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Visitor levy passes Stage 1 in Scottish Parliament but cruise ships not included
A bill which would give Scotland’s local authorities powers to charge a visitor level, or ...
By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News
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Culturally Sensitive Support: Sahara’s Response to Domestic Violence
“I felt I had the label of being a Muslim, someone who wears the hijab, ...
By Samar Jamal
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Women Warriors in Dumbarton
The women range in age from early twenties to seventies and at first glance might ...
By Katie Kennedy
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The Scottish Beacon Wins Prestigious National Award
The Scottish Beacon won a prestigious award at The British Journalism Awards, hosted by the ...
By The Scottish Beacon reporters
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Orkney Library: And So Much More
Local Authorities seeking budget cuts have looked to what they see as a softer option ...
By Fiona Grahame
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Show care with a card this Christmas
Vintage Vibes is an Edinburgh-based charitable project offering one-to-one friendships, support and companionship to Edinburgh’s ...
By The Broughton Spurtle
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Govanhill Foodbanks Under Pressure with Donations Decreasing as Need Rises
During lockdown, Greater Govanhill reported on how some community spaces, in Glasgow’s Southside, were supporting ...
By Samar Jamal
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Edinburgh: Helping the Ukrainian community often begins with food
Food is at the centre of everything for most Ukrainians. Many of them have somewhere ...
By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter
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How Smart Works is Helping Unemployed Women Dress for Success
Smart Works help women secure a job, through their clothing service, interview practices, CV workshops. ...
By Melanie Goldberg, Greater Govanhill
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Forres given share of £1.5m fund for town centre regeneration
Forres is to get a share of £1,500,000 funding allocated for town centre regeneration and ...
By Marc Hindley, Forres Local
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Shetland: ‘We must build better’ architect says as he moves into new Passive House
To prove the point, Allen Duncan has just moved into his newly built ‘Passivhaus Plus’ ...
By Hans J Marter, Shetland News
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Building Community on Four Wheels
“The best feeling in the world is landing a trick.” Lynsay is a skater from ...
By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill
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