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Free McGill’s bus travel in Inverclyde on two Sundays in October

The Free Bus Sunday initiative means any journey within Inverclyde on a McGill’s bus will ...

By Inverclyde Now

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Shetland: Hopes for good engagement with community council consultation

Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is to go out to consultation to gather people’s thoughts on ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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City centre secure cycle parking hubs launched in Glasgow

Twenty hubs have been provided with a total of 116 cycle parking spaces. Nineteen of ...

By ReGlasgow

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Orkney: ‘School staff were left with no other option’ 

Most schools in Orkney were closed for three days, the 26th, 27th and 28th of ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Six simple ways to improve planning democracy

For many people who approach it – occasionally and without previous experience or specialist training ...

By Alan McIntosh, Broughton Spurtle

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‘Boulevard-style’ aspiration for Glasgow city centre’s M8 corridor

An update on the council’s aspirations to reduce the impact of the motorway corridor on ...

By ReGlasgow

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Shetland: Peer research on alcohol and drugs culture among young people provides valuable results

More than 200 young people aged between 14 and 26 took part in the research ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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In Clyde, Deputy Prime Minister welcomes Royal Navy submarine home after its longest patrol

Scores of family members arrived in four buses at Cove Sailing Club to wave and ...

By The Lochside Press

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SaxaVord in a good position, but ‘space is hard’, warns agency boss

The Chief executive of the UK Space Agency has expressed his confidence that SaxaVord could ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Edinburgh: liquidator appointed at failed Bross Bagels business

Blair Nimmo, formerly of one of the Big Four professional services practices, KPMG, will attempt ...

By Stephen Rafferty, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Slight growth in Scotland’s social service workforce

In 2022, the Social Service workforce in Scotland grew to 211,510, an increase of 1.5% ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Shetland Islands Council wants more community benefits in the form of cheaper energy prices

The idea, which was first floated by local energy consultancy Voar earlier this year and ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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