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Solar panel company focussed on one thing to outlast challenges of renewable sector
A renewable energy company has soared to success by focussing on a core product that ...
By Marc Hindley, editor of Forres Local
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The Scottish Beacon: A Collaborative Approach to Telling Scotland’s Local Stories
As someone who founded an independent, hyperlocal publication – Greater Govanhill magazine – I know ...
By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon
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The Great Energy Heist
Orkney has a long history in the use of renewable sources of energy. In 1955 ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Edinburgh charity launches Christmas Card Campaign to curb loneliness this winter
The Edinburgh-based charity, Vintage Vibes, is launching a campaign urging people in the capital to ...
By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter
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Energy in Shetland: what’s next for the islands?
People will get the rare chance to hear from a range of energy developers in ...
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The Power Shift: voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush
Scotland is in the grip of an energy revolution. Across the country, wind and solar ...
By Mike Small and Rhiannon J Davies
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Campaigners in Stonehaven protest against plastic pollution ahead of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations
Stonehaven joined communities up and down Scotland and the rest of the UK uniting for ...
By The Bellman
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Midlothian MP Kirsty McNeill leads UK-wide delegation calling for social club revival
On Tuesday 15 July, a national delegation of social club members from across the UK ...
By Luke Jackson, Midlothian View
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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 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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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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