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The Just Transition Commission launches its report weeks after the controversial Viking Energy wind farm was switched on. Photo: Shetland News

Community empowerment key to just transition

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission is set to call for the introduction of the statutory right ...

By Hans Marter, Shetland News

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The jumbo 'Thank You' card delivered to the Pollok Burgh Hall.

Shawlands GoBike and Bike Bus celebrate Glasgow’s ambitious cycle lane plans with heartfelt ‘Thank You’ card

Cycling groups in the Southside are celebrating a major milestone in the city’s cycling infrastructure. ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Compost Soil Used in Gardening

Tackling carbon footprint through community composting 

For many, composting can seem like a daunting task to get right, requiring specialised knowledge ...

By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill

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Some Kendoon residents alongside members of the St John Scotland team during a defibrillator training session

Kendoon’s lifesaving solar solution

With only a small number of permanent residents, the tiny hamlet of Kendoon is one ...

By Jamie Rose, Glenkens Gazette

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River Guardians volunteers. Photographed by Harvey Smart.

River Guardians: Guarding the Leven

It’s an overcast, warm and muggy day and the River Guardians volunteer group is down ...

By Harvey Smart, Clydesider

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No M77 treehouse in Pollok Free State

The lasting legacy of the Pollok Free State

A couple of miles from Govanhill, in a small room in the attic of a ...

By Katherine Mackinnon, Greater Govanhill

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Photos by Caroline Finn

Little Threads of Joy: Meet the ladies making a difference one stitch at a time

If Mags Reid’s actual smile was as wide as her phone smile, I was looking ...

By Annie Jordan, The Clydesider

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Invisible Cities tour guide Angie (left), sitting with journalist Devon McCole (right). Photo: Karen Gordon

Alternative Glasgow with Angie of Invisible Cities

Glasgow has a long and storied history, but too often the stories that we hear ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Layla Blackwell, photographed by Charlie Sherry.

Full Circuit: Joining the Scottish Women Warriors Wheelchair Basketball Team

At the age of 28, I used thirty seconds of bravery to change my life ...

By Charlie Sherry, The Clydesider

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Nick McGowan-Lowe, Rachel Hamada, Richard Walker and Joyce Macmillan discuss SPIJI and the No News is Bad News event in Edinburgh

Journalism experts call for government support for a Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute

Journalism experts called for the Scottish Government to support the development of the Public Interest ...

By Roisin McCann, The Scottish Beacon

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Richard Leonard speaking at the No News Is Bad News event | Photo by Iain McLellan

Richard Leonard MSP calls for a Scottish government fund to relocalise and democratise media ownership

Delivering opening remarks at The Scottish Beacon’s Indie News Week event MSP Richard Leonard delivered ...

By Devon McCole, The Scottish Beacon

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Some of Scotland's community spaces

The Scottish Beacon collaborative: What’s happening to Scotland’s community spaces?

“The guy who started it all off had seen the state of the Millburn Church ...

By By Devon McCole, The Scottish Beacon.

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