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Provost ‘horrified’ by Argyll and Bute Council’s poor road maintenance
Long-awaited flood prevention works in Kilcreggan now look set to be finished two months late, ...
The struggle of migrant mothers: escaping abuse and confronting international abduction charges
Every year, thousands of immigrant mothers suffer violence from their partners, resulting in them running ...
Viking Energy bond well worth waiting for says Shetland council chief executive
THE LONG-awaited and overdue financial bond for the Viking Energy wind farm has finally been ...
‘Relentless, embarrassing & cruel’: Report highlights social isolation faced by young women in Highlands
It is 5:35pm on a warm spring evening in Inverness and, as a 16-year-old, I ...
Edinburgh Council denies services for children with additional support needs are being cut
The Edinburgh Reporter has been told that many applications for Enhanced Support Base (ESB) placements ...
FONDS: New multimedia exhibition tells the stories of Govanhill through its most treasured objects
FONDS, a new photography exhibition, podcast and film will open in our new exhibition space ...
Edinburgh becomes first local authority in Scotland to enforce pavement parking ban
Following new Holyrood legislation, Edinburgh has become the first local authority in Scotland to enforce ...
Hogwatch Dumbarton: providing lifesaving care for hedgehogs
Hedgehog numbers in the UK have dropped from an estimated 30 million in 1950 to ...
Bank closures in Islay create concerns in community of being left behind
The recently announced impending closure of the Shore Street, Bowmore branch of the Bank of ...
A historic Up Helly Aa in Lerwick as women join the jarl squad
After a long wait to become guizer jarl of Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa, local Richard ...
Fossil find off Cowie (re)confirmed as oldest air-breathing creature
Scientists have refuted a recent challenge to the age of the sedimentary rocks off Cowie ...
£9.6m Kilcreggan Harbour plan rejected by almost 75 percent
£9.6m plans for ‘Kilcreggan Harbour’ were rejected by nearly three-quarters of the people who took ...
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