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No local foodbank in Crail, but community lunches offer vital support

Although the Crail community is often characterised as containing a large and affluent retired population, ...

By Julie Middleton, Crail Matters

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Burning Stove

Campaigning for Fairer Energy Prices for Households in Orkney and Shetland

In Scotland, 82,000 rural households (19%) rely on electric heating and 170,000 rural households (40%) ...
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Football for Palestine

On Saturday, the 25th of November, Petershill Park in Springburn will see eight women and ...

By Zara Grew, Migrant Women Press

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Black and white pic of the Ness FC league champions team, 1984

The Key to New Changing Facilities at Ness Football Club

The view from the fios office is panoramic and encompasses machair, the North Atlantic, and ...

By Netty Sopata, Fios

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Bowl of silver, decorated with four pairs of grotesque animals, interlocking, Pictish, from St Ninian’s Isle, 8th century. Photo: National Museums Scotland

Petition launched to bring St Ninian’s Isle treasure back to Shetland

A PETITION has been launched to bring the famous St Ninian’s Isle treasure back to ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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How Smart Works is Helping Unemployed Women Dress for Success

Smart Works help women secure a job, through their clothing service, interview practices, CV workshops. ...

By Melanie Goldberg, Greater Govanhill

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The town of Forres

Forres given share of £1.5m fund for town centre regeneration

Forres is to get a share of £1,500,000 funding allocated for town centre regeneration and ...

By Marc Hindley, Forres Local

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Buses on hope street Glasgow

Review underway in Glasgow to see if full people-friendly ‘avenues’ can be delivered

A review is being carried out into the affordability of the full people-friendly scheme, which ...

By reGlasgow

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l-r Ted Downs (EJD Forestry), Joe Seed (UUET Chairman), Pen Symonds (UUET), McNabb Laurie (UUET), Rob Guest (Foresight)

Upper Urr Environmental Trust signs milestone agreement with Foresight Sustainable Forest Company

The agreement gives UUET a 20-year lease of land (owned by FSF) for public amenity ...

By Glenkens Gazette

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Image shows the Scottish Parliament and Cabinet Minister Angus Robertson

Editorial: The Scottish Government needs to support independent media

I missed the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, answering a portfolio question ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Young author Chikamso Kanu holds up a copy of his book, The Official Gang

Young Author, Chikamso Kanu, Joins Pentland Book Festival

Chikamso Kanu must rank among the youngest authors ever to appear at the Pentland Book ...

By Ifeyinwa Kanu, C&B News

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Midlothian Climate Action hub receives funding

Members of the Midlothian Climate Action Network are thrilled that the Scottish Government confirmed that ...

By Luke Jackson, Midlothian View Reporter

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