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Wind turbines generating renewable energy under grey skies by Sam Forson

Questions over community benefit and turbines at first public event for Neshion Energy Park in Shetland

Ten turbines, each stretching 200m high, and a 25MW battery energy storage system are being ...

By Ryan Nicolson, Shetland News

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Photo: Christina McKelvie Source: The Edinburgh Reporter

The Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy has died: Christina McKelvie 1968–2025

The First Minister, John Swinney has issued a statement. Mr Swinney said: “I am devastated ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Photo of Shahid Choudhary a-top a munro, Scottish Saltire in hand. Courtesy of Shahid Choudhary.

Meet Shahid Choudhary, a Glasgow-based printshop owner and trailblazing mountaineer

Shahid Choudhary, a printshop owner from Govanhill, Glasgow is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to ...

By Rebecca W Morris, Greater Govanhill

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MILK Photo by Eoin Carey

Where the Magic Lies: How Milk is transforming migrant women’s lives in Glasgow

Milk began as a lifelong dream for two friends. The cafe-turned-community space has transformed the lives ...

By Jasmine Mohamed, Migrant Women Press

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The Scottish Beacon seeks investigative journalist and podcast producer for green energy reporting project

The Scottish Beacon is excited to announce The Power Shift – a major new collaborative journalism ...
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Photo: Conic Hill path closure: Source: The Lochside Press

Climate change is ‘undeniable’ says national park leader

Storm Eowyn earning itself a very rare red weather warning in the Scotland showed that ...

By The Lochside Press

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Photo: Walking Football Source: C&B News

Football game once again ‘Joins the Generations’

The second “Join the Generations” football match took place between Oriam Walking Football Club (OWF) ...

By Gerry Butler, Chair of Currie FC

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Photo of a bustling Glasgow high street by John Bowden

Have Your Say: Visitor Levy consultation now open in Glasgow

Since 2019 discussions around the introduction of a Visitor Levy – also called the ‘tourism ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Photo: Bonaly Scouts Sign Source: C&B News

Visitor Levy exemption for Bonaly Scout Centre in Edinburgh

Bonaly Scout Centre will qualify for an exemption from Edinburgh’s new Visitor Levy. As reported ...

By Paul Fisher Cockburn, C&B News

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Photo: Marianne Brown. Source: Shetland News

How do we reconcile change? Viking wind farm and the consequences

When Shetland embarked on that protracted Viking wind farm journey more than two decades ago, ...

By Hans Marter, Shetland News

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Photo: Local resident holds up Glasgow-Roma solidarity poster against backdrop of Govanhill tenements. Source: Photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

New research finds Roma are being denied decent housing in Glasgow’s Govanhill

A research project by Roma rights group Romano Lav and Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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