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PINF launches local news crisis campaign as part Indie News Week 2025
For Indie News Week 2025, The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) created a campaign action ...
U-turn by Scottish Government halts Flamingo Land plan
The Scottish Government has performed a dramatic U-turn and pressed the pause button on Flamingo ...
Date set for the re-opening of iconic Edinburgh art house cinema
A date has been set for the re-opening of Edinburgh’s Filmhouse after years of closure ...
Study finds community energy generates 100x more wealth than corporate counterparts
New research shows a ‘staggering imbalance’ in who benefits from Scotland’s renewable energy boom. A ...
Introducing: The Power Shift – a collaborative investigation into impact of Scotland’s green energy boom
The Power Shift is a major new collaborative journalism project from the Scottish Beacon which ...
Age Scotland launches Act Now, Age Better campaign
Lifestyle medicine doctor, personal trainer and health coach, Dr Hussian Al-Zubaidi, said: “We can all ...
Rent caps are gone: how can tenants fight back?
“Where I live now is my home, but the ‘market rent’ for our flat is ...
Giving Shaetlan – Shetland’s native tongue – the respect it deserves
New book highly praised by linguists from around the world establishes Shaetlan as a language ...
Foodbank manager ‘very concerned’ by number of people requiring support
Nearly 1,100 food parcels have been distributed in Shetland over the last year, Shetland Foodbank ...
Govanhill community reacts to UK Supreme Court decision on gender
Supreme Court Ruling and initial reactions On 16 April, the UK Supreme Court delivered a ...
Parents of teenagers reminded to extend Child Benefit claim online
Parents of 16–19-year-olds will receive reminders from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to extend their ...
‘Whatever your concern about your child, we are here to help’
As mental health awareness week (12-18 May 2025) begins Scotland’s children’s charity, Children First, is ...
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