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Day: August 29, 2018

Resignation

August 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Alex Salmond quits the SNP Alex Salmond and the front-page exclusive in the Daily Record. BBC Scotland is reporting tonight that former SNP leader Alex

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St Patrick

August 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Academics pin down saint’s  birthplace to Old Kilpatrick on the Antonine Wall Stained-glass image of Saint Patrick, the Scot from Dunbartonshire who became Ireland’s patron

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CREDIT CARDS

August 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Red card for illegal credit charges Businesses have been reminded that it is illegal to charge customers who use debit or credit cards to pay. 

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Ahoy there

August 29, 2018 heaneymedia

New houses for Navy families as more submariners move in to make Helensburgh their home Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell is joined by

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Deportation plea

August 29, 2018 heaneymedia

Moderator hands over petition calling on Government not to deport brothers Rt Rev Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

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  • ON THURSDAY ONLY LABOUR CAN BEAT SNP IN CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS SCOTLAND, SAYS SARWAR
  • ELECTION: FIRST MINISTER JOINS SOPHIE’S CAMPAIGN TO WIN DUMBARTON SEAT
  • Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped by Strait of Hormuz closure
  • SNP’s free childcare plans branded a ‘gimmick’ in education debate
  • SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S YACHTS WERE BUILT IN DUMBARTON …
  • Sir Alex Ferguson taken to hospital as precaution

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ON THURSDAY ONLY LABOUR CAN BEAT SNP IN CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS SCOTLAND, SAYS SARWAR

ON THURSDAY ONLY LABOUR CAN BEAT SNP IN CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS SCOTLAND, SAYS SARWAR

by Bill Heaney As the final week before polling begins, Anas Sarwar pledged to change Scotland when he said only Scottish Labour can beat the

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ELECTION: FIRST MINISTER JOINS SOPHIE’S CAMPAIGN TO WIN DUMBARTON SEAT

ELECTION: FIRST MINISTER JOINS SOPHIE’S CAMPAIGN TO WIN DUMBARTON SEAT

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton Brilliant to be out this weekend in Dumbarton with the First Minister, speaking with local residents and campaigners and hearing

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Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped by Strait of Hormuz closure

Trump says U.S. will ‘free’ ships trapped by Strait of Hormuz closure

Key Points President Donald Trump said the U.S. will attempt to “free” stranded cargo ships that have been trapped by the Strait of Hormuz closure

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SNP’s free childcare plans branded a ‘gimmick’ in education debate

SNP’s free childcare plans branded a ‘gimmick’ in education debate

by Lucy Ashton The SNP’s plans to expand free childcare have been criticised by Scottish Labour and the Scottish Conservatives as a “gimmick” and lacking

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SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S YACHTS WERE BUILT IN DUMBARTON …

SIR THOMAS LIPTON’S YACHTS WERE BUILT IN DUMBARTON …

Sir Thomas Lipton acquired many sporting trophies in his lifetime, though none so unique as the Lipton Cup by Calum Watson,  BBC Scotland Additional reporting

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Sir Alex Ferguson taken to hospital as precaution

Sir Alex Ferguson taken to hospital as precaution

Sir Alex Ferguson managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013 Sir Alex Ferguson was taken to hospital after becoming unwell at Old Trafford shortly before

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Think what you could build with a quarter of a million bricks, says Moderator Rosie

Think what you could build with a quarter of a million bricks, says Moderator Rosie

Church of Scotland Rt Rev Rosie Frew shares her final reflection before standing down from her role as Moderator of the General Assembly of the

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by Lucy Ashton Three leading politicians appeared on a BBC Sunday Show education special today. Meghan Gallacher, pictured right, Scottish Conservative candidate for Uddingston and

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