By Kiana Greenan Lockdown has had an impact on everyone in society. No one more so than children. Children’s charity support worker from Irvine, Chelsey Crosbie says that the impact lockdown has had […]
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Covid-19 and Doping: Challenges, Checks and Cheating
By Sandrine Wyrich (@SunnyWyrich_) The Covid-19 pandemic has paralysed various areas of sport, including the battle against doping. Alongside challenges around conducting tests, the emerging availability of coronavirus vaccines raises questions over […]
Health-care Staff with Underlying Conditions.
By Regan Kelly. “Some people just have a cough or have to self isolate, for me; I may end up in hospital on a ventilator because my body cant fight off this […]
The Crisis that Covid has Caused the World of Comedy
By Colin Falconer (@cs_rose1) “It took 6 months to get a penny.” This is the unfortunate truth of the way in which live comedy venues were treated in the wake of the […]
SNP MP: ‘No pro format’ to have Indy Ref 2
By Kevin Craigens THERE is no predetermined format to when a new indy ref can take place says Angela Crawley, SNP MP for Lanark and Hamilton East. In an exclusive interview with […]
Glasgow soup kitchen has “busiest night ever” as they serve over 130 people
By Meg Montague It is a Friday evening in Glasgow and the temperature has dropped below freezing. But despite the cold, a team of dedicated volunteers from Homeless Project Scotland continue to […]
Scotland’s Biggest Burns Event Goes Live Online
By Kiana Greenan The Big Burns Supper is Scotland’s biggest Burns Night event. The festival would usually be held over 11 days and would see thousands flock into Dumfries town centre. This year however will be slightly different. The […]
Mixed Record at Half Time for Ayr United
By Sandrine Wyrich (@SunnyWyrich_) This week marks the halfway point of Ayr United’s 2020/21 Championship campaign. Going into the season, ambitions were firmly set on pushing for the play-offs, as the Honest […]
UWS #FutureJobs 2021 Journalism Workshop
The FutureJobs event was delivered via Microsoft Teams for the first time with expert speakers including Fraser Clarke, Nicole Cassels, Brandon Cook and Tom McConigley. Each shared their journey through media, the […]
QoS forward Connor Shields looks forward to a Jack Ross reunion in the Scottish Cup.
By Ben Kearney @BenKearney0 (Header Image Credit: Ian Cairns) Connor Shields admits his road to regular full-time football has not been straightforward – but the Queen of the South forward is only […]


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