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Item No 6-1.1 Leaders Report
Item No 6-1.1 Leaders Report
April 2013
Tom Buchanan
Like everyone at the Council, I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of one of our most experienced Councillors, Councillor Tom Buchanan, last month. Tom brought unstinting energy and enthusiasm to his role as Economic Development Convener, particularly to the Councils Strategy for Jobs. My thoughts, and the thoughts of all those who worked with him, are with his family and friends at this very difficult time. He was incredibly passionate about the health of the economy, especially when it came to creating opportunities for young people, and he will rightly be remembered for it.
City of Edinburgh Council Leader: Andrew Burns
As a lasting memorial of Toms work, a scholarship is to be established in his name and I will be reporting the details of this in future issues of my Leaders Report.
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Community Planning
As Chair of the Edinburgh Community Panning Partnership I am pleased to report strong progress in our key areas of economic, health, educational, and social issues in the city. The Partnership has focused all actions on delivering its vision for the city: Edinburgh is a thriving, successful and sustainable capital city in which all forms of deprivation and inequality are reduced. Key examples of partnership action include the Edinburgh Business Gateway Partnership which, through its one to one support services, is making it easier to do business in the city. This support is focused on business growth, access to finance and developing entrepreneurship amongst women and young people, the sharing of facilities to improve the accessibility of services and the launch of a new Entrepreneurial Spark hatchery. Local IT/training initiatives are helping mitigate issues faced by residents affected by Welfare Reform and we have secured the support of financial institutions in schools to ensure our young people have access to bank accounts. The Family Nurse Partnership supports young first-time mothers to develop skills as competent, confident parents, engage in activities to support bonding with their child, delay weaning and become more physically active. These are just some of the ways the Edinburgh Partnership is making a real difference to our communities.
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