Although I am a regular runner and have competed in fun runs and 10ks, I tend to let myself go and dramatically reduce my running during the winter months. I am not one for the cold weather and hibernate between October and February. But not this year...
Mon 09 Feb 2009 by Natasha Heald | Read more »
Following weeks of uncertainty, council officials have given the go-ahead for the 2009 edition of the Meadows Marathon. Following the voicing of support by numerous charities, and also by Edinburgh University Students' Union President, Adam Ramsay, th...
Wed 04 Feb 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »
Organisers of the popular charity event, the Meadows marathon, remain in the dark this week as council officials continue to withold their permission for the annual ten kilometre run. Despite being promised a decision in December, organisers are becom...
Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »
Edinburgh University has raised almost £100,000 for charity over the past year, it has emerged. Figures seen by The Journal show that Edinburgh Student Charities Appeal (ESCA) at the University of Edinburgh received donations totalling £97...
Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Adam Carrington | Read more »
This week 500 plastic ducks will be released across Edinburgh, each pitted against the other to make it the furthest around the world in six months, all in the name of charity. The ducks' bills will all be tagged with numbers for identification and a ...
Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Rebecca Sibbett | Read more »