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Edinburgh community councils review

Phase 1 of Edinburgh Council’s review of 46 community councils’ governance arrangements and boundaries began ...

By Alan McIntosh, Broughton Spurtle

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From football to art classes: How local survivor groups provide a safe haven

Glasgow is one of the highest ranking in terms of domestic abuse incident rates, with ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Peat and circumstance: rethinking peat harvesting in the whisky industry

On the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 October, Beam Suntory and Ardtalla Estate made a joint ...

By Brian Palmer, The Ileach

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SaxaVord, the Shetland’s spaceport, critical to UK’s space race ambitions, minister says

Overlooking the Lamba Ness site from a very windy Norwick viewpoint on Friday morning, George ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Vigils held in Orkney calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

“We unreservedly condemn the Hamas act of terrorism that led to the Israeli blitz on ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Aberdeenshire writing group unleashes Halloween-themed ‘Mearns Voices’ podcast

The latest “Mearns Voices” podcast from local writing group “Mearns Writers” is now available online, just ...

By Gregor McMurtrie, The Bellman

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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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Shetland: Community projects come to life with a little help from charitable trust

That is the title of a £1.5 million fund run by Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT), ...

By Shetland News

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Orkney: Taking a Walk on the Dark Side

The nights are drawing in, and the darkness descends earlier every evening—a great pleasure to ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Shetland: Most northern protest demands immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

The gathering held a moment’s silence for the thousands of civilians who have been killed ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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From international adventures to hometown ambitions: Findhorn sisters plan to acquire their village shop

Dawn and Alisha Payne are raising capital to buy The Bakehouse Market, lock, stock and ...

By Marc Hindley, Forres Local

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Concern over lack of consultation on council tax freeze

Yousaf pledged on Tuesday at the SNP’s conference in Aberdeen, saying council tax bills would ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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