4 h. ago Charity set to install 100th bench offering support to help prevent suicide

Legend on the Bench was set up by ex-professional footballer Micky Hazard and his sister Michelle following the death of her son.

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6 d. ago Charity set to open up in one of Linlithgow’s most prominent and empty shops

Councillors will be asked to agree a ten year lease that will see the former M&Co store in the controversial Vennel building brought back into use.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform

In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoricSelina Hales has a thing about pineapples. She is talking in a quiet office, set aside from the bustle of Refuweegee, the charity she founded 10 years ago, and the walls are festooned with tissue paper cutouts of the fruit, which is an international symbol of hospitality.Refuweegee – its name a combination of the words “refugee” and “Weegee”, local slang for Glaswegian – has expanded exponentially over the decade into an operation that supports hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees in the city every day. Back then, she had a simple idea about making welcome packs, each one including a handwritten letter from a Glasgow resident. “One of our very favourite early letters said: “Welcome to Glasgow. I like pineapples. What do you like?” Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago ‘I wouldn’t take a nickel of charity’: Mickey Rourke denounces fundraiser set up in his name

Denying any prior knowledge of the appeal, the actor said he would ‘rather stick a gun up my ass and pull the trigger’ than accept the moneyActor Mickey Rourke has denounced an online fundraiser that was set up in his name, and designed to pay off $60,000 (£44,000, A$89,000) that he allegedly owes in rent on his Los Angeles home.Rourke posted a video on social media, in response to news stories that emerged on Monday that his management team had launched a fundraiser with his permission, having said Rourke was threatened with eviction. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Antiques Roadshow guest saves tea set with 'outrageous' value from charity shop

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked by the valuation of a family member's Chinese tea set

Culture

3 w. ago Jewish charity says police decision over Bob Vylan set ‘sends the wrong message’

Bobby Vylan led crowds in chants of ‘death, death to the IDF’ during a Glastonbury Festival performance.

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