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Stressed About Exams? Here’s what can actually help
By the time you read this, the spell of remarkably warm spring weather we have ...
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Migrant Women Press launches fellowship to support underrepresented journalists
To mark World Press Freedom Day this Saturday (3 May), Scottish Beacon publishing partner, Migrant ...
By The Scottish Beacon
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The Wild West in Morningside is one of Edinburgh’s most unusual attractions
Tucked away in one of Edinburgh’s suburbs is a time capsule transporting you back in ...
By Liam Eunson, Midlothian View
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Opinions on the alcohol ban in Scottish football stadiums and Scotland’s “alcohol emergency”
Scotland is not healthy. I went to see Scotland versus Greece on 23 March and ...
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Questions over community benefit and turbines at first public event for Neshion Energy Park in Shetland
Ten turbines, each stretching 200m high, and a 25MW battery energy storage system are being ...
By Ryan Nicolson, Shetland News
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The Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy has died: Christina McKelvie 1968–2025
The First Minister, John Swinney has issued a statement. Mr Swinney said: “I am devastated ...
By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter
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Meet Shahid Choudhary, a Glasgow-based printshop owner and trailblazing mountaineer
Shahid Choudhary, a printshop owner from Govanhill, Glasgow is the first Scottish Pakistani Muslim to ...
By Rebecca W Morris, Greater Govanhill
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Keep Scotland Beautiful’s annual spring clean starts on Friday
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful’s annual Spring Clean takes starts this Friday and runs until ...
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The Scottish Beacon seeks investigative journalist and podcast producer for green energy reporting project
The Scottish Beacon is excited to announce The Power Shift – a major new collaborative journalism ...
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Industrial action to hit Scottish Water
Workers at publicly owned Scottish Water will be taking industrial action in a dispute over pay. In ...
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On ‘plogging’: an opinion piece on litter and the socially conscious act of picking it up on your morning jog
I run – sadly not at the level of Jacob Kiplomo (who smashed the half ...
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Repowering: Communities at the heart of Scotland’s renewable future
Trying to keep up with the constantly evolving government policies aimed at mitigating climate change ...
By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill
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