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Number of people in temporary homes almost halved in Midlothian

The number of individuals and families in temporary homes has almost halved in the last ...

By Luke Jackson, Midlothian View

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Report on children’s audiology services is a “first step in the process of change”

An Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland has made 55 recommendations for improving governance, structure, education, ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Shetland: Twenty million pounds boost to unlock construction of 300 affordable homes in Lerwick

Social landlord Hjaltland Housing Association announced on Tuesday that local firm Garriock Bros Ltd will ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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£418,000 project to revamp homes for Ukrainian refugees in Helensburgh

Empty homes in Helensburgh are being brought back into use for Ukrainian refugees. The 24 ...

By The Lochside Press

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Building more affordable homes in Shetland is a challenge and it’s not because of a lack of funding

Bryan Leask was speaking after the association’s new £6.25 million Berryview scheme in Scalloway was ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Argyll and Bute: Minister of Defence historic buildings are still empty, despite the housing emergency

Historic houses owned by the Ministry of Defence are still standing empty – despite a ...

By The Lochside Press

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A group of women from the Roma community around a table at a workshop in Govanhill

How the Roma community in Govanhill built a peer approach to removing barriers

A recent  independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland made for sobering reading. ...

By Benjamin Kritikos, Greater Govanhill

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Making big tech pay for the UK news they use 

The news can be a profitable business, but profits have been lining the wrong pockets. ...

By Hani Barghouthi, Public Interest News Foundation

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Illustration depicting people accessing healthcare digitally

Forging connections through digital inclusion

”It’s freedom to know that I’m not going to run out of data, and I ...

By Bonnie Thomson, Greater Govanhill

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Two elderly people seated in a bench in front of the sea

Rising numbers of pensioners living in poverty

The rise in the cost of living is negatively impacting people’s lives, and older people ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Samira and Thaveshni from Kairos Kitchen doing some cooking

Kairos Kitchen: a healing space for migrant women in Paisley

How a cookery group helps Black, Asian, minority ethnic and migrant women to build friendships, ...

By Laura Ndanuko, Migrant Women Press

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Lynn Cleal was awarded OBE for her work as chair of the St John Scotland Public Access Defibrillator Scheme, which was inspired by the Garelochhead and Rosneath Peninsula group.

How a group of residents became lifesavers for one peninsula

When ambulance cover for a community in Argyll and Bute was cut back, a group ...

By Julian Calvert, The Lochside Press

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