Campaigners protest removal of women's aid funding

Ayr town centre is bidding to win up to £10,000 of national funding.Narture, the contemporary project looking to boost cultural links in the local community, hopes to land the match funding from Creative Scotland.A total of 20 creative projects across the country are vying for a share of the £75,000 funding pot.Money raised by each project will be matched on a first come, first serve basis for up to £10,000 per project.Narture bosses say they are looking for support to "enliven empty shops and

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A group of former Jeopardy! competitors issued a lengthy letter to executive producer Mike Richards denouncing the decision to feature Dr. Mehmet Oz as one of several guest hosts on the quiz show following star Alex Trebek‘s death.

Ronnee Sass, a popular longtime Hollywood publicist, has died. She was 72. Sass died Saturday after following a battle with leukemia..

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A council spokesman said: “It’s the thoughtless actions of a minority of drivers that not only spoils the local landscape and creates a danger to wildlife but also places the lives of the community assets teams, who carry out the litter picking, at risk. “Please be considerate when driving and take your litter home for the sake of your community, wildlife and the council streetscene workers.”Mark Jardine, founder of The People’s Project in Dumfries, has also hit out at litter louts.

courts will have the ability to remove domestic abusers from the home they share with a partner after MSPs voted unanimously to pass further protections for victims. The Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, allowed courts to implement domestic abuse protections orders (DAPO) which place restrictions on a person accused of domestic abuse.

direct to your inboxA newly-formed campaign group is fighting plans to sell off an ‘invaluable’ woodland in Littleborough for housing.Formerly home to Stubley Mill, the two-acre site between Mill Fold Gardens and the River Roch is to be auctioned off later this month.The auction prospectus promotes the land - known locally as Mill Fold Woods - as being suitable for a housing scheme of eight luxury homes.Alternatively, it says, the plot could accommodate 25 homes in a higher density scheme, were

Police have confirmed that an unexploded bomb discovered in a garden in a Scots town has been safely removed from the area.Several homes in the Victoria Avenue area of Milnathort, near Kinross, had to be evacuated after the alarm was raised on Friday afternoon (March 12) and emergency services raced to the scene. A large cordon was put in place while a specialist bomb squad was brought in to examine the device and safely remove it overnight.

direct to your inboxA battle is brewing over plans to transform an idyllic countryside spot into a new village with more than 2,000 homes.Tameside Council hopes a new community can be formed at Godley Green, between Hyde and Hattersley, over a 20-year period.

Is a Modern Family reboot on the way? Jesse Tyler Ferguson who essayed the role of Mitch Pritchett on the show recently spoke to Daily Pop and shared his thoughts. The actor spoke about that potential Modern Family spinoff that’s been rumoured to be happening.

The 43-year-old frequently posts gushing tributes about the youngster on social media, as well as plenty of candid photos from delightful mother-son moments.

row over “white saviours”, focused particularly on presenter Stacey Dooley. The charity has since said it will stop sending celebrities abroad or using images of starving people or ill children to portray Africa.

website, more than a third of all jobs in the town come from the tourism industry.But, as a result of COVID-19, that industry has obviously taken a hit. So, in hopes of boosting their numbers again, the townspeople have created a video Oscar campaign.Also Read: 'Eurovision Song Contest' Film Review: Will Ferrell as an Icelandic Wannabe Pop Star?It follows a man from Husavik named Oskar Oskarsson (because what else would he be named?).

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorWhen the Will Ferrell-Rachel McAdams comedy “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” hit Netflix last year, it garnered a lot of fans. Among those are the residents of Húsavík, the small fishing village in Iceland with 2,300 residents, where the film is set.