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Edinburgh: Helping the Ukrainian community often begins with food

Food is at the centre of everything for most Ukrainians. Many of them have somewhere ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Tasting Solidarity: Inside Garnethill Multicultural Centre Community Food Projects

Entering through the red doors of Garnethill Multicultural Community Centre, you are in for a ...

By Laura Ndanuko, Migrant Women Press

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Community fo Food receiving a cheque for £3000

Why We’re Supporting Community for Food in Currie and Balerno

At Currie, Balerno and District Round Table (CBDRT) we’re constantly impressed by the dedication of ...

By Susie Bass and Alasdair Gordon, Currie Balerno & District Round Table for C&B News

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Food bank use in West Dunbartonshire | Photo by Caroline Finn

Scotland communities rally to support increasing number of people requiring food assistance

The Trussell Trust charity recently revealed that they had distributed 128,490 emergency food parcels in ...

By The Scottish Beacon Reporters

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Football for Palestine

On Saturday, the 25th of November, Petershill Park in Springburn will see eight women and ...

By Zara Grew, Migrant Women Press

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Children hold up placards calling for ceasefire in Palestine

Families hold a teddybear vigil calling for ceasefire in Palestine

Families gathered in George Square for a protest yesterday. Schools across Glasgow were closed due ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, Greater Govanhill

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The Living Room: Aberdeenshire’s first public living room launched

This week, The Community Collective launches their main project, ‘The Living Room’ located within what ...

By Claire Jessiman, The Bellman

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Vigils held in Orkney calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

“We unreservedly condemn the Hamas act of terrorism that led to the Israeli blitz on ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Aberdeenshire writing group unleashes Halloween-themed ‘Mearns Voices’ podcast

The latest “Mearns Voices” podcast from local writing group “Mearns Writers” is now available online, just ...

By Gregor McMurtrie, The Bellman

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Shetland: ‘We must build better’ architect says as he moves into new Passive House

To prove the point, Allen Duncan has just moved into his newly built ‘Passivhaus Plus’ ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Shetland: Community projects come to life with a little help from charitable trust

That is the title of a £1.5 million fund run by Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT), ...

By Shetland News

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Orkney: Taking a Walk on the Dark Side

The nights are drawing in, and the darkness descends earlier every evening—a great pleasure to ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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