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Retreat From the Sea: a last resort or a very real vision of the future?
Aberdeenshire Council took its first steps towards understanding how our communities should adapt to increasing ...
By Jane Cruickshank, The Bellman
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Call for new wind farms to be community-owned
All new wind farm developments should be community-owned, a Scottish Parliament committee heard this week. ...
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Open letter to John Swinney calls for immediate moratorium on wind farm developments
Local campaign group Sustainable Shetland is one of the signatories of this open letter to ...
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Is the current planning system for renewables sidelining communities?
“It seems [Scottish Ministers Alastair Allan and Gillian Martin] are completely detached from the reality ...
By Silvia Muras
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Sri Lankan cuisine finds a home on Glasgow’s food map
Often mistaken, people think of Sri Lankan food as either “Indian or Pakistani food, but ...
By Jasmine Mohamed, Migrant Women Press
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A Nigerian heart in a Scottish home: exploring what it means to belong
I grew up as a third culture kid – a term that describes children who spend ...
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Refugee Week: The facts and myth-busting lies around refugees and asylum seekers
What is a refugee? Refugees are people who have fled their countries to escape conflict, ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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‘We need a stronger voice’: 52 Highland community councils unite to demand a say in Scotland’s energy future
Community councils from across the vast Highland Council area came together in Beauly on Saturday ...
By Vox Vallium
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Marine litter concern as tangled gannets found dead in Shetland
Ian Nicolson came across two gannets found fastened together when he was out on his ...
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PINF launches local news crisis campaign as part Indie News Week 2025
For Indie News Week 2025, The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) created a campaign action ...
By The Scottish Beacon
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U-turn by Scottish Government halts Flamingo Land plan
The Scottish Government has performed a dramatic U-turn and pressed the pause button on Flamingo ...
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Date set for the re-opening of iconic Edinburgh art house cinema
A date has been set for the re-opening of Edinburgh’s Filmhouse after years of closure ...
By Liam Eunson, Midlothian View
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