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Mental Health Foundation / Donna Davies Caption Woman sitting on hill looking out into nature, lake and dam

‘Scotland’s Mental Health is in a Bad Place’

Shona Robison, Scotland’s Finance Secretary, announced ‘savings of £18.8million ‘ in the Distress Brief Interventions ...

By The Orkney News

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No M77 treehouse in Pollok Free State

The lasting legacy of the Pollok Free State

A couple of miles from Govanhill, in a small room in the attic of a ...

By Katherine Mackinnon, Greater Govanhill

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Port operator hires new head of marine for Scotland

Alex McIntosh has been appointed to the senior position at Peel Ports Clydeport and becomes ...

By Inverclyde Now

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The MV Isle of Islay and the MV Loch Indaal side by side at Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard

The Cemre Shipyard: Why are the ferries being built in Turkey and not Scotland?

On publication of each issue of the Ileach, we place an A3 copy of the ...

By The Ileach

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Some of Scotland's community spaces

The Scottish Beacon collaborative: What’s happening to Scotland’s community spaces?

“The guy who started it all off had seen the state of the Millburn Church ...

By By Devon McCole, The Scottish Beacon.

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No News Is Bad News: Help Indie News Thrive

No news is good news…  Or is it? Without news, how would you know about ...

By The Scottish Beacon

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‘No News is Bad News’ Scottish Beacon event to explore future of local news

Journalism today is at a crossroads. Old models based on commercial advertising are no longer ...

By The Scottish Beacon

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Jen Stout. Photo: Polygon

‘Warmth and determination’: Jen’s masterful reports from inside Ukraine now available as a book

When a young local journalist fulfilled her lifelong dream of living and working in Russia, ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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The Visitor Levy: How it works in other cities

The Scots love a holiday, with around 70 percent of Scotland’s population going on at ...

By Anna MacQueen, Scottish Beacon

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Orkney

Inclusions and exclusions as Visitor Levy Bill passes stage 2

Which visitors to Orkney should be paying a locally administered tax for staying here and ...

By The Orkney News

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Wales inspired by Scottish free bus pass scheme – but how successful has it been?

Waiting in Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station a crowd of fellow young people are next to ...

By Anna MacQueen, Scottish Beacon

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The Bay of Skaill Orkney, Photo by OrkneyNewsLtd

Climate Change in Orkney: Power of – and from – the Sea

The islands of Orkney are home to some of the finest archaeological sites in the ...

By Fiona Grahame, Orkney News

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