Independent Journalism from across Scotland.
Scottish Beacon is a collaborative
network of independent local and hyperlocal newsrooms serving urban and rural communities.
Together we’re working to strengthen the voice of the community-based media sector and bring to light real stories from Scotland’s communities.
Communities could miss out on millions from Scotland’s renewables boom, new report warns
Opinion: Sacred landscapes destroyed
Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
How Stonehaven might benefit from nearby energy projects
Twenty years on: How Shetland fought to stop islander’s deportation
A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth
Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for
Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?
Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities
A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon.
From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?
Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future
Our latest project…
The Power Shift is a collaborative project examining who benefits from Scotland’s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector, and how the transition is reshaping land, communities and local economies. Supported by the Tenacious Journalism Awards and Uplift, the project brings together reporters from across Scotland to explore questions of ownership, power, community benefit and accountability in the country’s green energy boom.
Real stories from across Scotland.
Scottish Beacon is a collaborative network of independent local and hyperlocal newsrooms serving urban and rural communities. Together we’re working to strengthen the voice of the community-based media sector and bring to light real stories from Scotland’s communities.
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