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Grasping the opportunity of Scotland’s renewable revolution
The Power Shift is a new project connecting independent media outlets to share knowledge and ...
Holyrood event announces launch of Scottish Public Interest Journalism Institute
A parliamentary reception held at Holyrood this week spotlighted the ongoing efforts to protect and ...
Festival season in Argyll and Bute: Rhinns Lighthouse Festival and Book Festival this August
With festival season in full swing across the UK and Scotland, including popular music festivals ...
Retreat From the Sea: a last resort or a very real vision of the future?
Aberdeenshire Council took its first steps towards understanding how our communities should adapt to increasing ...
Call for new wind farms to be community-owned
All new wind farm developments should be community-owned, a Scottish Parliament committee heard this week. ...
Open letter to John Swinney calls for immediate moratorium on wind farm developments
Local campaign group Sustainable Shetland is one of the signatories of this open letter to ...
Is the current planning system for renewables sidelining communities?
“It seems [Scottish Ministers Alastair Allan and Gillian Martin] are completely detached from the reality ...
Sri Lankan cuisine finds a home on Glasgow’s food map
Often mistaken, people think of Sri Lankan food as either “Indian or Pakistani food, but ...
A Nigerian heart in a Scottish home: exploring what it means to belong
I grew up as a third culture kid – a term that describes children who spend ...
Refugee Week: The facts and myth-busting lies around refugees and asylum seekers
What is a refugee? Refugees are people who have fled their countries to escape conflict, ...
‘We need a stronger voice’: 52 Highland community councils unite to demand a say in Scotland’s energy future
Community councils from across the vast Highland Council area came together in Beauly on Saturday ...
Marine litter concern as tangled gannets found dead in Shetland
Ian Nicolson came across two gannets found fastened together when he was out on his ...
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