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Day: December 8, 2018

BUDGET PROTEST RALLY

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Unions head for Holyrood with plea to end SNP cuts to public services The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood; Cllr Jonathan McColl; Cllr Ian Dickson; Cllr

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MAID of the LOCH

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Boats and cruising firms are making the tourism headlines in Balloch The Maid of the Loch – thrown a new lifeline. Pictures by Brian Averell

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FIT FOR A REFURB

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Gym Refurbishment The Meadow Centre and Vale of Leven Swimming Pool gyms will close for a couple of days next week to make way for

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STARVE THEM INTO IT

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Priti Patel wants to starve the Irish โ€“ but the rush for passports goes on Priti Patel, right, got the sharp edge of Nicola Sturgeon’s

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IN YOUR DREAMS

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Picture and artwork by Tom Gardiner

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • POLICE SCOTLAND PRAISE FOR TARTAN ARMY AT THE WORLD CUP
  • DUMBARTON UNITED DOWN ALL THE DAYS …
  • ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
  • The Dacre dynasty: how Britainโ€™s right wing press was radicalised
  • HONOURING THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
  • Police transporting suspects for hours as quarter of custody cells closed

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

POLICE SCOTLAND PRAISE FOR TARTAN ARMY AT THE WORLD CUP

POLICE SCOTLAND PRAISE FOR TARTAN ARMY AT THE WORLD CUP

by Bill Heaney Fan engagement, partnerships, and explaining the innocence of traffic cones were some of the key moments for Police Scotland officers at the

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DUMBARTON UNITED DOWN ALL THE DAYS …

DUMBARTON UNITED DOWN ALL THE DAYS …

Dumbarton United Another fantastic photo has been sent in, showing several Dumbarton United age groups from around 50 years ago! Our recent story about the

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๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

Whether you live locally, nearby, or are visiting Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, why not join one of our friendly health walks? New walkers are

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The Dacre dynasty: how Britainโ€™s right wing press was radicalised

The Dacre dynasty: how Britainโ€™s right wing press was radicalised

At the Daily Mail, Paul Dacre broke new ground in selling readers an angry right-wing perspective. Today, most of Fleet Street is run by his

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HONOURING THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

HONOURING THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

โ€œItโ€™s better to die on your feet than to live forever on your kneesโ€ On this day in 1936: The Spanish Civil War began as

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Police transporting suspects for hours as quarter of custody cells closed

Police transporting suspects for hours as quarter of custody cells closed

by BILL HEANEY Police officers are transporting suspected criminals for hours at a time due to a quarter of Scotlandโ€™s custody cells being out of

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Papal nuncio says Pope Leo visit to Great Britain will most likely include Scotland

Papal nuncio says Pope Leo visit to Great Britain will most likely include Scotland

Archbishop Miguel Maury, apostolic nuncio to Great Britain since 2023. | Credit: Apostolic Nunciature in Great Britain. ‘The bishops of England and Scotland also hope

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VALE OF LEVEN TRUST – Line Dancing with Louisa!

VALE OF LEVEN TRUST – Line Dancing with Louisa!

Vale of Leven Trust It’s almost that time again for Line Dancing with Louisa! Friday 17th July Alexandria Masonic 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm ยฃ2/3

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