2019 Advanced Sustainability Programme (May 21-23)

2019 Advanced Sustainability Programme (May 21-23)

Sustainability is a very dynamic and fast-paced field. A recent fundamental change to the sustainability landscape is the global emphasis on meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is further complicated by the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) global challenges shaping and informing sustainability practices in different…

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Hibernian Charity Ball

Hibernian Community Foundation are celebrating 10 years of investing in people, through the power of Football changing lives through our community programmes. We are inviting businesses to join us for this celebration to support and creating opportunities through our social inclusion programmes. Hibernian Charity Ball Celebrate the fantastic work and…

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Virgin Trains introduces JAM card for customers with communications barriers

Virgin Trains is now “JAM Card Friendly” for anyone in possession of the distinctive card JAM stands for “Just A Minute” used by those with a communication barrier including autism Ground breaking initiative pioneered in Northern Ireland with thousands of subscribers Virgin Trains has become the first travel company outside…

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Props to the rugby

Six Nations helps airport to busiest ever February. Passenger numbers at Edinburgh Airport increased by eleven per-cent last month as the Six Nations rugby tournament saw fans flying into the capital. A total of 939,412 passengers came through the airport in February, up from 846,502 on the same month last…

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BCC comments on no-deal Brexit vote

Commenting on the Parliamentary vote on the motion to rule out leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “It’s all well and good that Parliament has said it doesn’t want a no-deal exit, but without concrete action,…

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Miller Homes unveils brand new showhome at Manor Wood

Manor Wood is an exceptionally peaceful development with a real community feel, making it the perfect place for families to put down roots. Just four miles from Edinburgh’s city centre, buyers can enjoy urban living while still in semi-rural, leafy surroundings and Miller Homes has now unveiled its beautiful Blair…

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Social enterprise tackling female incontinence stigma through comedy secures funding.

Sweet F Aye, a new social enterprise tackling the stigma surrounding female incontinence, has secured £5,000 in Firstport’s most recent Start It award. The grant was awarded from the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund. Susan Morrison, along with the two co-founders of Sweet F Aye, was one of nine social…

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NEW for 2019! Grow a new skill!

Clinical Masterclass Workshops A great opportunity to ADD to your clinical toolbox. We are running these courses at various venues in Edinburgh. Please check our website www.physistraining.co.uk/courses-and-events for details of content presenter and venue. Physis is delighted to offer this series of specialist masterclasses to qualified counsellors and psychotherapists of…

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Boost for computing lessons in Scottish schools

Teachers from nearly 70 per cent of Scottish schools have signed up for BT tech literacy programme A programme to help teachers bring computer science to life in the classroom has already reached nearly 70 per cent of Scotland’s primary schools, according to new figures. Latest numbers show that teachers…

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Candidates confirmed for Leith walk by-election

Candidates for the forthcoming Leith Walk by-election, which will take place on Thursday, 11 April, have been announced. The by-election will elect one councillor from 11 nominated candidates to represent the ward along with three existing councillors. The candidates are (in alphabetical order): Steven Alexander, UK Independence Party (UKIP) Jack…

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