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Day: December 13, 2018

BAD NIGHT IN EUROPE

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Celtic and Rangers defeated but Hoops get lucky and stay in Europe Not for the faint-hearted – Gers are out and Celtic scrape through despite

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SECRECY

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Health Board puts annual review to bed and pulls the cover up Health Board chief executive Jane Grant, nurses under pressure and Jackie Baillie, the

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VETERANS PLEA

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Proud yet vulnerable – MSP calls for improved access to mental health services for veterans Veterans on a day out with sailors from the Clyde

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MODERATOR’S MESSAGE

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Christmas message from the Right Rev. Susan Brown, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Dear readers of The Democrat, For many,

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Ho Ho Ho

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Physical Training staff bring Santa to the It’s a Knockout competition. By Kim Hardie Military and civilian staff from HMNB Clyde took part this week

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THE BURGH HALL

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NOTEBOOK by Bill Heaney This is not a real report of the Health and Social Care Partnership committee meeting in West Dunbartonshire Council’s newly refurbished

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ENVIRONMENT: Humza Yousaf tops sewage discharge league table 

ENVIRONMENT: Humza Yousaf tops sewage discharge league table 

By Bill Heaney The foul smell which once filled the air on Clydeside used to be called Shieldhall No 5 in deference to the world

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Help us to celebrate Carers Week 2023

Help us to celebrate Carers Week 2023

  We are delighted to extend an invitation to the whole of Scotland to help us celebrate Carers Week 2023. This year we have partnered

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BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER ‘TIME BOMB’ TAKES ITS TOLL

BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER ‘TIME BOMB’ TAKES ITS TOLL

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of failing to prevent a “ticking time bomb” of cancer deaths following the pandemic, as cancer

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RELIGION: FATHER JOE MCAULEY RETIRES FROM PRIESTHOOD

RELIGION: FATHER JOE MCAULEY RETIRES FROM PRIESTHOOD

Archdiocese of Glasgow  By Bill Heaney Archbishop Bill Nolan has accepted the resignation from the Office of Parish Priest of Saint Brendan’s, Yoker, of Father

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DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT PHOTONEWS FROM DRYMEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW

DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT PHOTONEWS FROM DRYMEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW

 

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East Dunbartonshire Council  The Campsie Show returns to Bogton Farm, Torrance, this Saturday (3 June 2023). For more info visit http://www.campsieshow.co.uk and http://www.facebook.com/CampsieAgriculturalShow The event

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French owner of Scotch whisky distilleries backs down over Russia exports

French owner of Scotch whisky distilleries backs down over Russia exports

Investigation by Billy Briggs in The Ferret A French drinks company with a major presence in Dumbarton  – it owns a total 14 distilleries in

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RELIGION: Charity boss “humbled and excited” to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly

RELIGION: Charity boss “humbled and excited” to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly

By Cameron Brooks The head of a Christian charity which fights global poverty has been elected the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the

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