Jackie Baillie MSP said: “The further rise in unemployment today confirms that Scotland is on the brink of a devastating unemployment crisis. … More RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT SHOWS NEED FOR QUALITY JOBS GUARANTEE
Kitchen Cabinet: Blanca Valencia’s ‘Spirish’ variation on a classic dish is her go-to recipe for feeding a large group Romesco fish pie This fish pie, a variation on the fish with romesco alioli and a side of potatoes, is my go-to recipe for feeding a large group. To make it simpler, I have made three … More Fish pie with a delicious Spanish-Irish twist
I am reassured to hear that there will be cleaners on site during the day in every primary school, and two in secondary schools, to wipe down busy touch-point areas. I’m also pleased to see the extensive provision of hand sanitisers and the planned promotion of hand-washing in our schools because we know that these measures will also be vital in controlling Covid-19.” … More COUNCIL MOVES TO KEEP SCHOOLS CLEAN BEFORE PUPILS GO BACK
he winner of the Journalists’ Charity/Dickens Fellowship competition to find a new Dickens character for the 21st century was revealed last night as a formidable B&Q queue organiser who takes her role very seriously. Cartoon by MAC and courtesy of the Journalists’ Charity). … More Journalists’ Charity/Dickens Fellowship finds a new Dickens character for the 21st century
The digital publisher’s Journalism Is Not A Crime campaign follows the arrest and detention of the paper’s US chief correspondent Andrew Buncombe while covering Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle. … More Indie launches Journalism Is Not A Crime campaign
Hairdressers and barbers, bars and restaurants, cinemas, tourist attractions, places of worship and childcare settings can now all reopen. … More HAIR, HAIR. RAISE YOUR GLASS TO NICOLA AND PRAY FOR SUCCESSFUL LOCKDOWN LIFTING
Policy Lead for Social Care, Councillor Kieron Green said: “Every child deserves to live in a safe, loving home but unfortunately that’s not always possible. That’s why we need people in our communities to help – to give a child a chance. There are a number of reasons why children and young people can’t remain with their own families and need to be looked after and accommodated. … More Could you give a child a home, please?
The programme follows the lives of the class of 2018/2019, with special focus on five young seminarians. These trainee priests had interesting past lives as a former law student, a maths teacher, a language student, a radio DJ and a Navy Seal. … More Priest School flings its doors open to TV in Rome
Erskine is very pleased to announce that we have received an incredible grant of £250,000 from The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. This grant was awarded following our application to the Trust’s COVID-19 Impact Programme and will help fund the enhanced care services provided by Erskine’s Homes over the next four months. … More ERSKINE RECIVES INCREDIBLE GRANT FROM ARMED FORCES COVENANT TRUST
A legal hearing is expected to take place on 16th July and the Wampis has now called on Standard Life Aberdeen to stop investing in Geopark. … More Oil firm backed by Scots company allegedly put indigenous people at risk in Peru
Employability training programme Help with job applications and £30 worth of supermarket vouchers every week. … More UNEMPLOYED? STREET LEAGUE IS JUST THE JOB
“It is clear that we will need to make significant cost savings, and change the way we work, and we are sorry to tell you that this will mean that there will be job losses over the coming months.” … More Guardian and BBC announce job cuts as pandemic continues to affect media industry
But Charlton was not playing these games of identity. He was bluntly, gruffly, cloth-capped English. There was – whatever the sentimental reminiscences might say – no whiff of the “adopted son” about him, no “more Irish than the Irish” guff. He had the tough centre-half’s absolute assurance about himself, and that very much included the utter certainty about who he was and where he came from. … More Fintan O’Toole: Jack Charlton allowed us to accept the English part of our Irishness
Jane has been nominated for CPD Profile of the Year by Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust. She has been a qualified specialist since 2011 and has worked at the Royal Hospital for Children since 2016. … More Health play specialist at Royal Hospital for Children nominated
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has again refused to rule out the option of quarantining people travelling from England to Scotland to control the spread of coronavirus. … More GRIM REAPER SENT HAMEWARDS TAE THINK AGAIN
The website also has a number of “Request It” and “Report It” services that allow people to report lighting and road faults; tell us if they have moved house; make and comment on planning applications; order a new bin; change the name of their house; or request a copy birth certificate. For the very latest information and help regarding coronavirus visit our dedicated Coronavirus pages. … More Are you making the most of the council website?
