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A SCOTTISH charity has spoken of the grim reality and changing nature during its ongoing aid response to help Ukrainian refugees.

Join Lisa from the Features Team as she takes a look at features you'll find in the March 19, 2022 issue of "The People's Friend".

Photographer Andrew Crawley set out to capture "the Scottish Greta Thunbergs" on camera ahead of COP26.

We’re all aware of the environmental challenges we face as a society and that there is an impe...

BBC News By Magnus Bennett & Morgan Spence BBC Scotland News media captionReviving repair: "We want to see a radical change to throwaway culture" The shutters have only just opened for the day, but already a queue is forming in the street outside a small shop in Glasgows Govanhill. Most of the people standing in line are not there to buy or sell anything - theyve brought household and personal items along for repair. The scene brings to mind the hit BBC TV series The Repair Shop, which involve...

Repair kiosk and electronic waste service opens in Cranhill A NEW "Tech Drop" service has launched in Cranhill, offering a safe disposal for small electrical items.  Remade Network has launched the service in partnership with Cranhill Development Trust and Glasgow City Council, bringing the sustainable waste option to residents of the East End.  Sophie Unwin, director of Remade Network, said: “For too long, consumers have been blamed for not reusing and repairing enough when the facil...

The store opened on Thursday April 15 at 421 Victoria Road. Remade Network will offer affordable repairs to electronics such as mobile phones and laptops, as well as distributing computers to vulnerable groups across Glasgow. The opening of the brand new shop also coincided with their 1000th handout of a device, which was given to fellow Victoria Road business, Milk Cafe, to be handed onto refugee groups in the local area. Lauren Hooper, project lead at Remade Network, said: "Thanks to ...