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Plant Grow Share: Don’t let it go to waste

It is an event, each weekend in the long days of summer, to see two ...

By James McAleer

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Photo: Local resident holds up Glasgow-Roma solidarity poster against backdrop of Govanhill tenements. Source: Photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

New research finds Roma are being denied decent housing in Glasgow’s Govanhill

A research project by Roma rights group Romano Lav and Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Wrapped: 100 Days of the Green Transition

Recently, we reached the end of our 100 Days of the Green Transition project, which ...

By Clare Harris

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Penny Armstrong (left) and Alan Robertson (right)

Organic veg producers in Shetland say climate crisis still not taken seriously

FOOD producers Transition Turriefield say they are “tired of fighting to get enough” funding from ...
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Photo: Stephanie Wallace and Sue Farish, owners of K's Coffee shop Source: Forres local

Kind-hearted cafe owners offer free fare on Christmas day

A Forres café is extending its community support this Christmas by offering free meals on ...
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Photo: Inside retrofitted tenement on Daisy St Source: Angus Brodnax

How can tenement owners retrofit their homes?

Unlike many European countries, Scotland lacks mandatory owners’ associations, leaving tenants and flat owners to ...
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Sign indicating biodiversity area by Jim Duncan

Where are all the butterflies?

Butterfly populations in Scotland have noticeably dropped, writes Jim Duncan. But what does this mean ...
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Rare Pine Marten in Balloch Castle Country Park by Jim Duncan

Rare pine marten spotted in Scottish national park is good news for the native red squirrel population

Pine martens, the most elusive mammal found in the UK, has been spotted in Balloch ...
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Photo: Govanhill Litterpick Group Credit: All photos by Iiain McLellan

How to build a community litter picking group in your community

This isn’t an article about the council, nor is it entirely about rubbish. This is ...

By Aoife Hutton, Greater Govanhill

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Photo: Volunteers mount kIngarth Lane gate Credit: All photos by Laura Vroomen

How a community group in the Southside of Glasgow transformed Kingarth Lane using the Lane Improvement Fund

If you had told me a year ago that one day I would be sat ...

By Katie Macmillan

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Photo: Govanhill solidarity signage. Credit: by Iain McLellan

Govanhill charities back calls for Scottish government to adopt more sustainable multi-year public funding models

Community organisations are doing impactful work to support the Govanhill neighbourhood in Glasgow, but short-term ...
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Photo: Dr MacKays Wood signage. Source: C&B News

Reviving Dr MacKay’s Wood: A Call to the Juniper Green Community

Dr MacKay’s Wood Needs Your Help! Local residents and the City of Edinburgh Council are ...
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