Actor Jessie Buckley has been nominated for the recent film Wild Rose, which was set in Glasgow, and the series The Woman in White and Chernobyl. … More Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV Awards
The work permit is free of charge and must be signed by the head teacher from the young person’s school, as well as a parental guardian and employer. … More Employers reminded about need for work permits
The distinctive blue, lime green and black bicycle was stolen from the GP’s locked shed in Alexandria at the weekend. But the thief took it without the front wheel – and left a scooter behind. … More CAN YOU HELP THIS FAMILY DOCTOR GET HIS BIKE BACK?
Researchers identified serious neurological complications arising from COVID-19 including delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage in 43 people aged 16 to 85. … More Coronavirus warning from Italy: Effects of COVID-19 could be worse than first thought
The West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre (WoSSVC), based within the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital introduced the SARs COV-2 testing service at the beginning of February. … More Testing facility has reached the milestone of 100,000
Alex Paterson, chief executive of HES, said: “At the forefront of our planning is the safety of our staff and visitors, whilst being able to reopen for the tourist season by gradually enabling safe access to our properties and facilities in line with Scottish Government guidance. … More Scotland’s key heritage sites begin reopening on August 1
Drinking establishments will initially have to abide by the two-metre rule, while indoor parts of pubs and restaurants could reopen on July 15 as the Covid-19 restrictions ease further. … More Beer gardens and pavement cafes reopen across Scotland
Chief Inspector Gill Marshall, Local Area Commander for Stirling said: “We fully understand the public’s desire to get outdoors again and enjoy everything that rural Scotland has to offer, but it is essential that hill-walkers and those venturing out into the hills take the appropriate steps to keep themselves, and others with them safe. … More Be careful out there on them thar hills, girls …
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who didn’t name the home, said the positive tests were among 19 recorded in Scotland on Sunday, a higher number than had been the norm in recent weeks. … More Probe over new cases at one Scottish care home
The British ambassador to the United States has launched an official complaint over the arrest of the Independent’s Chief US correspondent when covering protests in Seattle. … More UK Ambassador lodges protest with White House over arrest of Indy journalist
In the first phase of this three part plan, hospital visitors will need to adhere to strict public health guidance to ensure patient, staff and visitor safety, and to protect progress made in suppressing the spread of COVID-19. … More Visiting family and friends in hospital now allowed – but strict rules apply
Staff will wear necessary personal protective equipment and appointments will be staggered to ensure waiting areas are quieter, allowing staff and patients to adhere to physical distancing. … More Breast Cancer screening to resume slowly from today
On Saturday 7th August, Stephen Dunn (46), Dillon Thomson (18) and Michael Downey (18) will begin their very original and exceptionally daunting adventure. … More WALKING 100 MILES FOR ERSKINE VETERANS
Usually departing mine hunters would be waved farewell by friends and family members. Sadly, the current situation meant that they could not be at Faslane for the departure. However Base staff and sailors across the Clyde Community were there at the jetty to provide a socially distant Bon Voyage. … More HMS PENZANCE LEAVES FASLANE BASE FOR GULF TOUR OF DUTY
The number of salmon killed by diseases and other problems at fish farms has reached record levels, with death rates quadrupling over the last 18 years, according to an analysis of official figures. … More Farmed salmon deaths from disease reach record high
“Families who have been unable to be together for months will finally be able to meet inside and many people will be able to return to church and other places of worship. … More MSP ASKS FOR CASH BOOST AS LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS BEGIN TO EASE
The former Labour MP, who once tried and failed to become Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate in the old Dumbarton constituency, has confirmed he is to move back to Scotland after a weekend of debate on Twitter, sparked by a group of protesters who staged a demonstration at the Scottish border. … More GEORGE GALLOWAY HASSLED AT BORDER AS FORMER MP RETURNS TO SCOTLAND
“Our guidance, developed in partnership with employers, industry bodies and trades unions, provides the information these businesses need to ensure the safety of staff and customers as they re-open. … More Hairdressers and barbers to re-open on Wednesday
