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St Columba’s Hospice open again in Trinity
St Columba's Hospice has been closed for a time to allow for rebuilding. Well now it is open again! The new buildings are stunning,...
Charity to benefit from husband and wife Gumball Rally 3000 team
A husband and wife team are setting out to complete 50 Random Acts of Kindness during the Gumball 3000 event! Garreth Wood, owner of...
Edinburgh job – volunteer post to support veterans
A leading Scottish veterans charity has announced a new volunteer post that will support ex-servicemen and women living in Edinburgh.
The Royal British Legion Scotland,...
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week 2014: ‘When I Walk’
When compared to the rest of the world, Scotland has one of the highest populations of MS sufferers, per head of population.
In trying to...
Malmaison support charity bike ride
MALMAISON HOTELS ANNOUNCE THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS YEAR’S NICU SUPPORT FUNDRAISING BIKE RIDE.
NICU Support is an Emergency Hospital Courier Service that helps premature and sick...
Edinburgh Riding of the Marches partners with PoppyScotland
The Edinburgh Riding of the Marches will this year commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. In partnership with...
Barnardo’s have spring stock in their shops now
Barnardo’s Scotland introduce spring stock in their shops
The clocks have changed, Easter’s on its way and Barnardo’s Scotland is introducing spring stock in their...
Leith Cancer Research UK Shop has an ‘Egg-cellent’ birthday planned
CRACKING FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK SHOP
Scotland’s only children’s store for Cancer Research UK is set to celebrate its first birthday with a...
Marie Curie grateful for fundraising support
Charity thanks people in Edinburgh for supporting the Great Daffodil Appeal
Marie Curie Nurses offer their thanks to everyone in the area for helping to...
Fundraising at Fountain Park soft play centre
Gambado Fountain Park, Edinburgh’s biggest indoor soft play and party centre, has announced it will be fundraising for two outstanding, worthy charities this year,...
Edinburgh College is just the treat!
Edinburgh College opened their doors at the Granton Campus to the public and asked them to support the college's charity St Columba's Hospice by...
Mikaeel Kular fundraising event
The community of North Edinburgh are raising money for a memorial tribute in honour of Mikaeel Kular who was reported missing in January, sparking...
Spring clean for Barnardo’s Scotland with John Lewis
The children's charity Barnardo's Scotland is urging you to spring clean and recycle your old clothes.
This spring, they have teamed up with John Lewis...
Record attempt to raise funds for children’s charity
The Lord Provost the Rt Hon Donald Wilson was a knock out at the official launch of a charity challenge which Edinburgh boxing coach,...
Roll a giant tennis ball for Sport Relief
You might be forgiven for thinking you are seeing things this morning anywhere between Princes Street Gardens and the Meadows.
David Lloyd Leisure has sponsored...
Age Scotland helping you to grow old gracefully
Time to rethink our perception of later life
More than four out of five Scots want to see society adjust its perception of later life,...
Rock Trust challenge you to a Munro
Former homeless teen David Middleton led a team from homeless charity the Rock Trust to launch the Rock Trust Munro Challenge in Edinburgh's Holyrood...
Letter to the Editor
This is a letter from John Barrowman who is ambassador for the National Lottery Awards.
Dear Sir,
We would love to hear from your readers about...
Edinburgh duo off to cycle Death Valley for Barnardo’s
Death Valley Cycle with Barnardo’s - tickets still available for Silent Auction on 27 February.
An Edinburgh father and son team will cycle 1,100kms through...
Aaron’s ‘hair razing fundraiser’ for charity
15 year-old school pupil Aaron Gilfillan shaved his head on Saturday to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Aaron, a pupil at Craigmount High School, was inspired...
Kilimanjaro trip flushed with success!
GARY SCALES NEW HEIGHTS FOR CHARITY
Gary Peterson from Fountainpark casino in Edinburgh is celebrating. He scaled the peaks of Kilimanjaro and raised more than...
Give an hour of your time to Marie Curie Cancer Care next month
Would you like to help out - then become a volunteer collector!
Marie Curie Cancer Care is appealing for people in Edinburgh to donate an...
Forth Rail Bridge Abseil – Macmillan Cancer Support
Sunday 18 May 2014 – your chance to take on the challenge of abseiling 165ft SAS style, (i.e. freefall) from the Forth Rail Bridge...
Morningside opticians gather unwanted specs for charity
Morningside reaches record numbers for Specsavers charity campaign
Big-hearted Morningside residents have helped a local optician to stockpile its largest ever collection of old and...
Lothian Buses double funds raised by @LothianBusGeeks
Two men who set out to conquer the Edinburgh bus route in just one day have had their fundraising efforts doubled by Lothian Buses.
Chris...
Bunny Burns Supper Charity Ceilidh Night
Buddies Bunny Rescue are putting on an ’alternative’ Burns Night event in aid of two local Animal Welfare Charities, the main theme being that of...
Loony Dook on New Year’s Day anyone?
Luckily for those not quite brave enough the entries have now closed for this year's event!
The Loony Dook takes place in South Queensferry on...
Fancy a dip in the Forth on New Year’s Day?
Apart from the Loony Dook in South Queensferry there are other opportunities to get cold and wet for a good cause...
There are still some...
Lothian Buses raise funds for special schools
LOTHIAN BUSES EMPLOYEES GIVE GENEROUSLY THIS CHRISTMAS
Staff donate over £10,000 to local special schools
For over thirty years, members of Lothian Buses 2,000 strong workforce...
Glencorse Centre to open in January
The new Glencorse Centre, a state-of-the-art community centre in Auchendinny, a little over a mile north-west of Penicuik in Midlothian, has been completed and...
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