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Foreign Correspondent Jen Stout at Wigtown Book Festival. Photo: Colin Hattersley Photography

Further calls to Culture Secretary for a Public Interest Journalism Institute

The author and investigative journalist was speaking at the Wigtown Book Festival at the weekend. ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Photos by Natalie MacDonald

Castlehill is being transformed into a nature haven…but not without the help of its community

A community farm and wildlife initiative is looking for helpers to keep the site in ...

By Natalie MacDonald, The Clydesider

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Caledonian Pinewoods. The Lochside Press

£1.1m award for nature restoration initiative

Wild Strathfillan received a £1.1m boost from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by ...

By The Lochside Press

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The Scott Monument in Edinburgh

Council overpay staff by £2.4m

Edinburgh Council employees have been overpaid salaries by a staggering £2.4 million, The Edinburgh Reporter ...

By Stephen Rafferty, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Books at bookshop

Word on the street: are authors comfortable with becoming ‘celebrities’?

There is, as far as I know, no central register of UK book festivals, but ...

By Brian Palmer, The Ileach

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The Just Transition Commission launches its report weeks after the controversial Viking Energy wind farm was switched on. Photo: Shetland News

Community empowerment key to just transition

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission is set to call for the introduction of the statutory right ...

By Hans Marter, Shetland News

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The jumbo 'Thank You' card delivered to the Pollok Burgh Hall.

Shawlands GoBike and Bike Bus celebrate Glasgow’s ambitious cycle lane plans with heartfelt ‘Thank You’ card

Cycling groups in the Southside are celebrating a major milestone in the city’s cycling infrastructure. ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Compost Soil Used in Gardening

Tackling carbon footprint through community composting 

For many, composting can seem like a daunting task to get right, requiring specialised knowledge ...

By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill

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Brown Maple Leaf in Water

From Orkney to Japan: Lessons on sustainable underwater development

It’s a strange moment, and not your average night in the Orkney Club. In front ...

By Eamonn Keyes, The Orkney News

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Jamie Simpson and TJ Mullen, from Burnton, are looking forward to using the Doon Valley Trail to get to school (photo by Cllr Drew Filson)

New active travel trail in Doon Valley

A new walking and cycling route currently being developed, the Doon Valley Trail, will provide ...

By Doon Valley Gazette

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Some Kendoon residents alongside members of the St John Scotland team during a defibrillator training session

Kendoon’s lifesaving solar solution

With only a small number of permanent residents, the tiny hamlet of Kendoon is one ...

By Jamie Rose, Glenkens Gazette

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Photo: Medication on yellow surface. Photographer: Karolina Kaboompics

MSPs call for action on ADHD healthcare

The letter highlights various critical issues, including what they describe as “ongoing” shortages of medication ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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