The Scottish Government has awarded over £633,000 to support 45 e-bike projects across the country.
Through the latest round of the eBike Grant Fund, delivered through Energy Saving Trust, schools, hospitals and community groups will establish projects to adopt e-bikes, adaptive bikes and e-cargo bikes as an alternative to car journeys.
For the first time, over £223,000 of this overall funding package is enabling specific projects which directly support key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Golspie, Cycling UK Scotland will work with key workers including NHS staff, carers, shop workers, service providers and local businesses to provide access through a new pool of eight e-bikes. In Glasgow and Edinburgh, Simon Community Scotland is being provided with a grant of almost £16,000 to support its outreach work in helping vulnerable people through the assistance of e-bikes.
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Sharon Bellamy-Thompson (left), her mother Maureen Bellamy (right) and others preparing to hand out care packages. (Picture by Reco Moore.) Social Share
Philanthropist Sharon Bellamy-Thompson needs a new building to continue her operation.
“Going forward I would love a building where I can house and do everything. Where I live is too small for the operation. I do 110 lunches per day. When I started out it was 30 then it went to 50 and now it is 110. I also do a breakfast programme every day, so a bigger space is needed,” she told the MIDWEEK NATION.
On Saturday, she distributed 50 hampers to those in need in various communities across the island. One of those hampers was specially packaged for Hugh Hill, 58, and his son Gabrielle Aimey-Hill, 23, of Carrington Village, St Michael. The two men are living in poor conditions after their home was gutted by fire 15 years ago and they never got any assistance in rebuilding it. They were highlig
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Guests listen to Waywayseecappo First Nation Chief Murray Clearsky speak during the grand opening of the Waywayseecappo Gas Bar on Highway 10 just north of Brandon last year. (File)
Waywayseecappo First Nation members will go to the polls Feb. 23, with 37 of those members vying for a seat on council and one member challenging current Chief Murray Clearsky.
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In 2019, Waywayseecappo had a registered population of 2,818 people, with 1,604 living on reserve.
Jeremy Shingoose, Clearsky’s challenger, is running on a platform of transparency, accountability and putting community members first, according to a post on a community Facebook page.