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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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A group of women from the Roma community around a table at a workshop in Govanhill

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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Lynn Cleal was awarded OBE for her work as chair of the St John Scotland Public Access Defibrillator Scheme, which was inspired by the Garelochhead and Rosneath Peninsula group.

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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Red Ramp Nights: An entertainment event programme specially designed for wheelchair users

A local charity has created an entertainment event programme specially designed for wheelchair users – ...

By Angela Clark, Clydesider

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Regenerative farming revolution in South West Scotland

Knowledge sharing between farmers, learning through peer-to-peer support, and disseminating the experiences. Writing for the ...

By Abi Mordin, Glenkens Gazette

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One mum’s solution for an entire community

In Forres, a mum-of-two with nowhere to take her toddlers to let off steam has ...

By Marc Hindley, Forres Local

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Scottish Beacon Group Members

Innovative local journalism collaborative, the Scottish Beacon, launched!

Eighteen independent local and hyperlocal news publications serving urban and rural communities across Scotland have ...
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