ON 15th June 2011, leading depression charity, Depression Alliance Scotland, is renamed as Action on Depression, launching a major new campaign and fundraising initiative to highlight why everyone in Scotland can and should take action on depression. In the run up to the campaign,...
New figures have led to calls for a review of the action taken against persistent offenders. Lockerbie lawyer hired to investigate Glasgow council fat cat early retiremen... 31 Dec 2024 at 4:30am EXCLUSIVE: Douglas Ross KC will play a key role in examining the six figure deals for former...
Maths in Action for Maths Week Scotland September 30, 2023, 10.00 – 12.00Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness Join us at Scottish Union Learning for this free workshop as part of Maths Week Scotland. Every worker, every workplace: How we tackle climate change September 27, 2023, 13.30 – ...
Sir Gilbert Blane of Blanefield, 1st Baronet FRSE FRS MRCP (29 August 1749 – 26 June 1834) was a Scottish physician who instituted health reform in the Royal Navy. He saw action against both the French and Spanish fleets, and later served as a Commissioner on the Sick and Wounded...
‘Steadfast and Strong: Inspired by Heroes Past’ the panel of speakers comprised Hardial Singh Bhari, a founding member of the Scottish Asian Action Committee (SAAC) and Kam McMillan, former Development Officer for SAAC. Attendees heard about the harsh and bitter struggles Scottish Black ...
It’s marvelously entertaining, and there’s action right from the off, which continues throughout the novel – it’s like le Carré on speed. I’ll definitely be reading the rest of the Eliot Kane books, as well as his other series, featuring cop Nick Belsey. ...
There followed a year of what can only be described as “bungling”. However well intentioned his “progressive” policies were, they lacked traction with the public. What people noticed was the dripping roast saga of the ferries, the futile attempts to take legal action against Westminster, the...
As well as the financial impact for those travelling to and from non-North Sea oil jobs, operators and unions have flagged the effect spending so much time in isolation could have on workers mental health. Erik Ronsberg, chief executive of Stena Drilling, whic...
(LGOWIT; a project hosted by the Highland Third Sector Interface), get2gether, Alzheimer Scotland, Scottish Commission for Learning Disability, Down’s Syndrome Scotland, NDCAN (National Dementia Carers Action Network), Cornerstone Community Church Stirling, Stirling Carers, Stirling Christadelphians, ...
In terms of timetables, the Scottish government in the early 2010s was being pressed to decide a course of action on delayed planning decisions. Following the UK government decision to promote fracking and grant exploration and development licenses for fracking across the UK in 2008, the Scottish...