"The increasing number of bathing waters polluted by faecal bacteria is bad news for swimmers, pet owners and everyone else who loves our coasts and waterways" — Alex Cole Hamilton, Scottish Liberal Democrats https://theferret.scot/high-levels-of-faeces-wild-swimming-spots/

🔴 NEW: Nearly sixty per cent of Scotland’s most popular spots for wild swimming were polluted with high levels of faeces at least once this summer. Read the full story: https://theferret.scot/high-levels-of-faeces-wild-swimming-spots/

NEW: A Rangers fan who displayed a Nazi flag at Ibrox stadium, and who has been convicted for violence and disorder, is a drummer with a Glasgow flute band. https://theferret.scot/rangers-fan-who-displayed-nazi-flag-at-ibrox-is-drummer-with-a-flute-band/

Rangers fan who displayed Nazi flag at Ibrox is drummer with a flute band

A Rangers fan who displayed a Nazi flag at Ibrox stadium, and who has been convicted for violence and disorder, is a drummer with a Glasgow flute band

"Everybody has a story — what's yours?" Alongside Greater Govanhill, we reflect on how holding open editorial meetings in our Community Newsroom helped rebuild trust https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/our-community-newsroom-how-holding-open-editorial-meetings-helps-rebuild-trust

Our Community Newsroom: How holding open editorial meetings helps rebuild trust

The Ferret and Greater Govanhill’s Community Newsroom showed how community perspectives can shape meaningful storytelling. This article is part of the People-Powered Storytelling collaborative series.“Everybody has a story,” starts the tagline above the shop front window of our tiny community newsroom in Glasgow’s Govanhill. “What’s yours?”This invitation to the local community to collectively share in the story gathering process is at the heart of the mission of The Community Newsroom, a partne

This week is the launch of People-Powered Storytelling, a new series highlighting community-centred media with contributions from us and 9 other media orgs across the UK. Read more here: https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/people-powered-storytelling

Some residents of the island have been left with filthy brown water. They also claim island assets such as a Thomas Telford-designed church have been neglected and communications with the ownership company have broken down https://theferret.scot/row-erupts-island-of-ulva-after-community-buy-out/

Row erupts on island of Ulva after community buyout https://theferret.scot/row-erupts-island-of-ulva-after-community-buy-out/

"At times it feels a little bit like we still are just tenants of another landowner" https://theferret.scot/row-erupts-island-of-ulva-after-community-buy-out/

🔴 NEW: A row has erupted between tenants and management over living conditions on the island of Ulva following the biggest community land buyout of recent years. Find out more: https://theferret.scot/row-erupts-island-of-ulva-after-community-buy-out/

Allegations of illegal scallop dredging in Orkney under investigation https://theferret.scot/allegations-illegal-scallop-dredging-orkney-investigation/

Allegations of illegal scallop dredging in Orkney under investigation

Allegations of illegal scallop dredging in Orkney are under investigation by the Scottish Government, The Ferret can reveal.