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Grasping the opportunity of Scotland’s renewable revolution

The Power Shift is a new project connecting independent media outlets to share knowledge and ...

By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon

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Holyrood by Jorge Franganillo

Holyrood event announces launch of Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute

A parliamentary reception held at Holyrood this week spotlighted the ongoing efforts to protect and ...

By Devon McCole, The Scottish Beacon

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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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Garth Wind Turbines coast by Hazel Falck

Study finds community energy generates 100x more wealth than corporate counterparts

New research shows a ‘staggering imbalance’ in who benefits from Scotland’s renewable energy boom.  A ...

By Devon McCole, The Scottish Beacon

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Introducing: The Power Shift – a collaborative investigation into impact of Scotland’s green energy boom

The Power Shift  is a major new collaborative journalism project from the Scottish Beacon which ...

By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon

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Black and white portrait of an older man pushing a bike uphill by Anderson Portella

Age Scotland launches Act Now, Age Better campaign

Lifestyle medicine doctor, personal trainer and health coach, Dr Hussian Al-Zubaidi, said: “We can all ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Photo: Local resident checks out housing prices in Govanhill, Glasgow. Credit: Iain McLellan

Rent caps are gone: how can tenants fight back?

“Where I live now is my home, but the ‘market rent’ for our flat is ...

By Ruby Dark, Living Rent

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Wooden tiles spelling 'Mental Health Matters' by Anna Tarazevich

‘Whatever your concern about your child, we are here to help’

As mental health awareness week (12-18 May 2025) begins Scotland’s children’s charity, Children First, is ...

By The Orkney News

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Migrant Women Press launches fellowship to support underrepresented journalists

To mark World Press Freedom Day this Saturday (3 May), Scottish Beacon publishing partner, Migrant ...

By The Scottish Beacon

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Close-up of an electric car being charged by Mike Bird

The Optimistic Enviromentalist: Electric Cars

Just over two years ago, we (my husband Richard and I) bought an electric car. ...

By Denise MacDonald-Kiernan, Glenkens Gazette

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Bar setting by cottonbro studio

Local pubs in Scotland urged to adopt ‘lifeline’ codeword as part of licensing application

Protecting women from unwanted attention or harassment in bars and licensed premises could get a ...

By Forres Local

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“We must ensure the protection of public health before the interests of private betting companies”

At the end of March, our publishing partner Greater Govanhill hosted an event in the ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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