Honour for carers charity

A CHARITY organisation for minority ethnic carers has won a top European award.

MECOPP, which is funded by the city council and NHS Lothian, is the first winner of the European Local Authorities Competition on Good Practices on the Support for Migrant Elders' Initiatives.

The organisation, which operates from a carers centre in Edinburgh's Leith Walk, scooped the prestigious award at a ceremony in Brussels last week.