In every city, town and village there are similar awakenings to the fact our communities are going to look very different with boarded-up premises featuring prominently in that landscape. … More WE NEED ACTIONS, NOT GRIEVANCES, TO SAVE JOBS AND BUSINESSES
“Our fear is that many households will fall into unmanageable debt, causing financial hardship and pushing more people into poverty, or exacerbate existing poverty.” … More Coronavirus crisis could spark ‘personal debt time bomb’
One way round it all is to remind ourselves that we are called to live our everyday life in the light of eternity. This world with all its craziness is just a first step in that direction. We are not stuck here for ever; this is not all there is for us … More THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
“Suppression of the virus is the key,” he replied. “We have watched reports where in certain parts of the UK there are still difficulties where certain areas have had to go into lockdown. … More Taoiseach urges British people not to holiday in Ireland at present
If you think there’s a risk you’ll be penalised for exercising your legal right to free speech, whether it’s in the workplace or the public square, you need to complain publicly about that. … More TIME TO LIFT THE BAN ON FREE SPEECH IN DUNBARTONSHIRE
Every person in the UK will be offered a 50% discount for dining out during August to help the hospitality industry bounce back, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. … More MEAL DEAL HAS PUBLIC CONFUSED ABOUT WHO GETS WHAT
The service has been operating to a restricted timetable, with only three return trips per day on weekdays and no Saturday service, since before the pandemic lockdown came into force in March. … More NEW TRANSPORT TIMETABLES FOR HELENSBURGH
Firstly, the numbers are to be limited to 50 and the church must keep a record of contact details for those attending Mass. In order to comply with this, we have introduced a booking system, a link to which you can find on the parish website or facebook page. … More TICKETS ONLY, SAFETY MEASURES AND GUIDELINES AS CHURCHES OPEN ON WEDNESDAY
Argyll and Bute, which includes Helensburgh and the sea lochs, is to receive £1,115,864.35 while West Dunbartonshire will be given just over £1,000. … More CUNNINGHAM ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES
Wallabies are said to have bounced around the pinewoods, while pot-bellied pigs, llamas and alpacas, caged birds (including a macaw which volunteered rude comments on proceedings, and others that uttered further expletives), horses, a fox and assorted dogs completed a bustling scene. … More Loch Lomond wallaby island of Inchconnachan is for sale for £ half a million
A veteran theatre star, Johnny most recently played Shieldinch’s favourite pensioner Malcolm Henderson on River City, joining at the launch of the BBC soap in 2002, spending 13 years with the programme which was made in Dumbarton. … More RIVER CITY STAR WORKED AT BBC DUMBARTON STUDIO FOR 13 YEARS
High street chain Boots and department store chain John Lewis are cutting a total of more than 5,000 jobs – blamed on the impact of COVID-19. Boots, who have stores in Dumbarton High Street, Main Street, Alexandria and Sinclair Street, Helensburgh, have plans to axe 4,000 workers in a major shake-up while John Lewis , whose nearest … More 5,300 jobs go at Boots and John Lewis as employment slaughter decimates retail
Pledge to deliver on it as quickly as possible By Bill Heaney The Scottish government’s commitment to double the provision of state-funded childcare—one that has not been made by a Government anywhere else in the United Kingdom—is not on hold, according to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. She told Holyrood MSPs this week: “Inevitably, its timescale … More Doubling the provision of childcare is SNP flagship policy, says Sturgeon
The union’s secretary Gary Smith said: “The polite term is ‘tax avoidance’ but to us it’s a big rentals rip off. Government rents should not be going to property offshorers in the same way as government contracts should not be paid out to them. … More DUMBARTON IS ONE OF THE JOB CENTRES OWNED BY TAX DODGING FIRM
Her statement said she had left the party after 30 years and that the SNP had “been taken over by middle class career politicians”. … More TWO SNP COUNCILLORS RESIGN AFTER ONE IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD
The pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on the sector, yet the response of our colleges and universities has—as I am sure we all agree—been quite remarkable, given how quickly they have had to adapt to a new set of very challenging circumstances that they could never have imagined. … More Working hard to achieve financial sustainability and wipe out digital poverty
