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eye-catching outfits created by Chris for this year's Argyll & Bute Volunteer of the Year Awards and worn by Oxfam volunteers Paul Barnard and Jade-Heather Griffiths.

4 Sep 2026

Dunoon locals challenged to create fashion from recycled materials
Mohammed sitting atop the rubble of his house with his three children.

3 Sep 2026

A year on, is Scotland still using public money to fund arms companies?
Image of two rigs, one in ghost format saying Tell Your MP - No More North Sea Drilling

2 Sep 2026

UN warning piles pressure on the Scottish Government to rule out support for new oil and gas fields
Scottish Parliament building with blue sky

1 Sep 2026

Tumbleweeds on wealth taxes in Programme for Government
Amy modelling second hand clothes and holding Second Hand September poster in between rails in Oxfam's warehouse

1 Sep 2026

Scottish wardrobes wasting enough water to supply 90,000 people for life
Donated clothing on display in shop interior

30 Aug 2026

The hidden cost of the clothes we never wear
Image of private jet in blue sky on one half and wildfire in another

20 Aug 2026

Private jet tax in Scotland could raise up to nearly £400 million more if delivered quickly and set high
Colourful promotional poster for an Oxfam charity bingo event. Large multicoloured text reads “Oxfam Bingo Night!” with decorative bingo balls showing numbers 11, 23, 36, 7 and 45. Event details state: “Saturday 5th September at Port Bannatyne Golf Club.

11 Aug 2026

Oxfam Rothesay hopes for a full house at Bute bingo fundraiser
Image of two rigs, one in ghost format saying Tell Your MP - No More North Sea Drilling

10 Aug 2026

Rosebank and Jackdaw emissions could cause enough heat deaths to wipe out equivalent of Inverness

4 Aug 2026

If we want a fairer Scotland, we have to pay for it
Oil rig on the horizon in the sea. Foreground is rocks and a bird perched on one.

28 Jul 2026

Big Oil profits surge as Scots count the cost of changing climate and high energy bills
Blue and cloudy sky with sun peaking through

26 Jul 2026

Scotland’s weather is changing. Will our politics?