Scotland’s care watchdog, the Care Commission, has received another high profile piece of media coverage thanks to it’s innovative Meet Sid campaign.

Meet Sid was a concept designed by young people in care who wanted to express how it feels to grow up in a care environment.

Sid the blue alien then went on to become a worldwide internet success after thousands of youngsters across the globe befriended him online on sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

The Adrossan and Saltcoats Herald reported on the positive impact the alien had on youngsters in the Adrossan and Saltcoats vicinity.

The full article can be read in the Adrossan and Saltcoats Herald.

The Care Commission enjoys a positive media profile thanks to expert PR advice from by Edinburgh public relations agency Holyrood PR.