Community Voices
Community councils in Shetland to lobby politicians on energy development concerns
A PUBLIC meeting hosted by Shetland’s community councils this weekend will call on the Scottish ...
By Hans J Marter, Shetland News
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MSPs back calls for a Scottish Local News Fund
The Scottish Beacon’s campaign for a Scottish Local News Fund has gained support from MSPs ...
By The Scottish Beacon
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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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Changing Places Awareness Day 2026: Why Accessible Toilets Change Lives
Every year, Changing Places Awareness Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance ...
By Jill Clark, Greater Govanhill
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Aberdeenshire Council to ration Christmas lights
ABERDEENSHIRE Council has launched an online consultation into proposals to ration its contribution to the electricity used ...
By Jane Cruickshank, The Bellman
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OPINION: Why we need to defy categorisation and reject the politics of fear
Hope, but with a warning I was worried about how the Scottish Parliamentary Election results ...
By Dawn Thomson, Pass The Mic
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OPINION: We need to embrace discomfort to overcome division
In May, elections took place across the UK – local in England and for the ...
By By Dr Tunde Dipo-Lawuyi, Pass The Mic
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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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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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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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Community media sector highlights need for greater support at Holyrood event
Community media organisations from across Scotland have highlighted the need for stronger support for independent ...
By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon
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Reclaiming the narrative: building community wealth with community media
By Lucas Batt, in partnership with The Scottish Community Alliance The door to the shop ...
By Lucas Batt
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