Tag: Aid

Funeral Support Payment to be increased

  Extra support will be made available for people on low income benefits to pay for the cost of a funeral. The Funeral Support Payment’s rate...

University carol concert to aid couple’s stillborn charity

“Nothing prepares you for going into hospital and not leaving with your baby,” says Paul Mills. Eight years ago he and his wife Jenny were...

Snow-hit streets of Edinburgh are being cleared with military precision

IT started on the stroke of 11.30am with the kind of military efficiency you’d expect from the combined ranks of the Army,...

£300,000 pledged to Pakistan flood victims

By Amanda MacMillan FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has announced an extra £300,000 for the flood victims in Pakistan and praised the aid efforts of the...

Susan Boyle yet to be asked to sing for Haiti

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS singing star Susan Boyle is almost certain to be asked to take part in recording a Song for Haiti. Showbiz reports across...

Carol Smillie urges generous Scots to dig deep for charity

By Oliver Farrimond TELLY presenter Carol Smillie has revealed Scots are recession-proof when it comes to helping out charities – as she urges the nation...

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