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Chief Constable Jo Farrell – issued apology over error of judgement and now subject of a grievance lodged by one of her own executive management team

Chief Constable under pressure as senior Police Scotland colleague lodges grievance

Police Scotland is in turmoil after it emerged a grievance has been lodged against recently ...

By Stephen Rafferty, The Edinburgh Reporter

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Rhiannon Davies collects award for Scottish Beacon

The Scottish Beacon Wins Prestigious National Award

The Scottish Beacon won a prestigious award at The British Journalism Awards, hosted by the ...

By The Scottish Beacon reporters

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Council Convener Rejects Palestine Ceasefire Motion

IS DISCUSSING a motion that calls for a permanent ceasefire in the war between Hamas ...

By Hans J Marter

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Food bank use in West Dunbartonshire | Photo by Caroline Finn

Scotland communities rally to support increasing number of people requiring food assistance

The Trussell Trust charity recently revealed that they had distributed 128,490 emergency food parcels in ...

By The Scottish Beacon Reporters

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How Smart Works is Helping Unemployed Women Dress for Success

Smart Works help women secure a job, through their clothing service, interview practices, CV workshops. ...

By Melanie Goldberg, Greater Govanhill

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Midlothian Climate Action hub receives funding

Members of the Midlothian Climate Action Network are thrilled that the Scottish Government confirmed that ...

By Luke Jackson, Midlothian View Reporter

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From football to art classes: How local survivor groups provide a safe haven

Glasgow is one of the highest ranking in terms of domestic abuse incident rates, with ...

By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill

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Peat and circumstance: rethinking peat harvesting in the whisky industry

On the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 October, Beam Suntory and Ardtalla Estate made a joint ...

By Brian Palmer, The Ileach

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SaxaVord, the Shetland’s spaceport, critical to UK’s space race ambitions, minister says

Overlooking the Lamba Ness site from a very windy Norwick viewpoint on Friday morning, George ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Shetland: ‘We must build better’ architect says as he moves into new Passive House

To prove the point, Allen Duncan has just moved into his newly built ‘Passivhaus Plus’ ...

By Hans J Marter, Shetland News

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Behind the Lens: an interview with Simon Murphy

Having travelled the world for his work, photographer and lecturer Simon Murphy has always felt ...

By Melanie Goldberg, Greater Govanhill

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Building Community on Four Wheels

“The best feeling in the world is landing a trick.” Lynsay is a skater from ...

By Samar Jamal, Greater Govanhill

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