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Doddie’s Grand Slam Team to cycle Edinburgh to Rome in nine...
Two teams of rugby fans began a nine day cycle to Rome from Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Wednesday - during which they will visit...
Penicuik Community First Responders Mark 18 Years of Lifesaving Service
Lifesaving volunteers from Penicuik Community First Responders recently celebrated the group’s 18th anniversary.
Penicuik Community First Responders (CFRs) are a group of volunteers trained by...
Cyrenians launches new Edinburgh HQ
A charity hub has created a purpose-built HQ for one of Scotland’s most important organisations dedicated to ending homelessness.
Cyrenians has already spent 25 years...
Children’s Minister visits Busy Bees Edinburgh Park
In her Ministerial visit to the Edinburgh centre, Natalie Don MSP was shown how Busy Bees delivers high quality early learning and childcare in...
Football fans get onside with literacy programme
Glory and Dismay: The Story of Football is a free programme aimed at people interested in the beautiful game while improving their literacy skills....
Council invests in charity coats for rough sleepers
Homeless charity Streetwork receives 50 all weather coats bought by the council from a not-for-profit outdoor clothing firm
Edinburgh Council have partnered with Livingston's...
Lawson’s X-Wing surprise
Star Wars actor Denis Lawson told an audience at a charity sci-fi con in Edinburgh how he didn't know what an X-wing fighter looked...
Community groups come together to combat climate change
Organisatons share knowledge and skills at the launch of West Lothian's Climate Action Network.
More than 60 people from 32 organisations attended the launch of...
Loyal Lurcher awaits true love to blossom this Valentine’s Day
Love is well and truly in the air at Dogs Trust West Calder as a sensational five-year-old Lurcher waits to meet his one true...
Valentine’s Day – feel the love at Edinburgh Zoo
Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo have treated their much loved animals to some treats for Valentine’s Day.
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) shared...
‘EXCEPTIONAL’ FUNDRAISING YEAR FOR CHARITY PARTNERS
Aegon’s charity committee last week presented cheques totalling over £140,000 to the pension provider’s 2023 charity partners.
Through Aegon’s colleagues’ fundraising efforts - and double...
Million pound charity milestone
A family has raised more than a million pounds for research into the most aggressive type of brain tumours in memory of a daughter...
Birthlink announced as gallery’s charity of the year
Birthlink, the Edinburgh based charity which offers support and advice to people affected by adoption, is Southside gallery Art & Craft Collective's charity partner...
New charity shop opens at Cameron Toll
Edinburgh shoppers can bag top brands at bargain prices at the newest charity shop.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has opened its sleek new store...
Dogs Trust to open their doors for Discovery Day
The Dogs Trust will open the doors at their West Calder rehoming centre on 17 February to give the public an opportunity to see...
Edinburgh charity gains Gold ‘Investor in People’ award
Into Work, a charity dedicated to making work more inclusive for disabled people, celebrates gaining the prestigious 'Gold' status for employee support.
Since 1993,...
Hilda’s big walk for Richie
Hilda Miller was impressed by Founder of the Steps to Hope charity, Richard Roncero, who recently slept rough for eight weeks to raise funds...
Scottish celebrities call on nation to back LGBTQ+ campaign
Pop culture figures partner with charity to support Scottish youth.
Two prominent Scottish celebrities are rallying support for a charity fundraising initiative aimed at raising...
Sleep rough fundraiser comes home
A fundraiser who slept rough for eight weeks has raised more than £200,000 for a charity he founded to help those affected by homelessness...
Online learning with The Eric Liddell Community
The Eric Liddell Community has made an interactive course available for adults to learn about Eric, his life, work and achievements.
The course has...
Charity challenge – walk 10,000 steps a day for eight days
Registration has now opened for the Walk for Autism challenge, raising funds for autism projects.
Autism Initiatives hopes that Walk for Autism 2024 will be...
Support for two dementia charities in Edinburgh
Heart of Newhaven Community and Networking Key Services are two Edinburgh based projects which have received financial support from charity Age Scotland.
The grant of...
Asda Foundation have grants available for community groups
Asda’s charity, Asda Foundation, has more than £450,000 of grants now available for Scottish community groups to apply for.
Local groups in Scotland are invited...
Edinburgh Airport increases awards from Community Fund
Edinburgh Airport is to make £300,000 available to community groups, social enterprises, and charities this year through its Community Fund, more than doubling the amount...
Stockbridge sale sets a new record
A charity shop raised a record sum of over £30,000 in just one week in its annual seven day January sale of designer brands...
More Scots walk to boost their mental health
Scottish walking charity urges the public to get moving in the winter months
An increasing number of Scots are using walking as a means to...
Letter to the Editor
From Elaine Kinnell, NSPCC Scotland Schools Service Manager
Dear Editor,
This month, the NSPCC is calling on people across Scotland to help us deliver vital child...
Shelter’s annual sale raises thousands for the charity
A Stockbridge charity shop has now brought in over £24,000 in less than a week after it stocked its shelves with designer brands and...
Calls for Scots to step up their New Year’s resolutions
Five Scots walking for health as charity calls for more to join.
A new report has found that nearly one in five people are not...
Solo cross-Atlantic row for conservation charities
Businessman Henry Cheape (43) has just begun a solo row across the Atlantic from La Gomera to Antigua, aboard his boat PollyAnne, an R25...
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