A vaccine pop-up clinic has opened at the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls accommodation, offering appointment-free covid vaccinations to students and the public. The clinic is open seven days a week from 12 noon to 7pm and does not require those receiving the vaccine to be registered with a GP. The opening of this vaccination […]
The Edinburgh bike hire scheme is set to end on September 17 after business giant Serco and Edinburgh City Council failed to agree on a funding model. This comes after high levels of theft and vandalism has made the scheme, which aimed to be self-financing, more expensive than planned. First introduced in 2018, the Just […]
In a statement on Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced further dates for lockdown easing, including lifting the ‘stay at home’ order from April 2 and the potential for the whole of Scotland to move down to level 3 by April 26, reaching level 0 by the end of June. The ‘stay at home’ guidance […]
In her statement to parliament yesterday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that from Friday, four adults from up to two households will be allowed to meet in any outdoor space, including private gardens. Young people ages 12 to 17 will also be allowed to meet in groups of up to four, but with no limit […]
On Friday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that some lockdown measures, including mixing outside, may be lifted earlier than previously stated. Sturgeon said she would be looking at “minor but important” measures, which may allow people to see friends and family outside, with more flexibility than the current rule which allows for only two […]
Back Off Scotland, a campaign started to implement a 150-meter buffer-zone around clinics providing abortion services, has this week launched their first nation-wide petition. The petition has now gained over 2,200 signatures and aims to gather a total of 10,000 throughout Scotland, in order to put pressure on the Scottish government to enact legislation. After […]
Today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced a strategic framework which aims to slowly lift lockdown restrictions in order to reopen the economy by April 26. Sturgeon said that the success of vaccination efforts meant the next few months looked “extremely positive and promising” but stressed the “need to exercise care and caution” when lifting restrictions. […]
Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow Dental Schools have said that all students enrolled in their Dentistry courses will have to repeat a year, after clinical teaching was halted due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Final year students at Dundee and Glasgow will now graduate in summer 2022, whilst those at Aberdeen can still expect to graduate […]