Angus school achieves STEM Nation Award Education Scotland is pleased to announce 19 settings have been awarded with a full STEM Nation Award, including Monifieth High School in Angus.In September 2019, Education Scotland launched the STEM Nation Award programme as a pilot. The programme celebrates, promotes and builds effective practice in STEM education. Since […]
Angus Council seek help with CoastSnap project
CoastSnap – capturing coastal erosion at Montrose According to some estimations, people across the world will take more than 1.4 trillion photographs in 2020. It’s never been easier to take a pic and Angus Council is looking for the public’s snap-happy help for the remainder of this year and beyond to assist a study into […]
Help to shape Mental Health and Disabilities Services in Tayside
People are being encouraged to give their views on the first draft of a new Tayside-wide strategy to improve mental health and learning disability services. The public have been giving feedback on the first draft Tayside Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy ‘Living Life Well – A Lifelong Approach to Mental Health in Tayside’ since […]
Help to develop chest, heart and stroke care
HAVE YOUR SAY: HELP CHARITY SHAPE CHEST, HEART AND STROKE CARE IN SCOTLAND Leading Scottish health charity, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, wants to hear from people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to find out how the pandemic has affected them. The charity has seen demand for its support services double since the […]
Scottish Book Trust launches appeal
New survey reveals importance of reading in times of stress Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and writing, has launched a Christmas fundraising appeal to give books to families in need. Many families will be struggling this Christmas, with demand for food banks in Scotland more than doubling during lockdown and […]
Alcohol Awareness Week – Alcohol and Mental Health
How does alcohol impact on your mental health? People in Tayside are being asked to consider their drinking habits during this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week (16 to 22 November 2020). Led by Alcohol Change UK, the theme for this year’s awareness week is alcohol and mental health. The awareness week provides an opportunity to talk […]
Celebrating Book Week in Angus
ANGUSalive is delighted to be part of the ninth Bookweek Scotland event – an annual celebration of books and reading that will take place across Scotland between 16 and 22 November 2020. Bookweek Scotland’s theme for this year is ‘Future’ and ANGUSalive libraries have been working hard to ensure that this year’s festival can […]
Hospital visiting times update
Following the announcement that Angus and Perth and Kinross have been placed in Level 3 of the Scottish Government’s coronavirus restrictions system, routine visiting has been suspended in community hospitals in Tayside. The new visiting rules will come into effect from Friday, 13 November. The Scottish Government guidance for Level 3 restrictions advises that hospital visiting […]
Angus Council thanks recyclers
Angus residents have proved themselves to be among the very best in the land when it comes to recycling household waste. The drive by people in Angus to recycle more has resulted in the county placing second out of 32 Scottish local authorities in 2019, with a household recycling rate of 59.1% That is […]
Charity Gig on St.Andrew’s Day
The Frontline Festival Scotland is a new virtual gig, supported by 39 Scottish artists, which will be streamed over social media on St Andrew’s Day. Last week, the charities benefiting from the event came together to show their support at Perth Airport. 39 bands and musicians from across Scotland are taking part in this […]