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Edinburgh MP calls for safe passage for students from Gaza

Edinburgh West MP, Christine Jardine, has written to the Foreign Office calling for steps to ...
Image credit Kenny Armet

Understanding the impact of man-made structures on the marine environment

How manmade structures are affecting marine life is to be researched by an international team ...
Marc Jennings photo by Rebecca Need-Menear

The best stand up acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025

Marc Jennings: Bread and Circuses Monkey Barrel 4 at 7:50pm, from 28 July – 24 ...
Pupils drawing eco-friendly symbols by Artem Podrez

Concerns over oil firm’s involvement in teaching science to Shetland pupils

Companies making money from oil should not be allowed to teach children about the environment, ...
Cardboard boxes with peace and anti-war slogans in a protest setting by cottonbro studio

Sharing Scotland’s stories of anti-war activism and peace campaigning

A Professor of International Law is in Orkney exploring the role local people have made ...
Two kids playing with toys and colourful boxes indoors by Kindel Media

Big payment increase agreed for foster carers in Inverclyde to attract Scots to the role

The amount of money foster carers for Inverclyde Council receive is to increase in a ...

Grasping the opportunity of Scotland’s renewable revolution

The Power Shift is a new project connecting independent media outlets to share knowledge and ...
Holyrood by Jorge Franganillo

Holyrood event announces launch of Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute

A parliamentary reception held at Holyrood this week spotlighted the ongoing efforts to protect and ...
'After the Flood' photographed in Scotland © Copyright Richard West

Retreat From the Sea: a last resort or a very real vision of the future?

Aberdeenshire Council took its first steps towards understanding how our communities should adapt to increasing ...
Wind turbines generating renewable energy under grey skies by Sam Forson

Call for new wind farms to be community-owned

All new wind farm developments should be community-owned, a Scottish Parliament committee heard this week. ...
Hands signing with a blue pen, close-up view by Kindel Media

Open letter to John Swinney calls for immediate moratorium on wind farm developments

Local campaign group Sustainable Shetland is one of the signatories of this open letter to ...

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