Five ways to fix the high street
Dr Allison Orr and Dr James White from the University of Glasgow join The Ferret to talk about how we can regenerate our high streets.
Pretty vacant: Local authorities and tax havens own hundreds of empty properties
Local authorities own over 1,100 vacant properties in Scotland’s cities while real estate investors, tax haven firms and others are responsible for more than 500 high street vacancies.
Retail haven: Three in four city shopping centres have offshore links
Our research also found that about a third of shopping centres in Scotland’s cities have announced, or are considering, plans for significant redevelopment.
Two-thirds of high street property owned outside Scotland
Only a third of properties on Scotland’s busiest shopping streets are owned by companies registered in the country, The Ferret can reveal.
Sowing seeds: the energy advisers fighting to keep people warm this winter
As the energy crisis deepens, Glasgow's South Seeds energy advice service are trying to keep people connected to gas and electricity this winter.
A chance for change: how trauma awareness is challenging Scotland’s justice system
Trauma aware lawyers and campaigners are driving changes to the way courts deal with offending in Scotland, which they argue will make society safer for everyone.
Home Office accused of breaching privacy laws after cancelling international student’s visa
The Home Office used location data from an international student’s mobile phone to detain him for allegedly breaking his visa conditions, The Ferret can reveal.
Commission calls for urgent action on ‘Scotland’s crisis’ with drugs, alcohol and mental health
People with both mental health and drug and alcohol problems are being let down by the services meant to help them, according to a report by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.
Number of Scots facing benefit sanctions doubles over three years
The number of people who have had their benefits sanctioned in Scotland has doubled over the last three years.
