From a salmon farm off Shetland's coast, to community-driven currency in Forres
Plus: Indie News Week returns, a cafe-turned-community space improves the lives of migrant women in Glasgow and fuel costs shock in Lothian
This week we’re sharing stories from our partners which include…
Plugging the renewables skills gap with low carbon engineer training in Scotland
Chance for young people to apply for modern apprenticeship with Ferry operator
Proposed offshore salmon farm in Shetland amid inshore fish farming concerns
Lothian announce bus fair increases and new services
Anti-Racism campaigners mobilise against ReformUK ahead of Glasgow Council by-elections
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ETA launchcourse to help plug renewables skills gap
The Energy Training Academy is stepping up its bid to close the renewables skills gap by offering Scotland’s first direct route to becoming a low carbon heating engineer…
Chance for young people to get on board with CalMac
Ferry operator CalMac, a recognised leader of seagoing apprenticeships, is on the lookout for its next intake of modern apprentices…
Norway firm exploring idea of salmon farm miles off Shetland’s east coast
A Norwegian company is exploring the idea of an “exposed” salmon farm near Shetland, further from shore than usual, amid concern from some about inshore fish farming…
More from our partners…
Forres Local: Community-driven currency, LETS, which allows people to trade goods and services by skill-swapping, has been relaunched Forres - where it once thrived
Broughton Spurtle: Fuel costs shock Shrubhill Walk residents and Leith Community Council, who seek an effective resolution to an alarming increase in heating costs.
The Glenkens Hub: Local YouTuber brings Glenkens walks to life online, combining a love for the outdoors and technology to bring local trails to a wider audience
The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh’s city bus company, Lothian, announce bus fare increases and new services
Greater Govanhill: Anti-Racism campaigners mobilise against Reform UK ahead of Glasgow City Council by-elections
Migrant Woman Press: How Milk, a cafe-turned-community space, has transformed the lives of migrant and refugee women in Glasgow
The Lochside Press: Last call for payphones in Cove and Kilcreggan? The last operational public telephones in Cove and Kilcreggan look set to be removed
The Orkney News: Should Orkney Have a Cruise Ship Levy ? – Share Your Views
Elsewhere in local news…
Indie News Week 2025!
The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) has announced that the second annual Indie News Week (INW) will be taking place around the UK from 9th – 15th June 2025. Under the banner of ‘No News is Bad News’, Indie News Week will comprise an online, print and in-person rollout with community events run by independent and independent local news all across the UK.
A new public policy agenda has a vision for “local news for the people”
The Media Power Collaborative compares local news to public goods like safe roads and public education. Will excluding newspaper chains and hedge fund owners make public funding for local news any easier to achieve? What would a local media system that prioritises working and middle classes over corporate profits and the interests of billionaires look like? A new public policy agenda released this week has some ideas.
Claim Google abused its monopoly position in online advertising could go to trial in 2026
A legal claim seeking £13.6bn in damages for UK publishers from Google for allegedly rigging the online advertising market is moving forward. The claim is funded by Fortress Legal Investment on behalf of three representative claimants: tech journalist Charles Arthur, consumer rights lawyer Kate Wellington and former Ofcom director Claudio Pollock. The three formed a Limited Liability Partnership called Adtech Collective Action.