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Day: November 14, 2018

PLOT THICKENS

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Scottish Enterprise and Flamingo Land – where does all the money go? The Flaming Land development site pictured from the air above Balloch. Special report

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SPORTS AWARDS

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Oban powers her way to top sporting award A Balloch schoolgirl making waves in the world of powerboat racing has been named Junior Sports Personality

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CAMERON HOUSE

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National Park examines plans to rebuild fire-hit Cameron House Hotel Cameron House Hotel and the guests who died – Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley. By

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OBITUARY

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Photograph by Susan Breakenridge Willie Rodger, RSA, RGI DUniv Artist and teacher Born: 3 March 1930 :  Died: 3 November 2018 Willie Rodger, who has

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PEACE GROUP

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Demonstrating against nukes is no longer enough, says Pax Christi Author Marian Pallister and nuclear submarines at Faslane. Pax Christi Scotland, a newly-formed peace project,

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JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

By PETER DIAMOND THE Irish Voice was treated to an evening reception at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh to celebrate the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. On

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Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election    

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election     

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP.   South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

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School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

By Lucy Ashton Strikes that will close schools across Scotland are set to go ahead after UNISON unsurprisingly rejected a new pay deal which the

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DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

By Bill Heaney Getting a straight answer to a question in the Scottish Parliament can often be like pulling teeth. And so it was when

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PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison and Labour leader Anas Sarwar By Bill Heaney The consultation on the council tax multiplier is looking at how we

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HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant 

HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant 

Lynn Smith discovered that she had kidney failure two years after giving birth to her now 17-year-old daughter, Erin. Five years later she had a

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Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Price of drink up again as SNP roll out a 65p minimum unit price The Scottish Government wants to ‘hit responsible drinkers during a cost-of-living

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COUNCILS LIED ABOUT MONEY DURING SCHOOL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

COUNCILS LIED ABOUT MONEY DURING SCHOOL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

They are now ‘demanding’ strike suspension as ‘best and final’ offer made Most primary and secondary schools in Scotland face closures from Tuesday, September 26,

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