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Invest in, don’t reinvent, Scotland’s community wealth building movement

At the end of last year the Scottish Parliament took a historic step by agreeing ...

By Jill Keegan, Partnerships Manager, Scottish Community Alliance

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The art of ownership: how North Edinburgh Arts is building community wealth

Edinburgh is known as a global capital of culture. But three miles north of the ...

By Charlie Ellis Edited by Lucas Batt, Greater Community Media

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Reflections on a ‘Ceilidh Theatre’ experiment exploring the renewable energy question

This week saw the Spring Collective present ‘a collision of presentations’, song, poetry, provocations and ...

By Mike Small

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Community Wealth Building isn’t new – Scotland’s communities have been doing it for years

Across Scotland, people are quietly transforming their local economies. They’re running bus services, opening community ...

By Jill Keegan, Scottish Community Alliance

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The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them

On the windswept island of Tiree, a four-hour ferry ride from Oban, a solitary community-owned ...

By Rhiannon J Davies

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The Power Shift: Renewables, Communities and the Question of Who Really Benefits from Scotland’s Green Energy Revolution

Published in partnership with The Herald As the world leaders gather in Brazil, to discuss ...

By Mike Small, The Scottish Beacon 

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Kinlochbervie wind farm row raises questions over transparency – not turbines

Locals insist they’re not against renewables, but say their voices were silenced over how the ...

By Vox Vallium

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The ‘Hebridean wind rush’: A growth opportunity for global corporations but not community-owned energy? 

A Hebridean wind rush is gathering momentum. But as global corporations secure space on the ...

By Netty Sopata, Fios

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Wind turbines in Claonaig, Scotland, showcasing renewable energy amidst lush fields.

The Power Shift: voices from rural Scotland on the renewable energy rush

Scotland is in the grip of an energy revolution. Across the country, wind and solar ...

By Mike Small and Rhiannon J Davies

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Statkraft revives controversial wind farm plan near Dunoon, community benefit details revealed

Statkraft says it is to take forward plans for a hydrogen project at Scatsta after ...

By Chris Cope, The Shetland News

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Fringe 2025: new crime thriller at Edinburgh Deaf Festival – also for hearing audiences

Audiences for BBC’s The Reunion and ITV’s thriller Code of Silence were intrigued by these ...

By Joanna Matthews, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Scotland must promise to tackle racism in the care system

Scotland must “do more to tackle racism and bias” in child protection, according to the ...

By Karin Goodwin for The Ferret / Migrant Women Press

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