Felicity Clifford

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Five-year-old Dundee girl opens community library after local branch relocates

4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

A five-year-old girl from Dundee has launched her very own community library after her nursery was no longer able to visit the local branch. Ruby Jamieson came up with the idea after learning her nursery trips to borrow books had stopped when the library moved location. She told STV News she felt “sad” when the visits ended.
Family call for cancer screening changes after death of brother

4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

A bereaved family from Fife say earlier detection of pancreatic cancer could have saved their loved ones’ life. Isla Gear’s brother Tam died just weeks after being diagnosed with the disease despite complaining of symptoms. Today they met with MSPs – fulfilling one of his final wishes – to help other families in the same situation.
Dundee Transport Museum secures over £1m in funding

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

Dundee Museum of Transport is set to receive more than a million pounds of Scottish Government funding. It’s one of a number of organisations, including Lochee Placemaking project and the former Arbroath Court House to receive a share of more than £20m to transform vacant buildings and land to help regenerate communities. Bosses at the museum say the funding means they are now “well on their way” to opening their new premises.
Number of families using foodbanks 'more than doubled in past decade'

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

The number of families using foodbanks in Scotland has more than doubled in the past decade, with one anti-poverty charity saying the figures should act as a ‘wake-up call’The Trussell Trust say in the last year 140,000 emergency food parcels were given to households with at least one child. The charity is urging both the UK and Scottish Governments to tackle severe levels of hunger. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
Role of the garden in every day life explored at new exhibition

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

The role gardens play in everyday life is being explored in a new exhibition at V&A Dundee. Garden Futures: Designing with Nature looks at how they’ve inspired art, design and society throughout history. It’ll open to the public on Saturday. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Follow STV News on WhatsAppScan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
From Errol to Ukraine: Charity celebrates 100 lorries of aid to conflict zone

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

A charity in Perthshire is celebrating sending its 100th lorry of humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine was set up weeks after Russia invaded in February 2022. Since then, they have sent 26 pallets of food, clothing, and medical supplies to the Ukrainian front. The lorry set off on its 1,700-mile journey to Ukraine last week and is set to arrive on Tuesday. Andri Kharlanova runs a charity that receives boxes of food, clothing, and medical supplies from the charity.
Women's Air Force veteran celebrates 104th birthday on VE Day

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Beth Franklin |Felicity Clifford

A Scottish Women’s Air Force veteran is celebrating her 104th birthday as the UK celebrates VE Day. On May 8, 1945, at 3pm, Winston Churchill announced World War Two in Europe had come to an end. VE Day was declared after Britain and its allies formally accepted Nazi Germany’s surrender after almost six years of war. For Maisie Milne, VE Day was a double celebration as she marked her 24th birthday.
Perthshire charity send 100th lorry of aid to Ukraine

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

A charity in Perthshire has sent its 100th lorry of aid for the war effort in Ukraine. Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine have been sending supplies to the country since the Russian invasion three years ago. The charity is the main distribution hub for all donations going from Scotland to the war-torn country.
Warning as research finds almost half of Scots suffer sunburn at least once a year

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Felicity Clifford

A skin cancer patient is urging people to wear sun cream and cover up as new figures show almost half of people in the UK have sunburn at least once a year. Research from charity Melanoma Focus also found 36% of people in the United Kingdom, and 32% of those in Scotland, rarely or never apply sunscreen between May and September. It comes as melanoma skin cancer rates continue to rise in the UK, with around 17,500 new cases each year.
Melanoma: Skin cancer diagnosis at 18 was terrifying - I've had five moles removed since

1 month ago | news.stv.tv | Beth Franklin |Felicity Clifford

A mum from Dundee, who had five cancerous moles removed, is urging people to apply sunscreen after new figures show almost half of Scots have sunburn at least once a year. Laura Russell, from Broughty Ferry, said she was “terrified” when doctors diagnosed with her first melanoma at the age of 18.