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Day: December 4, 2018

NOTEBOOK SPECIAL

December 4, 2018 heaneymedia

Even the portraits on the wall would be ashamed of the shambles that is local government in West Dunbartonshire Jonathan McColl, Provost William Hendrie and

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  •  No Skerryvore No Party: Skerryvore fans ask for more …
  • Iran death toll rises to 1,230; Woman stranded in Dubai says ‘We’re not getting information’
  • Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.
  • UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus
  • Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy
  • MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …

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 No Skerryvore No Party: Skerryvore fans ask for more …

 No Skerryvore No Party: Skerryvore fans ask for more …

Pictures by Jeff Holmes  by Democrat reporter Skerryvore will host a huge World Cup Warm Up in aid of Street Soccer Scotland, it has been announced, taking over Glasgow’s Barrowland

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Iran death toll rises to 1,230; Woman stranded in Dubai says ‘We’re not getting information’

Iran death toll rises to 1,230; Woman stranded in Dubai says ‘We’re not getting information’

Birds fly as smoke rises in Tehran after an explosion as Israel and the United States launch strikes on Iran on Monday.  TEHRAN — Nowhere

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Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.

Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.

By Bill Heaney Social housing rents and council tax will each be increased by by around 8 per cent for the new financial year following

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UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

* Late news: It was revealed last night that HMS Dragon will not leave for Cyprus for another week. Official. by Democrat reporter The UK

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Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy

Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy

by Elizabeth McMeekin A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, helping them lead

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MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …

MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …

The BBC is reporting that MPs’ basic salary will rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April, Westminster’s expenses watchdog has said. The Independent

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Deep concern about the future of historic churches after Government stops grants

Deep concern about the future of historic churches after Government stops grants

by Bill Heaney Christian leaders have expressed deep concern about the future of historic churches across Scotland due to the abrupt closure of a crucial

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US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf …

US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf …

Keith Duggan Washington Correspondent of the Irish Times Fears of a protracted and complex war deepened as missile strikes were exchanged by countries across the

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