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Scotland Gies Dug Safety Measures a Boost
Scotland is increasin its efforts tae help polis an dug wardens manage dangerous an uncontrolled dogs. E Scottish Government annoonced iss plan at e Responsible Dug Awnership Summit last September. E polis an dug wardens will get near £200,000 in fundin. Polis Scotland received £166,000 tae train its officers tae recognise banned breeds. Iss siller…
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Scotland Propones Rent Cap tae Ease Tenant Waes
E Scottish Government has lodged chynges tae the Hoosin (Scotland) Bill aat aims tae rein in risin rents. E new rules wid haud rent hikes in areas wi rent control tae the Consumer Price Index rate plus 1%, tho they canna rise mair than 6% in total. These limits wid coont for rent hikes baith…
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Biodegradable Sile Sensors Promise Greener, Smairter Fairmin
Engineers at e University o Glesga hae developed a grundbrakkin screen-printed sensor aat can be left tae brak doon in sile efter eese. E sensor is meant tae track sile traits sic as pH an temperature. It is made fae materials aat, fan they decay, serve as plant feed. E sensor is pairt o the…
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Unison Warns o Soarin Private Ambulance Costs Amid Scottish NHS Fundin Boost
Scottish halth buirds are spendin mair on private ambulance services as budgets tichten, accordin tae new figures released by UNISON. Data shaws aat spendin by five NHS buirds rase fae £0.52 million in 2020/21 tae £1.34 million in 2024/25 – an increase ower 150%. Fan figures fae three additional buirds wir added, e total spendin…
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“Spik Proper!”: E Langstaundin Classism Haudin Scots Spikkers Wheesht an e Howp o New Legislation
Scots spikkers ower Scotland face pressure ilka day tae haud on tae their native mither tung in favour o Standart English durin formal interactions—fither at doctor’s appyntments, bunk visits, job interviews, or local cooncil meetins. Iss enforced code-switchin is a legacy o langstaundin class bias an discrimination, fit his unjuistly labelled e Scots leid as…
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ETERNAL Project Targets Greener Pharmaceutical Manufacturin
A pan‐European collaboration cryed e ETERNAL project is set tae transform pharmaceutical manufacturin by reducin its environmental fitprint throu sustainable chemical an physical processes. E initiative, fit brings thegither saxteen pairtners fae industry, academia, an research institutes, emphasises fu life cycle approaches—fae drug design an manufactur tae product disposal—for tae minimise pollution, resoorce depletion, an…