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Bays Geocrab on the Isle of Harris

Isle of Harris community given £1m to buy 11,000-hectare estate

Work has been ongoing at North Bridge for eight years.

North Bridge to fully reopen today after eight years of restrictions

Campaign launched to stop wind farm near NC500 'wrecking' landscape

Ten community groups representing much of rural Stirling Council area are coming together
in a new collective to help empower local campaigns to address shared issues and
ambitions.

The community groups uniting to reverse decline in rural services

The Summer of Sport aims to increase levels of youth participation

Grassroots sports fund seeks to 'harness excitement' of summer

Family behind standout Scottish motorway services offering £2,500 local grants

New £10,000 award created for Scotland's next rural hero

Members of community groups which will benefit from the Glasgow 2026 Festival Fund.

The 163 community groups to gain from £1.25m Commonwealth Games fund

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Gaick Estate, owned by Anders Holch Povlsen, forms part of the Danish billionaire’s growing landholding.

Scotland 'going backwards' on private land ownership, report warns

Police officers on the beat

Shoplifting in Scotland has increased 129% since 2021

An aerial view of St Andrews Old Course and town

Golf tees up £1.85m boost for community groups in St Andrews

Scotland can continue to set the renewables standard, says John Forster (Picture: John Devlin)

Consultation launches on expanding local say in large energy projects

Views over Loch Oich near Invergarry

Exclusive Bizarre application surge fuels concern over plans for dramatic glen

The problems caused by seagulls have been repeatedly highlighted in the Scottish Parliament

'Pitiful' £100,000 funding announced to tackle menacing seagulls

GlasGLOW 2025: 80s icons theme revealed as Halloween show returns

Invenergy and The 9CC Group - Pledge

Clean energy developer Invenergy pledges £14m for Scottish communities

Community group Friends of Monimail Kirk, in Fife, were unhappy with the sale process of their local church.

Church sale row intensifies with communities only given weeks to bid

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to the Coalburn 1 battery energy storage site in Lanark, South Lanarkshire

Exclusive John Swinney responds to letter calling for net-zero project freeze

Overhead line upgrade for Skye consented after

Ministers issue decision on island's controversial power line upgrade

A Government poll conducted last year found almost eight out of 10 people (78 per cent) support onshore wind, but less than half (43 per cent) would be happy for turbines to be built in their local area.

Is 'nimbyism' the new normal in rural Scotland in push for Net Zero?

The Riverwoods Blueprint Project, led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, has launched a £200,000 grant to kickstart a pipeline of new river woodland creation and restoration activities across Scotland.

The Scotland river woodlands to be created using new £200k funding pot

The forestry scheme has been proposed for 579 hectares of land near Ashkirk in the Scottish Borders.

Fresh plans for 500-hectare forest an 'inherent risk' to community

The Cruach Mhor windfarm on the Cowal Peninsula.

Community loses bid to take windfarm from energy giant - but fights on

A Victorian-era school building is expected to become a new home for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society by the start of 2026.

Inside the £7m project which will explore the history of the Fringe

Calls have been made to protect Scotland’s libraries as fresh figures show more than 40 have closed in the last decade.

Exclusive Rural areas take biggest hit in 'deeply concerning' library closures

Local councils, schools, and community groups are increasingly investing in repairs

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Inch Park Community Sports Club in Edinburgh is among groups helped by Sported

Charity hits £10 million giveaway mark to sustain legacy for Scotland’s youth

GlasGLOW will return to Glasgow's Botanic Gardens this autumn.

GlasGLOW 2024: Tickets on sale now for light show - where to buy them

A flexible approach to culture displayed at a recent Fringe
Days Out community event

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Aboyne Green Spaces Group helped plant bulbs in the village.

Community groups help plant 300,000 bulbs aross Aberdeenshire

PADs are designed to be used by non-medical personnel to save lives.

Aberdeenshire Council reviews policy on installation of public access defibrill...

Public access defibrillators (PADs) provide a vital resource across the region's communities

Aberdeenshire Council reviews policy on installation of public access defibrilla...

Ms Macdonald said the government’s timescale was completely unrealistic.

Growing coalition of voices opposes Highly Protected Marine Areas

Mark O’Donnell, chief executive at Age Scotland

Community groups are a lifeline for older people - Mark O’Donnell

The Ian Findlay Path Fund is launched at Cassiltoun Housing Association. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Aberdeenshire community groups invited to apply for £1.5m Ian Findlay Path Fund

William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland (1721 - 1765) leads the British army across the River Spey before the Battle of Culloden in Scotland, 16th April 1746.

Village on site of a Jacobite battle fights being 'overshadowed' by Culloden

Martin Whiteford is a Partner at Anderson Strathern

Communities are getting smart to take control of local energy generation - Marti...

Community groups involved in food banks, emergency food and community food growing should receive support in order to develop their work (Picture: Michael Gillen)

There can be no economic recovery without a green recovery – Duncan Thorp

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'Reimagined' Princes Street Gardens would host 15 major events a year under new ...

Hawick High Street.

Hawick lands £1.3m conservation area scheme payout

War Memorial in Newtongrange Welfare Park, photo by Tony Newjem

Anger at Midlothian war memorial flower beds axe
Midlothian Council’s decision to stop maintaining flower beds at war memorials across the county due to cutbacks has sparked anger.

Argyll and Bute Housing Fund criteria extended

The event will be held at the Station Hotel in Ellon

Community groups and charities urged to join event

The money has been raised through the Co-ops Local Community Fund

Co-op pays another big 'divi' to Clydesdale groups

The opening of the sensory garden at Bellshill Academy

Bellshill Academy opens sensory garden for the community to use

Pauline Hinchion, Scottish Communities Finance Ltd.

Pauline Hinchion: Community groups are making hay while the sun shines

Scotland's public spending watchdog has warned the superfast broadband target will be 'difficult' to deliver. Picture: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Scotland target for superfast broadband by 2021 '˜difficult'

Scots communities urged to bid for £500,000 anti-plastics fund

RBS plans to close 52 of its branches across Scotland. Picture: John Devlin

Lib Dems back call for shared '˜banking hubs' in rural areas

Housing minister Kevin Stewart. Picture: Contributed

Community groups now able to stake a claim in public assets

Smart gas meter

Smart Energy GB launches new fund for smart meter rollout

Work to redevelop Denny town centre takes place in November 2014. The town near Falkirk is one of several to have organised a charette for residents in recent years. Picture: Michael Gillen/JFL

Scottish towns look to residents to halt High Street decline

Scots charities urged to apply for share of cash pot

Marco Biagi MSP. Picture: Jane Barlow

Communities having an input can make the difference

Campbeltown in Kintyre, Argyll, was home to an anonymous and extremely wealthy benefactor. Picture: Dennis Hardley/Alamy

The secret millionaires of Campbeltown

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries