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Bus campaign rumbles on in Edinburgh

Residents opposing what they say is Lothian Buses’ excessive use of certain residential streets in ...

By Broughton Spurtle

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Left to Right: Alan Dundas, Jake Milway ,Ian Robertson, Carol Taylor, Employability Orkney. Image credit: Thibault Gras, Grass Shoots Photography

Orkney charities reap rewards of recycling return

The first donations from Orkney’s recycling-return scheme have resulted in £1,200 given to local causes, ...

By The Orkney News

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Mikey and Missy Logan

West Dunbartonshire siblings challenge Down Syndrome stigma

Siblings from West Dunbartonshire are ambassadors for the second year at a national campaign changing ...

By Angela Clark, Clydesider

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Graduates from the Destination Hospitality Programme.

Ukrainian refugees find jobs in hospitality in Edinburgh

A number of refugees from Ukraine have successfully found work in Edinburgh hotels after graduating ...

By Una Purdie, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Graeme Whitlie, Funeral Director and Pauline Dickson, Branch Administrator

Midlothian funeral director gives advice on how to speak with someone facing loss

Death, grief, bereavement are still taboo subjects for many of us in the UK. When ...

By Graeme Whitlie, The Midlothian View

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Forres High Street

Opinion: Small businesses are in this crisis too

Recently, a local business in Forres displayed a poster explaining why their prices had increased. ...

By Marc Hindley, Forres Local

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Black mother and child by Andrae Ricketts @Unsplash

At the sharp end: Cost-of-living crisis impact higher on asylum seeker mothers

Mothers seeking asylum in the UK face the worst experiences in providing for their children ...

By Juliana da Penha, Migrant Women Press

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Wild Crail -Birds and other wildlife around Crail and the East Neuk of Fife

The Crail harbour master stopped me as I said hello outside the co-op on the ...

By Will Cresswell, Crail Matters

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Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) workshop

Report highlights need for new models of local journalism in Glasgow

Drawing on findings from a workshop held in Glasgow, the Public Interest News Foundation and ...

By Greater Govanhill

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In remembrance: Duncan Campbell

Duncan Campbell, who died on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, was a name often found in ...

By Paul Fisher Cockburn, C&B News

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Gambling: The addiction which is being ignored

Picture this. It’s Saturday night, the rain is pouring down, and the shop begins to ...

By Zanib, Greater Govanhill

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