Pride of Scotland Awards

  2025 Winner LAURA YOUNG   “Vape Crusader” is the driving force behind the successful campaign to ban the sale of disposable vapes in Scotland. Laura’s remarkable crusade started when she spotted a discarded vape while walking her dog. She said: “I picked it up like any other piece of litter and went on with […]

  2025 Winner THE SPEIRS FAMILY   Built a network of holiday homes and flats in memory of their son Calum, supporting the families of more than 3000 children with cancer. When their son and Jenna’s twin brother Calum died of an inoperable brain tumour in 2007 aged just 12, his parents and sister were […]

  2025 Winner ASIYAH & JAWAD JAVED   Local shopkeepers have donated more than £100,000 of food and medical assistance to people in their community since the pandemic. Jawad, 39, and Asiyah, 38, who bought A&J Alloa Road Shop in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, eight years ago, started their community outreach during lockdown. But even as […]

  2025 Winner UPS & DOWNS THEATRE GROUP   Theatre group for children and young people with Down’s syndrome and their siblings which has been making a difference for three decades. This inspirational and fun-filled group is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. Around 70 young people with Down’s syndrome and their siblings come together […]

  2025 Winner GEORGIE HYSLOP   Inspirational cancer patient has channelled her energy into helping others and raised an incredible £51,000 despite her condition. In December 2023, when she was 15, Georgie went to the doctor with leg pain and they initially thought it was a stress fracture. The fracture wasn’t healing and, after an […]

  2025 Winner THEO HARDIE   Unstoppable seven year-old from Falkirk took on the challenge of running 100 miles in the hopes of raising funds for his little brother Jude’s first wheelchair Theo’s little brother Jude was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and has undergone a series of operations. Although healthy, he has limited […]