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Elgin Youth Cafe reaches final five in UK award - 14 Dec 2009, 11:30
Charity praised for excellence in work with children and young people at london ceremony AN ENTERPRISING Moray youth charity represented Scotland at a UK awards ceremony in London. Elgin Youth Cafe was short-listed to the final five out of 500 entries for its category in the Children a... Read on Boozy girls out of their tiny minds - 28 Oct 2009, 14:29
SCOTLANDS deadly underage binge-drinking epidemic has seduced a new generation of "pocket-money boozers" - and most of them are GIRLS. The shocking news comes in a Scottish Sun investigation which shows 3,799 under-16s were treated in hospital for alcohol-related problems in the la... Read on Bar aims to help students drink wisely - 23 Sep 2009, 09:10
Scheme will donate 10p to charity for every soft drink they buy   AN ABERDEEN bar is encouraging students to wake up with a clear head and a clear conscience by donating money to charity for every soft drink they buy. Paramount Bar in the cities Bon Accord Street is handing out w... Read on £100m anti-binge-drinking campaign backed by 45 companies - 01 Sep 2009, 11:06
A 45-strong coalition of companies including Diageo, Marks & Spencer and Stella Artois today kicked off the first stage of a record £100m marketing campaign to discourage binge drinking. The campaign, which will run for five years, uses the strapline "Why let the good times go... Read on Not be sniffed at Campaign - 21 Aug 2009, 08:43
 A new campaign, not to be sniffed at, has been launched by the Grampian Alcohol & Drug Partnerships.  The campaign aims to encourage parents to be more aware of Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA) by getting the facts and encouraging them to talk to their children about the... Read on