This was the day the boss at Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomondside phoned me up and asked if I could help him to keep a large posse of press and media folk in order during a visit by Clint Eastwood … More HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CLINT EASTWOOD

Unison’s Gordon MacKay, with red tie, and Wilma Brown, far right, with staff and patients at the maternity clinic in Machinjiri (Picture: Danny Phillips/Unison Scotland). In a land where everything is political … A tiny village at the foot of the Zomba plateau in Malawi and the UK’s second-biggest trade union have formed a new … More SUSAN DALGETY REPORTS FROM MALAWI

Breakfast at the … Glencairn Lounge   Bridge Street  Dumbarton  

LOCH LOMOND 10K Date: Saturday 22nd June 2019 – 10am Cost: FREE! Minimum Sponsorship: £50 Join St Margaret of Scotland Hospice at the Loch Lomond 10k on Saturday 22nd June and make a real difference to our patients’ lives Starting and finishing on the banks of the world famous Loch, the Loch Lomond is the ideal race to raise much … More SPONSORSHIP FOR ST MARGARET’S

This weekend the Catholic Church worldwide marks Communications Sunday. Pope Francis and Archbishop Philip Tartaglia have written letters to mark the event, and the new edition of Flourish contains full coverage of their pleas for a new culture of civility in online communication. … More COMMUNICATIONS SUNDAY

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This should be a tremendous match. Get in the Rioja and tapas and enjoy it. My prediction 4-2 for Liverpool. Or if you enjoy the roar of the crowd and good company get yourself along to the Dumbarton Harp Club in High Street, Dumbarton, for the final game of the domestic season. The Champions League … More SPURS V LIVERPOOL TONIGHT ON TV