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The National
a day ago
- Business
- The National
Highland pub to be bought over by village community
The Glenuig Inn in Lochaber has become a popular spot for trad musicians and contains stonework dating back to a building burned down in 1746 by soldiers pursuing Bonne Prince Charlie. After months of fundraising, the Glenuig Community Inn Buyout has hit its optimum share offer target of £300,000 and secured the money needed to buy the iconic inn, thanks to a grant from the Scottish Land Fund. Almost 60% of shareholders are residents of Glenuig. READ MORE: Scottish community-owned island announces boycott of Israel The purchase of the pub reportedly means Glenuig will become Scotland's first fully community-run mainland village, with several other businesses such as the village shop already run by villagers. Alongside share offer response, the campaign has brought in £14,420 through Crowdfunder rewards and a further £4164 in direct donations. A confirmed grant from the Scottish Land Fund means that Glenuig now has the green light and the funds to complete the purchase. 'We're absolutely over the moon,' said Helen MacRae, chair of Glenuig Community Inn Benefit Society. 'To reach our share offer target, exceed our fundraising goals, and secure SLF support is just phenomenal. We can't thank everyone enough for their support.' READ MORE: World's tallest cinema in Glasgow could be 'closed down' Rona Yard, current owner of Glenuig Inn, added: 'The idea of a community buyout began in December 2023. No-one in the community wanted a repeat of what happened in the past, where the locals lost their local. "I was fully supportive of this, and after running the pub single-handedly last season, I had no wish or energy to run it this year. "I was therefore truly grateful that in November 2024 we started negotiations for the community to run the pub this season with an option to buy. I am so pleased that they have risen to the challenge of running the Inn and now are in the position to buy it. "I wish them luck and hope they continue with all the community events and focus on sustainability which myself and my family put in place.' The high point of the campaign came on June 28 when band Shooglenifty raised the roof at a sold-out fundraising gig at Glenuig Hall. The event, which also featured performances from Jim Hunter, Jim Michie, Arbor Green and Dolphin Boy, raised £7481.52, excluding bar takings – which are expected to add even more to the total. While the community now has sufficient funds to complete the purchase of the Inn, a further £25,000 is needed to reach the overall fundraising target of £700,000. These additional funds will ensure the community can comfortably cover initial operating costs for the first six months of ownership and meet the various fees associated with the buyout process. Anyone who would like to support the community further can contact shares@ for more details.
Newsweek
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Trump Photo With Epstein Appears Near US Embassy Ahead of Royal Visit
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Activists in London put up a photo of President Donald Trump and the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. embassy after it was announced that Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will make a state visit to Britain in September. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Thursday. The Context Buckingham Palace announced earlier this week that Trump will make a state visit to the U.K. from September 17 to September 19, making him the first U.S. president to make two state visits to its ally across the Atlantic. The announcement of the Trumps' upcoming state visit came as the White House is grappling with a firestorm of blowback from the president's base over its handling of the investigation into Epstein's death and whether the disgraced businessman had a "client list." Activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. Embassy in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. Embassy in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Thomas Krych/AP What To Know The anti-Trump Instagram account "Everyone Hates Elon" started a fundraiser to raise money to put up photos of Trump and Epstein together all over the U.K. as the president prepares to make an unprecedented second state visit to the country. The Instagram account, which has more than 80,000 followers, also posted a video to its page early Thursday that appeared to show someone putting up the photo of Trump and Epstein near the Nine Elms London Underground station. The station is about a nine-minute walk from the U.S. embassy in London. "It would be such a shame for Donald if this photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein appeared absolutely EVERYWHERE on his tour of the UK," the "Everyone Hates Elon" Instagram account said in a caption accompanying the video. "It would truly be such a huge shame if everyone donated to make that happen." Newsweek reached out to the account via direct message for comment on Thursday. As of Thursday evening, the post has nearly 230,000 likes and 54 comments. The account's fundraiser has raked in more than £6,100 ($8,193 USD) from 358 donations as of Thursday evening, out of an overall fundraising goal of £10,000 ($13,432 USD). According to the fundraiser's page on the website Crowdfunder, the organizers are accepting donations until September 10 at 1:45 p.m. The Everyone Hates Elon group will keep all the money it raises, the page says. Thursday's fundraiser capitalizes on the blowback Trump has gotten from his core supporters after the U.S. Department of Justice put out a memo last week confirming earlier findings that Epstein was not murdered and died by suicide in 2019 in his Manhattan jail cell. It also said the government was not in possession of a client list. Last week's memo threw a wrench into years of conspiracy theories spread by Trump's MAGA base—and amplified by some administration officials—alleging that Epstein was murdered and that his death was covered up by the government. The uproar from MAGA infuriated the president, who called his supporters "weaklings" who got "duped" by the Epstein "hoax," which he falsely claimed was started by Democrats. He later softened his tone and said he would be in favor of the DOJ releasing "credible" evidence related to Epstein but urged his base to move on from the controversy. