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Musically Active Dudes

Jan 31, 2020
3 min

Musically Active Dudes

A class with an energetic dance vibe and great music, from a DJ who regularly spins the discs at Boteco do Brasil in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as Mango in Glasgow. This is just one of the great quality classes available via Musically Active Dudes (MUSAC), a dance, music and movement charity set up in 2008 by Livingston resident Ruth, who wanted a meaningful activity for her son to do. He still attends, 11 years later, and the group now offers a range of movement and musi

Safe Hand Cabs: genuinely accessible private hire

Dec 24, 2019
2 min

Safe Hand Cabs: genuinely accessible private hire

“Most places have their own local taxi company, but until now that’s been missing from the Balerno and Currie area,” says Kenny Roberts, a Balerno resident who along with his wife Helen and son Kenneth, has just set up Safe Hand Cabs. “We’d been thinking about it for a while, but the final push was earlier this year when we’d waited outside the Playhouse in Edinburgh, in the rain, as three black cabs one after another refused to take us because of Dylan’s wheelchair,” explain