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Lorna Slater sees £1.5m plan for Tarbet on Loch Lomond

A masterplan has been developed for the popular picnic site beside Loch Lomond to alleviate ...

Report on children’s audiology services is a “first step in the process of change”

An Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland has made 55 recommendations for improving governance, structure, education, ...

Shetland: Twenty million pounds boost to unlock construction of 300 affordable homes in Lerwick

Social landlord Hjaltland Housing Association announced on Tuesday that local firm Garriock Bros Ltd will ...

£418,000 project to revamp homes for Ukrainian refugees in Helensburgh

Empty homes in Helensburgh are being brought back into use for Ukrainian refugees. The 24 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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. ...

Edinburgh Council accepts East London street petition

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

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 ...

Making big tech pay for the UK news they use 

The news can be a profitable business, but profits have been lining the wrong pockets. ...

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 ...
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 ...

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