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Map of post offices in Rosneath Peninsula.

Postal services unfit for purpose on the Rosneath Peninsula

Use the post office on the far side of the Clyde, residents told. People on ...

By The Lochside Press

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The Skylark team participants with their finished boat.

Skylark IX Recovery Project: healing through boat building skills

Recovery takes many shapes and sizes, but something magic seems to happen when it brings ...

By Jenny Watson, Clydesider

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Swiss climate campaigners and their six children on he boat holding their charity Top to Top banner

“Great things can be achieved in harmony with nature” – Swiss climate campaigners visit Shetland Islands

Following a short stopover, a family of climate campaigners has set sail from Lerwick at ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Calmac Hebridean Isles Ferry

Ferry sick: Network-wide disruption on ferry services in Hebridean Isles

Recently, we reported that were the MV Hebridean Isles to complete repairs while the MV ...

By Ileach

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Adam Hannet at the stage addressing the public.

Green gassy Islay: Could hydrogen be the solution to the distilleries’ energy consumption?

The trail towards net-zero carbon emissions offers several possibilities. Still, for Islay, as one of ...

By Brian Palmer, Ileach

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Refugee Welcome banner in front of a public building

Opinion: Not My Bill

The UK Government is passing legislation that paves the way for state-enforced harm, exploitation, and ...

By Sabrina Galella, Migrant Women Press

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Alysha Hayes, SNP Fife Councillor with pupils.

Crail Junior Community Council

In Crail, the Junior Community Council met with Councillor Hayes in the first JCC meeting ...

By Jenni Britain, Crail Matters

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A conversation with Roza Salih, the first refugee councillor in Scotland.

Last year, during the previous Scottish local elections results in May, the news spotlight was ...

By Juliana da Penha, Migrant Women Press

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Young women struggling to access the healthcare they need

The Status of Young Women in Scotland Report 2022-2023 provides much-needed research on issues affecting ...

By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill

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Illustration of women with lots of thoughts

How Community Outreach is Working to Improve Uptake of Cervical Screenings

Cervical screenings in Govanhill are low among certain groups of women; we explored why this ...

By Rhiannon J Davies, Greater Govanhill

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A group of primary school children preparing to plant trees

Adopt a tree day: Pupils from a local primary school in Edinburgh learn the benefits of planting trees

Is it a plum, or is it an apple tree? We’re not too sure yet, ...

By Shona Harrower, C&B News

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From left to right: event chair Hans Marter, of Shetland News, Uplift's Tessa Khan, ORION's Gunther Newcombe, Daniel Gear, SIC's Claire Ferguson. Photo: Shetland News

Plenty to talk about at the net zero discussion event in Shetland

New oil and gas developments, hydrogen production, peatland restoration, and wind farms – these were ...

By Chris Cope, Shetland News

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