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LOCKED DOWN BUT NOT OUT-GOOD PEOPLE MAKING THINGS BETTER

When Harley Walsh tweeted about her dad, Jim, and how his East Kilbride garage was on the brink of collapse, thousands got involved in the fight to save a struggling business.

The 52-year-old mechanic was inundated with bookings, going from a handful of jobs a week to being “totally full” every day. The direct support of kind-hearted strangers has turned his business around in the toughest of times. It shows that where people can provide practical help, they will.

A year into the crisis, some say this is the toughest lockdown yet – a combination of cold, dark nights and pandemic fatigue driving down spirits across the nation. But there are still sparks of hope, causes

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