Clothes Aid, the largest charity clothing company in the UK. Scotland’s animal welfare charity is now...

Judy Murray OBE will take part in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk next month raising funds for her own charity, the Judy Murray Foundation, which brings...

A local taxi company has partnered up with a much-loved children’s charity to support bereaved families during the most challenging moments following the loss...

Tenants at an Edinburgh sheltered housing complex have clubbed together to install a defibrillator, which can be used by any member of the public...

AN ICONIC children’s toy is assisting in the development of communication skills for young people living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Lego therapy, an initiative being funded with...

A benefit match between Man United legends and an Ireland-Celtic selection is to be held in memory of former Hibs' player Liam Miller. The popular midfielder played...

Olympic athlete and animal lover Andrew Butchart got the second annual Scottish SPCA Pound for Paws event off to a flying start by taking...