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Is Islay’s whisky boom about to hit a snag?

Is the golden goose on a break? The last few years have seen plans for ...

By Brian Palmer, The Illeach

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Edinburgh city agrees details of new visitor levy

The meeting was held online due to Storm Éowyn but all councillors had ample opportunity to ...

By Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter

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£1 million fraud at Aberdeen City Council sends a warning across local government

All Scottish councils must learn from the weaknesses that allowed an Aberdeen City Council employee’s ...

By Midlothian View

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Photo: Marianne Brown. Source: Shetland News

How do we reconcile change? Viking wind farm and the consequences

When Shetland embarked on that protracted Viking wind farm journey more than two decades ago, ...

By Hans Marter, Shetland News

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Photo: Local resident holds up Glasgow-Roma solidarity poster against backdrop of Govanhill tenements. Source: Photo by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

New research finds Roma are being denied decent housing in Glasgow’s Govanhill

A research project by Roma rights group Romano Lav and Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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VisitScotland to close 25 of its iCentres

There seems to be a complete lack of accountability from the Scottish Government over VisitScotland’s ...
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Penny Armstrong (left) and Alan Robertson (right)

Organic veg producers in Shetland say climate crisis still not taken seriously

FOOD producers Transition Turriefield say they are “tired of fighting to get enough” funding from ...
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Photo: Inside retrofitted tenement on Daisy St Source: Angus Brodnax

How can tenement owners retrofit their homes?

Unlike many European countries, Scotland lacks mandatory owners’ associations, leaving tenants and flat owners to ...
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Inverkip nurse receives prestigious award

A nurse from Inverkip is among a group of 21 community nurses to have been ...
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Rare Pine Marten in Balloch Castle Country Park by Jim Duncan

Rare pine marten spotted in Scottish national park is good news for the native red squirrel population

Pine martens, the most elusive mammal found in the UK, has been spotted in Balloch ...
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Photo: Govanhill solidarity signage. Credit: by Iain McLellan

Govanhill charities back calls for Scottish government to adopt more sustainable multi-year public funding models

Community organisations are doing impactful work to support the Govanhill neighbourhood in Glasgow, but short-term ...
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Photo: Police Scotland officers. Source: The Bellman

Seasonal safety tips from Police Scotland

Police Scotland have released their top tips and guidelines for staying safe during the winter ...
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