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Explosive discovery in wartime bombing archive
Details contained in the valuable archive were known only to a small circle of officials ...
£1 million fraud at Aberdeen City Council sends a warning across local government
All Scottish councils must learn from the weaknesses that allowed an Aberdeen City Council employee’s ...
How do we reconcile change? Viking wind farm and the consequences
When Shetland embarked on that protracted Viking wind farm journey more than two decades ago, ...
Greens renew demand over Trump ahead of his inauguration
The party says it does not want Scotland to welcome President Trump if he visits ...
New research finds Roma are being denied decent housing in Glasgow’s Govanhill
A research project by Roma rights group Romano Lav and Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, ...
VisitScotland to close 25 of its iCentres
There seems to be a complete lack of accountability from the Scottish Government over VisitScotland’s ...
Wrapped: 100 Days of the Green Transition
Recently, we reached the end of our 100 Days of the Green Transition project, which ...
Significant challenges ahead for local services in Orkney
COSLA, the organisation which represents Scotland’s local authorities, has welcomed the Draft Scottish Budget published on ...
Organic veg producers in Shetland say climate crisis still not taken seriously
FOOD producers Transition Turriefield say they are “tired of fighting to get enough” funding from ...
Kind-hearted cafe owners offer free fare on Christmas day
A Forres café is extending its community support this Christmas by offering free meals on ...
How can tenement owners retrofit their homes?
Unlike many European countries, Scotland lacks mandatory owners’ associations, leaving tenants and flat owners to ...
Inverkip nurse receives prestigious award
A nurse from Inverkip is among a group of 21 community nurses to have been ...
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