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  • Autism-friendly cities: making a world of difference

    At this time of year, high streets and shops across the country are bustling, decked out with lights and colourful decorations, and of course, the familiar Christmas tunes. For many, this is part and parcel of the exciting run up ....

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  • How to make people with learning disabilities feel more included in society

    This guest blog was written by Val Williams, Professor of Disability Studies at the University of Bristol. People with learning disabilities can often find themselves feeling excluded when it comes to making decisions about their lives. This can range from ....

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  • Writing and recovery: creative writing as a response to mental ill health

      “You don’t put yourself into what you write, you find yourself there.” Alan Bennett Mental illness, for so long regarded as secondary to physical health, is now being taken more seriously. Media stories about loneliness, anxiety and depression have ....

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  • ‘Agent of Change’ protects music venues from noise complaints, but won’t stop them from closing

    This guest blog was written by Marion Roberts, Professor of Urban Design, University of Westminster. A Conservative minister for housing, a grey-haired Labour MP, ageing icons of rock and creative young people have formed an unlikely alliance in support of ....

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  • Feel better with a book … why bibliotherapy may be just the medicine we’re looking for

    By Morwen Johnson It’s not just dedicated bookworms or librarians who get excited that Christmas means piles of book-shaped parcels under the Christmas tree (and time to read them too!). Books are the second most popular Christmas gift for adults ....

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  • Throwaway lines: poets celebrate the “hideous beauty” of landfill and the unsung heroes of waste management

    If you think poetry is a load of old rubbish, you might find some agreement in the unlikeliest quarters. Poets themselves have been finding inspiration from the items we discard, and from the people who make a living clearing up ....

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  • Drones in the city: should we ban drone hobbyists?

    By Steven McGinty Drones are becoming an increasingly observable feature of modern cities, from tech enthusiasts flying drones in local parks to engineers using them to monitor air pollution. And there have also been some high profile commercial trials such ....

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  • A moving story: how Idox’s new office in Glasgow became a piece of history

    In September, the Idox Information Service moved into our new home. Along with our colleagues in the wider Idox Group, we relocated from the Scottish Legal Life Assurance Building in Glasgow’s Bothwell Street to the Grosvenor Building in Gordon Street, ....

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  • Tourism – is it “killing neighbourhoods”?

    By Heather Cameron Today is World Tourism Day (WTD), the aim of which is “to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.”  (United Nations) Commencing on 27 September ....

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  • It’s a kind of magic: how green infrastructure is changing landscapes and lives

    The greatest change happening to the face of our planet is the rapid growth of urban areas. Every ten years, an area the size of Britain is colonised by urban development, and by 2050 two-thirds of the world’s population will ....

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