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Edinburgh Unicycling charity event raises £1,500
Jason Auld and his team of unicyclists successfully managed to complete 24 hours unicycling at the National Galleries at The Mound. His team including...
Stockbridge Duck Race 2011 in Pictures
We went along to the 23rd annual Stockbridge Duck Race to take a few pictures.
It was a beautiful day, and the Water...
Portobello Woman Still Cycling The World for Oxfam
We caught up with Pauline Symaniak for a follow-up article to May’s interview, detailing her travels in North America with her riding companion, her...
Extreme unicycling world record attempt
A team of 12 unicyclists, led by Edinburgh native Jason Auld, are preparing to attempt a world record of unicycling for 24 consecutive hours...
PoppyScotland Garden wins awards
The charity Poppyscotland, the leading charity supporting ex-Servicemen and women and their families in Scotland entered a show garden at the national gardening and...
Meadows Festival
The Meadows Festival returns to Edinburgh on Satuday 4th - Sunday 5th June. The event will offer live music, a funfair, entertainment for children, stalls, and...
Edinburgh cyclists leave for Athens on Friday
After months of training and fundraising, the time has come for Chris Strother and Stuart Doyle to commence their 3,000 mile journey from The...
Royal Engagement at Dundas Castle
Top Scottish singer-songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming has announced that she will perform at a black tie event to mark the 21st anniversary of conservation...
ESPC raises the roof with fundraising
ESPC, east central Scotland’s no. 1 property marketing firm, is proud to have raised over £2800 for Breast Cancer Care.
The money was raised through...
Elephant Charity brings Jungle Fever to Edinburgh
The charity Elephant Family are bringing their show-stopping sculptures to Edinburgh this Summer after fantastic success in London last year.
Registered in 2002 Elephant Family...
Running in the Edinburgh Marathon 2011 with a little help from Oxfam
There are many ways of getting a place in the Marathon. You could get your own place of course, or you can get a...
PoppyScotland break the record for fundraising
TV presenter and Poppyscotland Ambassador, Jackie Bird, announced last week that the 2010 Scottish Poppy Appeal was a record-breaking success – raising an...
Sarah Brown to speak at Edinburgh WOW lunch in April
Sarah Brown is speaking at the WOW lunch next month being held in Edinburgh, and will talk about her book "Behind the Black Door",...
Hustings 21st March 2011
The Edinburgh charity, VOCAL, in partnership with the Coalition of Carers in Scotland, will host a high profile election hustings on Monday 21...
Mr Happy comes to Edinburgh!
A 26-year-old cancer survivor is hoping to raise £250,000, the cost of his treatment, by running 1,000 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End....
CHAS speakers on standby
Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is on a mission to spread the word about its children’s hospice services in Scotland. It has trained a...
Monty’s Maggie’s Appeal Joins up with John Clark Motor Group
Winning 2010 European Ryder Cup Captain, Colin Montgomerie, posed for photos with the Ryder Cup and a BMW, to launch the national fundraising partnership...
Charity art auction for ChildLine
Some of Edinburgh’s finest artists have donated pieces of their own art to an auction in aid of a vital helpline service for children.
Members...
Chilli for February in Edinburgh!
Edinburgh's first Mexican restaurant, Tex Mex 2, is holding what is believed to be Scotland's first chilli eating competition.
The event is taking place on...
Lung Ha’s Theatre Company – An Introduction
Edinburgh has been a hub of all things theatrical for decades, and 2011 looks set to be another exciting year. One organisation offering something...
Charity shops forced to pay licensing fees
by Thomas Murdock of Tods Murray LLP
Kindly senior citizens in areas such as Morningside and Stockbridge, once exhilarated by the heady sounds of the...
Ten Edinburgh places on Vodafone World of Difference programme
Ten lucky Edinburgh applicants have won a place on the Vodafone World of Difference UK programme. Over 11,000 people registered interest for the programme,...
Streetwork launch Captain Taylor’s Coffee House
Streetwork has officially launched the city centre coffee shop and takeaway which was set up last summer, but which has been in their thoughts...
Link Housing raise money for Alzheimer Scotland
Link Housing Association presented the Edinburgh-based charity, Alzheimer Scotland, a cheque for £5840.56 on 19 January 2011 at Albany Court, Denny.
The money was raised...
TT Rookies taking part at The Great Winter Run
Angela Paterson is not one to let the grass grow under her feet. By day a non-executive director and adviser to small businesses in...
Edinburgh Legal Firm launches app
A leading Edinburgh firm of solicitors and asset managers, Turcan Connell, today launches an app which allows users to calculate how much Gift Aid...
Council charity permits and the Tale of Tom Gilzean
The City of Edinburgh Council has clarified its position regarding Public Charitable Collection (PCC) permits following press reports alleging that a ban had been...
Archie the unwrapped Goat….
The restaurant chain, PizzaExpress, is encouraging customers to shop at Oxfam this Christmas by offering them a £5 reward to spend at any PizzaExpress...
Cooperative Bank expands in Scotland
The Co-operative Bank has reinforced its commitment to the voluntary sector by expanding its specialist charity and social enterprise operation. The Bank...
Build a snowman for Shelter Scotland
Great idea this one - get along to The Meadows on Sunday 5th December to build a snowman, and raise money for charity at...
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