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Tom Wood with the wartime archive pictured at the site of one of the unexploded bombs in Portobello. Photo by Stephen Rafferty

Explosive discovery in wartime bombing archive

Details contained in the valuable archive were known only to a small circle of officials ...

By Stephen Rafferty, The Edinburgh Reporter

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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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Penny Armstrong (left) and Alan Robertson (right)

Organic veg producers in Shetland say climate crisis still not taken seriously

FOOD producers Transition Turriefield say they are “tired of fighting to get enough” funding from ...
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Photo: Inside retrofitted tenement on Daisy St Source: Angus Brodnax

How can tenement owners retrofit their homes?

Unlike many European countries, Scotland lacks mandatory owners’ associations, leaving tenants and flat owners to ...
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Photo: Volunteers posing for a group photo. Source: The Lochside Press

Volunteers made a difference at Loch Lomond

Volunteers joined in a session organised by the Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, ...
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Photo of a tree by Breeze

Stories of our native trees

Clydesider Magazine contributor, Breeze, shares where and why we can all enjoy some of Scotland’s ...
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Sign indicating biodiversity area by Jim Duncan

Where are all the butterflies?

Butterfly populations in Scotland have noticeably dropped, writes Jim Duncan. But what does this mean ...
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Rare Pine Marten in Balloch Castle Country Park by Jim Duncan

Rare pine marten spotted in Scottish national park is good news for the native red squirrel population

Pine martens, the most elusive mammal found in the UK, has been spotted in Balloch ...
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Photo: Arrochar PS pupils took part in a litter pick as part of the Live Lesson. Source: The Lochside Press

Art competition focusses on Arrochar litter sink

An art competition focussing on the ‘Arrochar litter sink’ has been launched for schoolchildren in ...
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Photo: young child engaged in planting using pots and soil, learning gardening basics. Source: Anna Shvets (Pexels)

A Focus on Food: sustainable gardening projects for young people in the Glenkens

The Glenkens has traditionally been a farming area, so a focus on and understanding of ...
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Photo: Dr MacKays Wood signage. Source: C&B News

Reviving Dr MacKay’s Wood: A Call to the Juniper Green Community

Dr MacKay’s Wood Needs Your Help! Local residents and the City of Edinburgh Council are ...
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Baked Bread With Raisins on White Plate

New Galloway community larder launch

From the community, for the community,’ is Local Initiatives in New Galloway’s (LING) focus on ...

By Ann Glaister, Glenkens Gazette

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