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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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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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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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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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