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1 week ago | 
scottishbeacon.com | Phyllis Stephen |Devon McCole
The Power Shift is a major new collaborative journalism project from the Scottish Beacon which will be investigating how Scotland’s green energy transition is reshaping land, communities, and power dynamics across the country. The subject of the green transition has been politicised, and even weaponised. Too often this means that coverage of this topic has been portrayed as black and white. We want to stay in the realms of the grey, explore complexity and cover nuance.
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3 weeks ago | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole |Greater Govanhill |Luke Jackson
On 16 April, the UK Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling that the legal definitions of a ‘man’ and ‘woman’ under the Equality Act 2010 are based exclusively on biological sex assigned at birth, not gender identity. And, despite First Minister John Swinney’s statement that the ruling provides clarity on sex and gender, many Scots disagree and many more are unsure of what this ruling will mean or the impact it will have on the trans community and beyond.
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2 months ago | 
scottishbeacon.com | Crail Matters |Ryan Nicolson |Devon McCole |Greater Govanhill
Scotland is not healthy. I went to see Scotland versus Greece on 23 March and it did my voice no good, and certainly my optimism was destroyed at the end of the match. We have a ritual that sees us in a pub in Shawlands and then we walk to Hampden. I mention this as I see that the debate has started again on whether alcohol should be available in football stadia in Scotland.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Phyllis Stephen |Devon McCole |Greater Govanhill
The party says it does not want Scotland to welcome President Trump if he visits this year, as he has promised to do. The co-leader of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, said that Donald Trump tried to block the democratic process in the US four years ago. Mr Harvie said: “Four years ago Donald Trump was inciting rioters to storm the Capitol and block the democratic process.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole |Greater Govanhill
A research project by Roma rights group Romano Lav and Poverty Alliance, Scotland’s anti-poverty network, shows that the right to decent housing is not being met for members of the Roma community.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole
By The Orkney NewsHighlands and Islands Labour MSP, Rhoda Grant, says she is “astonished” at the complete lack of accountability from the Scottish Government over VisitScotland’s closure of its 25 iCentres throughout Scotland. This comes as Mrs Grant’s latest plea to the Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead, to step in and stop the closures while concerns of Unions and VisitScotland staff are fully addressed, has been rejected out of hand.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole
By The Orkney NewsAt a meeting on Friday 7 December, representatives of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) said that Scotland’s councils face significant pressures on the services they provide. The UK Labour government’s rise in National Insurance will also have a considerable impact on both the council as an employer and on other organisations which provide services locally.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole
By Forres LocalA popular cafe near Forres in Moray will open its doors on Christmas Day for a second year. K’s Coffee Shop on Falconer Avenue at Knockomie will be serving soup, sandwiches, cakes, sponges and drinks to bring festive cheer to all on 25 December from 11am till 3pm. Owners Stephanie Wallace and Sue Farish, who are sisters-in-law, have decided to repeat their kind gesture after a successful festive opening last year.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole |Greater Govanhill
By Devon McCole, Greater Govanhill | Photos by Angus BrodnaxScotland’s iconic tenements, with their high ceilings and their reddish, sandy stonework, are often celebrated as a distinctive feature of urban living in Glasgow. But behind their charm lies a significant challenge: retrofitting these historic buildings for a sustainable future.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
scottishbeacon.com | Devon McCole
From Inverclyde Now | Photo by Lesley MartinLee-Anne Woods, a clinical nurse specialist with care-experienced children and young people at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, was selected earlier this year to take part in a nine-month development programme run by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS). After completing the programme successfully, Lee-Anne was awarded the Queen’s Nurse title.
