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Children hold up placards calling for ceasefire in Palestine

Families hold a teddybear vigil calling for ceasefire in Palestine

Families gathered in George Square for a protest yesterday. Schools across Glasgow were closed due ...

The Living Room: Aberdeenshire’s first public living room launched

This week, The Community Collective launches their main project, ‘The Living Room’ located within what ...
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Northern Invasion Gamers Tournament Return to Orkney

On the weekend of the 4th and 5th of November, as the fireworks flew overhead, ...

Edinburgh community councils review

Phase 1 of Edinburgh Council’s review of 46 community councils’ governance arrangements and boundaries began ...

From football to art classes: How local survivor groups provide a safe haven

Glasgow is one of the highest ranking in terms of domestic abuse incident rates, with ...

Peat and circumstance: rethinking peat harvesting in the whisky industry

On the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 October, Beam Suntory and Ardtalla Estate made a joint ...

SaxaVord, the Shetland’s spaceport, critical to UK’s space race ambitions, minister says

Overlooking the Lamba Ness site from a very windy Norwick viewpoint on Friday morning, George ...

Vigils held in Orkney calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

“We unreservedly condemn the Hamas act of terrorism that led to the Israeli blitz on ...

Aberdeenshire writing group unleashes Halloween-themed ‘Mearns Voices’ podcast

The latest “Mearns Voices” podcast from local writing group “Mearns Writers” is now available online, just ...

Shetland: ‘We must build better’ architect says as he moves into new Passive House

To prove the point, Allen Duncan has just moved into his newly built ‘Passivhaus Plus’ ...

Shetland: Community projects come to life with a little help from charitable trust

That is the title of a £1.5 million fund run by Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT), ...

Orkney: Taking a Walk on the Dark Side

The nights are drawing in, and the darkness descends earlier every evening—a great pleasure to ...

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