October 22, 2018 – THE DEMOCRAT

KEN McNAB on SPORT

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Greetings. Welcome to the Monday Takeaway, my impartial look back at the sporting weekend. The credits this week include Craig Levein, Steven Gerrard, Scott Brown,

AUTUMN

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Roaming in the gloaming … Beautiful Balloch on the Bonnie Banks. Pictures by Bruce Biddulph

TOKYO

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A taste of Japan with a (small) earthquake to spice things up Pictures by MT Rainey

BRUCE FILM

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King Robert reveals what’s under his kilt … and raises a few eyebrows By Lucy Ashton Hollywood star Chris Pine kept up his Scottish accent

BOOK REVIEW

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By Alex Wood Judith McClure, head teacher at St George’s School in Edinburgh from 1994 until 2009, alone among Edinburgh’s private sector heads, was enormously

Police investigate Epstein visit to Balmoral with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is understood to have invited Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the Balmoral estate The inquiries allegedly relate to claims that women were

Higher taxes in Scotland provide a disincentive to earn more, Reform Party leader tells Parliament

Local government reform will create hundreds, if not thousands, of redundant employees who will be without work but will still be paid, forecasts Reform Party’s

POLICE CALL IN REINFORCEMENTS TO DEAL WITH TROUBLE ON BONFIRE NIGHT, NOVEMBER 5.

by BILL HEANEY The largest co-ordinated police response will be deployed to ensure the safety of the public and emergency services on Bonfire Night is

COUNCIL TAX REVIEW ONGOING AS OFFICERS WORK AT SPEED TO ENSURE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT THIS WINTER

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government has been asked by an SNP MSP what additional measures it is taking to support low-income households to manage

Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Better service needed for stroke patients – left to right, Marie McNair, Amy Callaghan and Health Secretary Angela Constance. by BILL HEANEY Local people will

Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

ABOVE: Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth is due to announce the Scottish Budget next month by Claire Thomson, BBC Scotland News Scottish ministers say they will

Two men convicted after firearms recovered

They discarded guns – Reece Brown and Daniel Curran by BILL HEANEY Two men have been convicted after firearms were recovered in Glasgow. Reece Brown, 25, and

Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

Dear readers of The Dumbarton Democrat, What’s your favourite thing about this time of year? For many of us it’s the approach of Christmas,

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