Although some of its activities are beginning to restart, the organisation – which was founded in 1909 – has said this will not make up for the loss in income over the spring and summer. A joint statement from Andrew Sharkey, chief commissioner for Scotland, chief executive Katie…

Eight charities in Scotland have received their first grant awards from the Bank of Scotland Foundation’s new Invest programme. The foundation is granting a total of £859,581 over the next five years through the scheme, which aims to ensure charities have financial certainty amid…

Christie added: “As well as funds, there are vital awareness raising and relationship components, as well as a range of skills development opportunities for the young people themselves.” Emily Findlay works for Aberdeen charity Friends of the Neonatal Unit which has secured a num…

Low carbon investment has been fast-tracked to support the Covid-19 recovery. The Scottish Government has announced a grant to deploy low carbon heating in existing social housing has been moved forward to support Scotland’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The va…

Citizens Advice Scotland's chief executive, Derek Mitchell, said: "The Citizens Advice network is rooted in every community in Scotland, not just geographically but in terms of the different social groups as well. In addition to our generalist advice service, we have a number of…

The challenge is fun but the message is designed to highlight the unwelcome silence that so many older people in Scotland live with every day. Isolation and chronic loneliness affect tens of thousands of older people across the country. Recent Age Scotland figures showed that mor…

Members of the End Child Poverty coalition in Scotland have welcomed strong political focus to date on tackling child poverty in Scotland, including the commitment to the Scottish Child Payment, which will provide £10 per week per child to all eligible families. However, the Scot…

An historic paddle steamer will return to the waters today for the first time in over a year. The Waverley will return to the Clyde from today (Friday 21 August) having undergone major refurbishment. The 70-year-old ship missed the 2019 season as it waited for urgent repairs. Las…