Community Empowerment
The roof over Lochaber: Community Wealth Building in Fort William
It rains in Fort William. It rains a lot. Sitting in the shadow of Ben ...
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How Glenfarg rebuilt its bus service – and its future
“You’re regularly told that ‘this bus has changed my life’.” Drew Smart is one of ...
By Lucas Batt & Rhiannon Davies, Greater Community Media
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Tiree: Powering Community Wealth Building with renewable energy
Approaching the wind-buffeted island of Tiree after a four-hour ferry journey, visitors and residents alike ...
By By Lucas Batt & Rhiannon Davies, Greater Community Media
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Community Wealth Building isn’t new – Scotland’s communities have been doing it for years
Across Scotland, people are quietly transforming their local economies. They’re running bus services, opening community ...
By Jill Keegan, Scottish Community Alliance
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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them
On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from Oban, a solitary community-owned ...
By Rhiannon J Davies
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Speculating on the Wind in the Hebrides
Published in partnership with The Herald As commercial windfarms are being lined up for development ...
By N. Sopata, Fios – The Newspaper for North Lewis
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Protests held after Rockstar games accused of ‘union busting’
Edinburgh-based game developers, Rockstar Games, have been accused of ‘union busting’ after over 30 members ...
By Liam Eunson, Midlothian View
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Edinburgh charity launches Christmas Card Campaign to curb loneliness this winter
The Edinburgh-based charity, Vintage Vibes, is launching a campaign urging people in the capital to ...
By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter
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Kinlochbervie wind farm row raises questions over transparency – not turbines
Locals insist they’re not against renewables, but say their voices were silenced over how the ...
By Vox Vallium
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The ‘Hebridean wind rush’: A growth opportunity for global corporations but not community-owned energy?
A Hebridean wind rush is gathering momentum. But as global corporations secure space on the ...
By Netty Sopata, Fios
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The Power Shift: voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush
Scotland is in the grip of an energy revolution. Across the country, wind and solar ...
By Mike Small and Rhiannon J Davies
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Glasgow’s local anti-racist festival: a riot of colour and community activism with an important message
The annual Govanhill International Festival & Carnival (GIFC) parade took place on Saturday, kicking off ...
By Devon McCole and Sadia Sikandar
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