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independent.co.uk | Ryan McDougall
It is hoped the initiative will build friendships between the youngsters. Primary school pupils have begun a partnership with other youngsters in Ukraine as part of a programme that uses literature to build friendships transcending borders. Primary six pupils at Wishaw Academy Primary has taken on the UK Government-funded partnership, which draws on the pupils’ shared love of reading to foster cultural understanding and support emotional wellbeing.
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independent.co.uk | Ryan McDougall
Kris Baillie was first diagnosed with vision loss in 2015, and has received support from Seescape ever since. A partially-sighted man will travel the length of Britain to mark the 160th anniversary of a Fife-based sight loss charity. Kris Baillie has been supported by Seescape for 10 years, and to repay the favour he is travelling from Shetland to Penzance in Cornwall to raise funds that will go towards helping others experiencing vision loss.
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3 days ago | 
insider.co.uk | Ryan McDougall
John Swinney has paid tribute to the “profound impact” of Sir Tom Farmer after the Scottish businessman died at the age of 84. Sir Tom, who founded the garage chain Kwik Fit and was also a former director of MyTravel Group and Scottish Power, died at his Edinburgh home on Friday. He owned a majority stake in Hibernian Football Club for 28 years, selling his interest in 2019 to US businessman Ron Gordon. The First Minister hailed him as a “generous individual to so many causes in Scotland”.
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3 days ago | 
minutehack.com | Ryan McDougall
People John Swinney has paid tribute to the “profound impact” of Sir Tom Farmer after the Scottish businessman died at the age of 84.
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3 days ago | 
independent.ie | Ryan McDougall
Partially-sighted man to travel across UK to raise funds for Fife charityKris Baillie pictured outside Fife’s Seescape building (Seescape/PA)By Ryan McDougall, PA Scotland©Press AssociationToday at 01:01A partially-sighted man will travel the length of Britain to mark the 160th anniversary of a Fife-based sight loss charity.
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3 days ago | 
dailyrecord.co.uk | Ryan McDougall
Nine appliances were dispatched to the blaze in a woodland area near Fauldhouse at about midday on Saturday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said. Fire crews are still tackling a large wildfire that broke out in West Lothian on Saturday. Nine appliances were dispatched to the blaze in a woodland area near Fauldhouse at about midday on Saturday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said. Specialist appliances, including a helicopter, were sent to bring the fire under control.
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3 days ago | 
scotsman.com | Ryan McDougall
The motorcyclist was killed on a stretch of road near Logie, in Moray. A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash with a lorry. The 64-year-old man’s Honda CBI300 collided with a grey Renault HGV on the A940 Forres to Grantown road near Logie, Moray, around 6.30pm on Saturday. Emergency services attended, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver and female passenger of the HGV were not injured.
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3 days ago | 
scotsman.com | Ryan McDougall
There are still Scottish Fire and Rescue Services appliances on the scene at a large wildfire in West Lothian. Fire crews are still tackling a large wildfire that broke out in West Lothian on Saturday. Nine appliances were dispatched to a blaze that broke out in a woodland area near Fauldhouse about midday on Saturday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said. Specialist appliances, including a helicopter, were sent to bring the fire under control.
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independent.co.uk | Ryan McDougall
Sir Tom, who founded the garage chain Kwik Fit, died at his Edinburgh home on Friday. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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4 days ago | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Ryan McDougall |Neil Pooran
John Swinney has paid tribute to the “profound impact” of Sir Tom Farmer after the Scottish businessman died at the age of 84. Sir Tom, who founded the garage chain Kwik Fit and was also a former director of MyTravel Group and Scottish Power, died at his Edinburgh home on Friday. He owned a majority stake in Hibernian Football Club for 28 years, selling his interest in 2019 to US businessman Ron Gordon. The First Minister hailed him as a “generous individual to so many causes in Scotland”.
