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Photo: St Stephen's Church. Source: Broughton Spurtle

Solar panels for historic St. Stephen’s Church in Edinburgh

St Stephen’s Theatre Company seeks listed building consent to install photovoltaic solar panels on the ...
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Bellsmyre Community Garden from above, by Harvey Smart.

10 Year celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden in Dumbartonshire  

This summer saw 10 year anniversary celebrations for Bellsmyre Community Garden. In this article Harvey ...
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Photo: WIN children's hearing discussion. Source: Migrant Women Press

Women Integration Network meets in Glasgow to address impact of children’s hearings on Scotland’s African community

Representatives from diverse agencies convened in Glasgow under the Invitation of the Women Integration Network ...
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The Viking wind farm stood still for number of days earlier this month denote high winds. Photo: Shetland News

Shetland: SSE Renewables earns £5.5m in constraint payments in just three months

But none were paid during a planned shutdown earlier in October By Ryan Nicolson, Shetland ...
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Photo: Eagle Stone. Source: Kyle Chronical

Get to know Highland seers and “second sight”

There was a wright from Kinloch Rannoch who kept hearing planes and hammers at work, ...

By Silvia Muras & Elizabeth Lunardini, The Kyle Chronicle

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Swein MacDonald and isobel MacDonald. Photo courtesy of © Gaye MacDonald-Wilson

The mystical predications of the Highland Seer, Swein MacDonald

Swein MacDonald rose to fame in the 1970s for his mystical predictions, fueled by alcohol, ...
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People Standing on a Park Footpath on a Rainy Autumn Day. By Solomon Antwi (Pexels)

A new National Park for Scotland?

In July 2024 the Scottish government selected Galloway as a possible location for a new ...

By The Glenkens Gazette

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Books at bookshop

Word on the street: are authors comfortable with becoming ‘celebrities’?

There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but ...

By Brian Palmer, The Ileach

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faceless female frustrated. Photographer: Alex Green (Pexels)

How does loneliness and isolation impact the experiences of migrant women?

Many women globally are migrating to foreign lands to seek a sheltered future and better ...

By Laura Ndanuko, Migrant Women Press

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The jumbo 'Thank You' card delivered to the Pollok Burgh Hall.

Shawlands GoBike and Bike Bus celebrate Glasgow’s ambitious cycle lane plans with heartfelt ‘Thank You’ card

Cycling groups in the Southside are celebrating a major milestone in the city’s cycling infrastructure. ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Photo: Medication on yellow surface. Photographer: Karolina Kaboompics

MSPs call for action on ADHD healthcare

The letter highlights various critical issues, including what they describe as “ongoing” shortages of medication ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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River Guardians volunteers. Photographed by Harvey Smart.

River Guardians: Guarding the Leven

It’s an overcast, warm and muggy day and the River Guardians volunteer group is down ...

By Harvey Smart, Clydesider

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