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Blairvadach mansion was sold for £590,000

Argyll and Bute Council raises £8.4m through property sell-offs

Argyll and Bute Council has raised more than £8.4m by selling property over the last ...

By Julian Calvert, Lochside Press

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Hannah Mary Goodlad MSP | Photo by Shetland News

Public sector reform offers opportunities for Shetland, MSP says

Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad says she believes a single authority model in the isles, ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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Katie McGroarty in her Dundee studio

The artist databases trying to level Scotland’s creative playing field

Many factors go into visibility for those in the arts. Having money helps – whether ...

By Katie McGroarty, Clydesider

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MP Alistair Carmichael and MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad meeting in Lerwick previously.

Shetland Isles politicians to attend meeting calling for pause on energy projects

SHETLAND’S elected politicians have confirmed they will attend a public meeting likely to call for ...

By Shetland News

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Wind turbine

Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short

More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That ...

By Paul Dobson

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How Stonehaven might benefit from nearby energy projects

Inland, to the west is Fetteresso Forest, already home to one substation – and the ...

By Jane Cruikshank

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Sakchai arriving back into Shetland

Twenty years on: How Shetland fought to stop islander’s deportation

“I can remember it like yesterday. I don’t think you ever forget it, to be ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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Who gets to decide about Scotland’s national parks?

The dust may finally be settling on the decade-long saga of Flamingo Land and Loch ...

By Julian Calvert

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Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future

A surge of wind farm proposals In June 2025, Kyle Chronicle mapped all wind farm ...

By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle

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The Power Shift: democratising energy, seizing power

As the chokehold of over-extended supply chains for shipping massive amounts of fossil fuels is ...

By Mike Small

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Telling better stories

What happens when no one is watching? When local stories go untold, communities lose more ...

By Rhiannon J Davies

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No Time to Lose – on Scotland’s Just Transition

‘The stakes are extremely high’ Anne Thomas, 63, lives on the Black Isle and has ...

By Clare Harris

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