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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 ...
Illustration depicting people accessing healthcare digitally

Forging connections through digital inclusion

”It’s freedom to know that I’m not going to run out of data, and I ...

Shetland’s swimming pools and leisure centres reduced

Staff numbers have also reduced across all departments, according to Shetland Recreational Trust (SRT) acting ...
Two elderly people seated in a bench in front of the sea

Rising numbers of pensioners living in poverty

The rise in the cost of living is negatively impacting people’s lives, and older people ...

Saving hedgehogs, one of the UK’s most recognisable animals

Hedgehogs are one of the most recognisable animals in the UK. While they used to ...
Samira and Thaveshni from Kairos Kitchen doing some cooking

Kairos Kitchen: a healing space for migrant women in Paisley

How a cookery group helps Black, Asian, minority ethnic and migrant women to build friendships, ...

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