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Radio Scotland,18 Aug 2026,180 mins

with Connie McLaughlin

Mornings

Available for 26 days

PROPERTY Falkirk is currently the UK's property hotspot. That's according to the property website Zoopla. They say houses there are selling faster than anywhere else in the country. Connie is asking for your buying and selling experiences. Is buying and selling in Scotland a dream or a nightmare? CHILD MAINTENANCE The BBC’s Panorama has found that the Child Maintenance Service is pushing some parents to 'breaking point', with mothers describing battling with the Child Maintenance Service to get their ex-partners to pay up, and fathers saying they have been caused anxiety and stress by administrative mistakes. It comes as campaigners in Scotland are calling for a complete overhaul of the system. Connie asks: is Child Maintenance Service working for you? LOST PETS A family was reunited with their lost cat this week after it had been missing for 10 years. Returning on its owner’s 30th birthday, George the 13-year-old tabby had been reported missing when he first disappeared in 2016, which his owners called 'heartbreaking'. Elsewhere, a Scottish couple spent their wedding evening searching through dense woodland to find their missing dog. Connie asks: your lost-and-found pet stories. ADVICE TO YOUNGER SELF Trainspotting star Kelly Macdonald has said she would tell her younger self 'don’t worry so much' and remind her that 'you were cool too'. Macdonald shot to fame nearly three decades ago when she was 19, starring as Diane opposite Ewan McGregor in the 1996 film adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting. Connie asks: your advice for your younger self.

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