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Glenfarg Community Bus

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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UOG Turbine tower build

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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Carsphairn Seeks Balance Between Renewable Development and Rural Life

Published in partnership with The Herald Tucked between the Rhinns of Kells and Cairnsmore of ...

By Sarah Ade, freelance journalist and editor of Glenkens Gazette

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Scottish Beacon Group Members

The Scottish Beacon: A Collaborative Approach to Telling Scotland’s Local Stories

As someone who founded an independent, hyperlocal publication – Greater Govanhill magazine – I know ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon

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The Power Shift: Renewables, Communities and the Question of Who Really Benefits from Scotland’s Green Energy Revolution

Published in partnership with The Herald As the world leaders gather in Brazil, to discuss ...

By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon 

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Protesters outside Rockstar Games' Edinburgh office hold up 'union busted?' sign. Courtesy of The Edinburgh Reporter.

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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Marlene and Paddy with their Christmas cards.

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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Diasporic Longing: How immigrant queer communities find home in Scotland 

A small flock of clouds kneel above us. It is an August evening; the sky ...

By Marlene Ayumi

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Red backpack and matching bag on asphalt, perfect for travel themes.

How I rebuilt my life through Scotland’s network of support

Content warning: domestic abuse, trauma, recovery Arrival in the dark I still remember that first ...

By Ella O’Fides

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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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Norwegian company Statkraft plans to develop the 18-turbine Energy Isles wind farm in Yell. This image is a visualisation of what it could look like. Photo: Energy Isles

Energy in Shetland: what’s next for the islands?

People will get the rare chance to hear from a range of energy developers in ...

By Shetland News

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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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