The Kiltwalk will be back in 2017 after raising £840,000 this...

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After raising £840,000 in 2016 for Scotland’s children’s charities, The Kiltwalk will be back in 2017. Sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland, the Edinburgh event will...

Lots of laughs at Big Hearts Kinship Family Day at Tynecastle

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The charity arm of Heart of Midlothian Football Club, Big Hearts Community Trust held a huge fun day at Tynecastle Stadium. This was the largest...

Contact the Elderly start up two new tea parties in Edinburgh

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Two new tea parties have been started in Edinburgh in the past six months along with another eight groups across Scotland. The idea behind the...

Tattoo gives away £1 million to charity

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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is itself a charity but they also give away some of their income to other charities. This year the...

Could you cook an extra portion of dinner for an older...

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Meal Makers, the project bringing neighbours together through food, is in Edinburgh and they want you to join up today! Meal Makers bring together people who love cooking...

ASDA teams up with the Port Edgar Dragons

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  Asda’s Edinburgh stores launched this year’s Tickled Pink campaign with a roar, as they teamed up with local breast cancer group, the Port Edgar...

Sue Ryder supported by crumpets!

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The charity Sue Ryder is being supported by bakers Warburtons who usually concentrate on baking bread. One of the ways that Warburtons are helping is...

Dnipro kids to visit Easter Road on Sunday

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Some extra special spectators will be cheering on Hibs on Sunday against Dundee United at Easter Road. The DniproKids charity, established by Hibernian fans to support the work of...

Charities win big at ScottishPower awards

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Two charities have won awards totally £12,500 in recent national awards made by the ScottishPower Foundation. One is a music charity which offers free, live musical concerts to...

The Hummingbird Ball takes to the dance floor this week

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This Friday at the George Hotel The Hummingbird Ball will raise funds for Diabetes UK once more. The charity's local Edinburgh fundraising group have already...

Tesco will be rocking the shop for charity

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Next weekend Tesco stores across Scotland are holding a mini-festival. They will be raising funds for National Charity Partnership by which the supermarket supports...

Record numbers visit Lothian Buses on Doors Open Day

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On Saturday 24 September our local bus depot was inundated with visitors when more than 10,000 people visited in just four hours. The company usually welcomes between...

Kiltwalk 2016 raises over £100,000 for charity

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Around two thousand people took part in the 2016 Royal Bank of Scotland Kiltwalk yesterday morning. It was great walking weather and they pounded...

Government funding welcomed by Dr Bell’s Family Centre

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Last week the Scottish Government announced £900,000 of funding to help projects across the country in the next two years tackle food poverty. This is...

Macmillan Coffee Morning with a spoonful of companionship for older people

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The Macmillan Coffee Morning which Home Instead Senior Care is holding on 30 September at Castlebrae Business Centre will celebrate their five years in business,...

Poppyscotland make urgent appeal for help

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The charity Poppyscotland which arranges collections and manages volunteers or Poppy People has said that it may not be able to sell the poppies...

Charity art sale for Cancer Research UK

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Artist Tommy Fitchet has 100 small glass paintings on display at his gallery Saorsa on Deanhaugh Street in Stockbridge. They are all for sale,...

Future Sparks from Edinburgh get passport to sporting careers

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Pupils from Edinburgh took a break from their studies for a unique work experience opportunity at Hampden Park, the home of Scottish football. The young learners from...

Three Midlothian police officers raise £2,200 for Sick Kids

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Three Midlothian police officers raised £2,200 for the Royal Hospital for Sick Kids in Edinburgh by walking the 62.5 miles of the St Cuthbert's...

Balmoral clock tower lit up blue for Children 1st

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Creating smiles for Scotland’s children  The Balmoral turned its famous clock tower blue this weekend to show support for Children 1st’s campaign to highlight...

Grayson Hart joins forces with ScottishPower to speak up about cancer

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Scotland scrum-half Grayson Hart has joined ScottishPower in its efforts to help beat cancer sooner. The Glasgow Warrior lost his dad to melanoma in 2009...

Fundraising dinner raises £205k for Spartans Community Charity

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Spartans Community Football Academy were given a boost on Thursday evening when their Fundraising Dinner at the city's Prestonfield House generated over £200,000 to...

Homeserve engineers on standby for charity

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Leading home assistance provider HomeServe is offering one lucky community group in Edinburgh the chance to get its hands on up to £4,000 to fund...

Have a coffee morning for Macmillan – it’s a piece of...

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Hosting your own coffee morning can be a piece of cake, at least according to best friends Ava, Annie and Elizabeth. Ava Green, 4, Annie...

Andrew Dickson completes journey across Canada

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Edinburgh cyclist Andrew Dickson has completed the last leg of his unsupported cycle   journey across Canada to raise money for three worthwhile charities, FACE...

Waverley Care and Pleasance celebrate their 25 year partnership on the...

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Waverley Care and Pleasance held a fabulous photo call today with 25 yellow space hoppers - one for every year of their charity partnership...

Councillor running monster marathon to raise funds for a defibrillator in...

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Local councillor Lewis Ritchie is running the Loch Ness marathon to raise £1,500 in order to buy a defibrillator, which he intends to gift...

Florence needs a home!

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If you were three years old and alone in this world, what would you want? A home? A friend? A lap to curl up...

Andrew reaches 3000 miles, receives over £1000 and spots a bear

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Former Lothian and Borders Police officer Andrew Dickson is cycling, unsupported across Canada to raise money for the Craig Gowans Memorial Fund, FACE (Fighting...

Re-Union Canal Boats awarded Lottery funding for new project

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Edinburgh based social enterprise Re-Union Canal Boats has received a grant of over £60,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project, Union Canal...

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