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Building more affordable homes in Shetland is a challenge and it’s not because of a lack of funding

Bryan Leask was speaking after the association’s new £6.25 million Berryview scheme in Scalloway was ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Argyll and Bute: Minister of Defence historic buildings are still empty, despite the housing emergency

Historic houses owned by the Ministry of Defence are still standing empty – despite a ...

By The Lochside Press

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A group of women from the Roma community around a table at a workshop in Govanhill

How the Roma community in Govanhill built a peer approach to removing barriers

A recent  independent review of health and health inequalities in Scotland made for sobering reading. ...

By Benjamin Kritikos, Greater Govanhill

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Edinburgh Council accepts East London street petition

A petition signed by over 160 East London Street and other residents was presented to ...

By Alan MacIntosh, Broughton Spurtle

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Multi-million pound vision for People’s Palace and Winter Gardens at Glasgow Green

A £ 36 million plan is being drawn up to ‘restore and reimagine’ the People’s ...

By ReGlasgow

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BID for safer junctions legacy launched by tragic cyclist’s workmates

Urban design colleagues of a young woman who was killed in a cycling crash have ...

By ReGlasgow

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Clydesider as we explore the old Coffin Road that winds up and over the hill between Balloch and Helensburgh

Watch: Take a minute – The Old Coffin Road

Long ago, when someone passed away in the Vale of Leven, their relatives and friends ...

By The Clydesider

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Illustration depicting people accessing healthcare digitally

Forging connections through digital inclusion

”It’s freedom to know that I’m not going to run out of data, and I ...

By Bonnie Thomson, Greater Govanhill

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Shetland’s swimming pools and leisure centres reduced

Staff numbers have also reduced across all departments, according to Shetland Recreational Trust (SRT) acting ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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Two elderly people seated in a bench in front of the sea

Rising numbers of pensioners living in poverty

The rise in the cost of living is negatively impacting people’s lives, and older people ...

By Fiona Grahame, The Orkney News

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Saving hedgehogs, one of the UK’s most recognisable animals

Hedgehogs are one of the most recognisable animals in the UK. While they used to ...

By Lisa McLeish (Wildlife Ranger with Go Wild Scotland), Newstead News

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Samira and Thaveshni from Kairos Kitchen doing some cooking

Kairos Kitchen: a healing space for migrant women in Paisley

How a cookery group helps Black, Asian, minority ethnic and migrant women to build friendships, ...

By Laura Ndanuko, Migrant Women Press

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