New York library book…returned to Lerwick?
"It is clear that Peppa missed the UK and found her way back home for a visit" -NY
It’s a slow, frosty weekday but we’ve got some local news to get you moving this week.
Including:
Seasonal safety tips from Police Scotland
Local charities add their voices to the call for sustainable public funding models
Art competition focussing on ‘Arrochar litter sink’
Sustainable gardening projects for young people
Stagecoach drivers across the Highlands and Islands have secured a pay deal
Sarwar says he would “reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment
Island councils are exploring a visitor levy to fund local services
and…
A New York library book…returned to Lerwick?
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Seasonal safety tips from Police Scotland
Police Scotland have released their top tips and guidelines for staying safe during the winter months…
Calls for Scottish government to adopt more sustainable multi-year public funding models
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100 days of the green transition
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Art competition focusses on Arrochar litter sink
An art competition focussing on the ‘Arrochar litter sink’ has been launched for schoolchildren in three Scottish schools…
A Focus on Food: sustainable gardening projects for young people in the Glenkens
The Glenkens has traditionally been a farming area, so a focus on and understanding of food production is a familiar field…
Want to know about the other projects we have launched alongside our publishing partners? Visit ‘Our Projects’ page and see what we’ve been working on.
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The Edinburgh Minute: A huge congratulations to the pioneering Edinburgh Minute for passing its 500th daily edition.
The Clydesider: 4,000 of The Clydesider’s Cost of Living info cards were given out to local community groups at Marie McNair MSP's Cost of Living event on Friday.
Bylines Scotland: Bylines Network surpassed 35k subscribers on BlueSky after they joined the ‘mass exodus’ of social media platform X, alongside The Guardian & others.
Greater Govanhill: Hosting an Open Newsroom event on 29 November alongside The Ferret, discussing issues surrounding polarisation. FREE but booking required HERE.
The Orkney News: 200 Stagecoach drivers across the Highlands and Islands have secured a pay deal, averting strike action.
The Edinburgh Reporter: Sarwar says he would “reinstate the Winter Fuel Payment”
Shetland News: Island councils are exploring a visitor levy to fund local services under the 2024 Visitor Levy Act, Shetland News reveals.
Want to know more about the Visitor Levy? We ran a project with our publishing partners from across Scotland exploring it, check it out HERE.
and as a bonus…
Shetland News: New York library book…returned to Lerwick?
A spokesperson for the New York Public Library said: “It is clear that Peppa missed the UK and found her way back home for a visit – Scotland being a wonderful train ride away from England while New York is quite further. We hope she and the person who checked the book out enjoyed their travels.”
Catherine Jeromson, team leader for reader services at the Shetland Library, responded: “We’re unsure of who deposited the book into our outdoor book returns bin, but there is one thing for certain – after the lengthy distance she has travelled, it must be Bedtime for Peppa!”
