Community Empowerment
Shetland: Hopes for good engagement with community council consultation
Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is to go out to consultation to gather people’s thoughts on ...
By Chris Cope, Shetland News
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Hub@531: The hub connecting an Edinburgh community
The Development Worker of Hub@531, a community space in Juniper Green, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, explains how with the help pf dedicated volunteers they are providing a range of activities and events to support to residents avoid isolation.
By Annette Wilson, C&B News
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Orkney: ‘School staff were left with no other option’
Most schools in Orkney were closed for three days, the 26th, 27th and 28th of ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Shetland: Peer research on alcohol and drugs culture among young people provides valuable results
More than 200 young people aged between 14 and 26 took part in the research ...
By Chris Cope, Shetland News
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A community-led solution to child health inequalities
When you become a mum, you can face challenges that leave you feeling isolated and ...
By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill
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Helping hands: enriching Clydebank communities through positive initiatives
Life can sometimes feel filled with tragedy. So, it takes a special kind of person ...
By Angela Clark, Clydesider
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Think outside the books: explore the exciting transformations at Alexandria and Clydebank’s public libraries.
Newly renovated public libraries in Alexandria and Clydebank are now perfectly poised to welcome us, ...
By Emily Fraser, Clydesider
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How the Roma community in Govanhill built a peer approach to removing barriers
A recent independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland made for sobering reading. ...
By Benjamin Kritikos, Greater Govanhill
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Edinburgh Council accepts East London street petition
A petition signed by over 160 East London Street and other residents was presented to ...
By Alan MacIntosh, Broughton Spurtle
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Making big tech pay for the UK news they use
The news can be a profitable business, but profits have been lining the wrong pockets. ...
By Hani Barghouthi, Public Interest News Foundation
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Forging connections through digital inclusion
”It’s freedom to know that I’m not going to run out of data, and I ...
By Bonnie Thomson, Greater Govanhill
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How a group of residents became lifesavers for one peninsula
When ambulance cover for a community in Argyll and Bute was cut back, a group ...
By Julian Calvert, The Lochside Press
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