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Day: September 23, 2019

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Some consider unpaid internships a rite of passage, but they exclude candidates who cannot afford to work without pay or shell out almost $1,300 for the opportunity. As a result, it’s the affluent students who can afford the work experience.

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  • LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES
  • UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers
  • Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP
  • ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN
  • HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL
  • JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

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LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has demanded action as crime levels rise sharply and sexual crimes hit a record high. Figures published today show that

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UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers

UK Government backs high street with acceleration of cheap import reforms and crackdown on dodgy online sellers

High street businesses backed with tax changes that will level the playing field. Government accelerates plans to scrap the duty relief on cheap imports and

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Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

Peter Murrell jailed for five years and three months for embezzling £400,000 from the SNP

Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband previously admitted to stealing from the SNP Peter Murrell’s police interviews released  Sturgeon was ‘utterly deceived’ as Murrell was sentenced for

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ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN

ASDA BE FRESH DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM GRAHAMS FAMILY DAIRY AT UP COUNTRY KIPPEN

Photographs by John Young Spent an enjoyable afternoon in Kippen at Graham’s The Family Dairy as they announced their biggest ever deal with Asda. The

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HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

HELLO THERE CHINA! PUPILS WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE GREAT WALL

West Dunbartonshire Council  A massive well done to St Mary’s, Duntocher, and St Martin’s Primary School, Renton,  who are the first in the UK to

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JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

JAMES FRASER HONOURED FOR WORK IN TOURISM ON LOCH LOMOND

by Democrat reporter James Fraser has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to tourism and heritage in the Loch Lomond and

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HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE

HELENSBURGH RNLI EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Helensburgh Lifeboat completed four callouts in a single week, responding to a beached rib, an engine failure, a false alarm,

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Northern Marsh Orchid. Loch Lomond National Park

Northern Marsh Orchid. Loch Lomond National Park

Photograph by James Duncan Northern Marsh Orchid. Loch Lomond National Park. The gorgeous northern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) is very recognisable, bringing splashes of bright

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