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was also peppered with questions about the Trump administration's flip-flopping on the Epstein files, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying in February that the documents were "sitting on my desk" waiting to be reviewed and suggesting the FBI was in possession of "thousands" of hours of incriminating footage of Epstein, to saying last week that the DOJ would have no more to say on the matter. "Can you clarify which part of the Epstein 'hoax' is the 'hoax' part?" Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich asked Leavitt at Thursday's press briefing. "The fact that Democrats have now seized on this, as if they ever wanted transparency when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein," Leavitt said, adding that the party controlled the White House for four years and "didn't do a dang thing when it came to transparency in regards to Jeffrey Epstein and his heinous crimes." This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jota mural designs revealed
Liverpool artist Paul Curtis has revealed two designs, external fans can vote on as he prepares to begin work on a memorial for brothers Diogo Jota and Andre Silva next has used Crowdfunder to raise funds in order to create the mural but a significant excess will be going to good causes as he expects the club to set up a foundation in the names of the two brothers tragically killed in a car crash on 3 results of a vote on the two designs were incredibly close, with the '20 Design' - seen below on the left - gathering 50.2% of votes compared to 49.8% for the 'Portugal Design'.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog
Parliament's standards commissioner has launched an investigation into ex-Reform MP Rupert BBC understands it is for allegedly failing to register hundreds of thousands of pounds raised in donations to fund his independent "Rape Gang Inquiry".More than £600,000 has been donated to a Crowdfunder started by Lowe in March to support a national inquiry into gang-based sexual exploitation across the UK. So far, Lowe has not declared any of the money on his MPs' register. Lowe started the project before the PM announced a government-backed national inquiry into grooming gangs last month. He has since said his investigation will continue regardless. Lowe has been approached for comment. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has confirmed they are investigating whether Lowe breached parliamentary rules on declaring donations within the 28-days - as set out in the MPs' Code of parliamentary rules, MPs must declare any donation from a single source over £1,500 - or over £300 in earnings or Crowdfunder includes a statement that donors giving above the parliamentary limit will have their names published in the Commons of the £600,000 came in small sums - but records show over a dozen donations exceeded £1,500, none of which have appeared in Lowe's register of financial interests. Lowe was elected as a Reform UK MP for Great Yarmouth in 2024 but was suspended by the party in March, amid claims of threats towards the party's chairman, Zia May, the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to press charges over threats he was alleged to have made. Lowe claimed in a BBC Newsnight interview that he had been the victim of a "political assassination attempt".Not long after his suspension from Reform, Lowe set up his Crowdfunder - accusing ministers of failing victims and saying: "Our gutless political class is too cowardly to even start to process what has truly happened."Lowe's Rape Gang Inquiry has set up a board, including Conservative MP Esther to the inquiries social media page it has sent "hundreds and hundreds of FOI requests to every local council, police force, NHS trust and more in order to uncover vital information relating to the rape gangs".Lowe has promised to stream hearings online and insisted his private investigation will continue to push for accountability. Sign up for our Politics Essential newsletter to keep up with the inner workings of Westminster and beyond.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Elm Tree Inn campaign success prompts US launch, firm says
An online fundraising firm has said it has been inspired to expand to the United States following the success of a campaign to save a village said 1,697 Americans gave money to help villagers in Langton Herring, Dorset, buy the Elm Tree Inn in pub, which closed in November 2023, is due to reopen on 10 said it would seek similar community projects in the US. Villagers raised more than £550,000 for the pub, through an online appeal for donations, a prize draw and other schemes. They achieved global fame through a TikTok video featuring Gen Z slang, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million Elm Tree campaign was a "lightbulb moment", according to Crowdfunder's joint chief executive Simon said: "Watching Americans rally around a pub they'd never visited, in a village they'd never heard of, simply because they understood its importance to community life – that told us everything we need to know about American values." The Elm Tree Inn will have a special "Thank You America" wall with messages from US supporters, Crowdfunder firm, founded in 2010, has so far helped to raise money for 80,000 projects in the UK. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
