Day: November 18, 2019
MEET THE AUTHOR
Last ‘Meet the Author’ event of the year at Fruin Farm. Graham Morgan Interviewed by Robin Lloyd-Jones on Thursday 21st Nov 10.30 a.m.
REVAMP FOR COUNCIL’S ONE STOP SHOP SERVICES
Under the plans, approved by councillors this week, the One Stop Shop team will join with Library Services and provide this assistance in all eight West Dunbartonshire library branches. The new facilities will be rolled out in the libraries over the next 15 months, enabling residents in places like Faifley, Duntocher, Parkhall and Balloch to access citizen services without having to travel to town centres. The move will also see the hours available to support residents with enquiries increased from 105 per week to 287 per week. In addition residents will now be able to access face-to-face support at evenings and on Saturday mornings.
HEALTH ALARM BELLS RING OVER VAPING
A study by cardiologists published on Wednesday found that e-cigarettes damage the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, examines how e-cigarettes can cause damage to the body through toxic chemicals produced in the vaping process, which may also be present at lower concentrations in vaping liquid.
BABCOCK WOMEN PAID LESS THAN MEN AT FASLANE
The gap between what women and men are paid widened in favour of men at over 170 organisations in Scotland last year, including prominent companies such as Ineos, Babcock, Farmfoods and Brewdog. An investigation by The Ferret has uncovered a worsening gender pay gap at more than a third of groups reporting figures to the UK government, dominated by energy, manufacturing and distribution firms. These include Babcock, which has a major presence at the Clyde Naval Base at Coulport and Faslane on the Gareloch