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Sakchai arriving back into Shetland

Twenty years on: How Shetland fought to stop islander’s deportation

“I can remember it like yesterday. I don’t think you ever forget it, to be ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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Locked out by design: what stands between the Local Power Plan and the communities it’s meant to deliver for

In February 2026, the UK Government and Great British Energy launched the Local Power Plan ...

By Daniel Gear

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Musselburgh firm shows how renewable energy can support local communities

Founded in 2022 by Josh King and Robert Wilson, Gensource provides services from design and ...

By Liam Eunson

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A Hebridean Boom Town is on the horizon. 

But who will pay for it and at what cost? Renewable energy development in Lewis ...

By Netty Sopata

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From Shetland to Åland: what happens when locals have the power to decide over wind farms?

Shetland is the windiest region in the UK if not in Europe, and the wind ...

By Erin Rizzato Devlin and Hans J Marter

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Grid constraints, new proposals, and rising opposition: mapping the North Central Highland’s energy future

A surge of wind farm proposals In June 2025, Kyle Chronicle mapped all wind farm ...

By Silvia Muras, Kyle Chronicle

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Attendees of the power shift live event

New environmental journalism network and magazine launched to tell better stories of Scotland’s energy boom

“We’re here because we want to tell better, richer stories about our communities; not ignoring ...

By Eve Livingston

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Rhiannon Davies and Samar Jamal present 'Why Community Media Matters' in a workshop in the Scottish Parliamentary event

Community media sector highlights need for greater support at Holyrood event

Community media organisations from across Scotland have highlighted the need for stronger support for independent ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon

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No Time to Lose – on Scotland’s Just Transition

‘The stakes are extremely high’ Anne Thomas, 63, lives on the Black Isle and has ...

By Clare Harris

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Greater Govanhill founder Rhiannon Davies outside The Community Newsroom

Reclaiming the narrative: building community wealth with community media

By Lucas Batt, in partnership with The Scottish Community Alliance The door to the shop ...

By Lucas Batt

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MacMillan Community Hub. Courtesy of North Edinburgh Arts.

The art of ownership: how North Edinburgh Arts is building community wealth

Edinburgh is known as a global capital of culture. But three miles north of the ...

By Charlie Ellis Edited by Lucas Batt, Greater Community Media

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Tilley, the community owned wind turbine on Tiree

The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them

Co-published with The Herald On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, The Scottish Beacon

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