By Patricia Pereira The Scottish Government is about to spend £700.000 on an advice service for the elderly who live in the most impoverished areas of Clackmannanshire, West Lothian and North Lanarkshire. The new Older People’s Advice Service (OPAS) could benefit up to 22,000 people and will be especially focused on those above 60 years [...]
Unlock Princes Street
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by Luke Rajczuk The ongoing works over the tram project in Edinburgh are under scrutiny of rules and deadlines imposed by the City Council and upcoming festive period. The busiest street of Edinburgh, Princes Street has been closed due to the tram works for nearly a year and is causing a lot of chaos for [...]
Cairn Energy raises USD 1.6 b for India
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By Ganesh Nagarajan Cairn Energy today said its Indian arm has completed raising USD 1.6 billion for funding its project in Rajasthan, India. The proceeds from this facility would be used to repay the existing facility of USD 850 million and to continue funding its ongoing projects in Rajasthan, the company said. Cairn India Chief [...]
Poppy display attracts public support
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By Kaye Nicolson PoppyScotland‘s poppy display was launched yesterday in the Omni Centre, Edinburgh. WWII and Falklands veterans were at the event, alongside serving soldiers, acknowledging a huge response from supporters of the Poppy campaign. This is the second year of the PoppyScotland event, involving 35,000 ‘pop-up poppies’ being sent to supporters of the charity, [...]
Is small beautiful when it comes to schools?
November 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Catherine Henderson With a school roll of just 4 children Flotta Community School believes that small can truly be beautiful, and more importantly can provide a valid and meaningful education to the islanders children. Flotta is one of 20 inhabited Orkney islands, situated in the Scapa Flow and with a population of just over 80 islanders. The [...]
The Venus Effect
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By Tracy Norris Historic Scotland is celebrating dramatic visitor numbers to Edinburgh Castle thanks to ‘The Venus Effect’. A two week exhibition of the Orkney Venus to coincide with school half term has been extended by a further two weeks after the Castle welcomed a huge 17% increase in visitor numbers compared to the same [...]
SNP: Alcohol report shows need for minimum pricing
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Nick Eardley A report from Edinburgh University which suggests that minimum pricing of alcohol would help stem alcohol abuse in Scotland has been welcomed by the SNP. MSP Michael Matheson has said that the study, which indicates that chronic drinkers use cheap alcohol to fuel their habits, is evidence of the need for further measures [...]
