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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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BID for safer junctions legacy launched by tragic cyclist’s workmates

Urban design colleagues of a young woman who was killed in a cycling crash have ...

By ReGlasgow

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Wheelchair users in front of the event building

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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Dumfries and Galloway: Are we facing a crisis in rural education?

Writing for the Glenkens Gazette, the Dalry School Parent Council claim the future of education ...

By Dalry School Parent Council, Glenkens Gazette

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Illustration by Kirralee Fisher, Edinburh local artist about squirrels as superheroes

Edinburgh: Local artist illustration attracts primary school children’s attention in the Broughton area

Observant locals may have noticed this charming oddity at the Delish Yoss Coffee Bar opposite ...

By Alan MacIntosh, Broughton Spurtle

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The Skylark team participants with their finished boat.

Skylark IX Recovery Project: healing through boat building skills

Recovery takes many shapes and sizes, but something magic seems to happen when it brings ...

By Jenny Watson, Clydesider

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Refugee Welcome banner in front of a public building

Opinion: Not My Bill

The UK Government is passing legislation that paves the way for state-enforced harm, exploitation, and ...

By Sabrina Galella, Migrant Women Press

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Alysha Hayes, SNP Fife Councillor with pupils.

Crail Junior Community Council

In Crail, the Junior Community Council met with Councillor Hayes in the first JCC meeting ...

By Jenni Britain, Crail Matters

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A conversation with Roza Salih, the first refugee councillor in Scotland.

Last year, during the previous Scottish local elections results in May, the news spotlight was ...

By Juliana da Penha, Migrant Women Press

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Clydebank Men’s Shed

Billy Connolly famously joked, “Where do all the old guys go? Where are all the ...

By Anni Jordan, Clydesider

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A group of primary school children preparing to plant trees

Adopt a tree day: Pupils from a local primary school in Edinburgh learn the benefits of planting trees

Is it a plum, or is it an apple tree? We’re not too sure yet, ...

By Shona Harrower, C&B News

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