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Day: October 6, 2018

WILSON’S COLUMN

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Boris Johnson dismisses the Northern Ireland border issue, but the return of nightly atrocities cannot be contemplated, says Brian Wilson This week saw the 50th

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  • ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE
  • Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager
  • £470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 
  • EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

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TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

By Lucy Ashton New research from Labour has revealed the Tory government’s economic mismanagement has left Scots £1,633 a year worse off. That’s about £30

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PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

Investigation by Paul Dobson in The Ferret Coffee giant Costa – they have a branch at the old Claude Alexander’s tailor shop in Dumbarton High

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ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE By Kim Hardie PERSONNEL at HM Naval Base Clyde bid a fond farewell to Captain Gibbons on Thursday, June 1, as

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Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic beat Inverness Caley in the Scottish Cup final Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has agreed to become Tottenham Hotspur’s ‘s new manager on

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£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

A debris flow shelter estimated to cost up to half a billion pounds is being planned for Rest route By Christina O’Neill on STV News A long-term

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EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

Thousands of people across Scotland have started their journey to become Carbon Literate. By Lucy Ashton Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has expanded its range

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ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS  

ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS   

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has called for a clear and robust increase in enforcement after it emerged that only three people have been prosecuted

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DON’T DIVE IN: LibDem plea to accelerate measures to clean up sewage

DON’T DIVE IN: LibDem plea to accelerate measures to clean up sewage

By Bill Heaney Going “roon the shore” for a dook or a paddle was the thing to do in Dumbarton in the past when the

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