Clydesdale Bank, now renamed Virgin Money, is to shed 300 staff as it closes branches, six in Scotland, including its branch at 53 High Street in Dumbarton..
The Scottish Government recognises that the lack of access to professional pet grooming services has the potential to impact on the welfare of certain breeds of animal, particularly those requiring regular grooming to maintain their well-being.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon indicated yesterday (Friday) that the five-mile travel limit has been lifted and self-contained holiday accommodation can now reopen as virus restrictions in Scotland are eased. Visits to care homes can also now resume, and physical distancing rules for young people have been relaxed. FM Sturgeon urged Scots to “behave responsibly” and […]
Police Scotland issued 46 fines a day last week to people who flouted the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Visitors have been warned Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park campsite and camping permit areas remain off limits, despite the easing of the five-mile travel limit.
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, has called on the Scottish Government along with West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute councils to ensure that every effort is made to make up for time lost to Covid-19 in schools .
.After three days of torture by police officers in the Mexican state of Puebla, Primo Villalva DomÃnguez, a farmer and member of the Independent Peasants Union, signed a confession to a kidnapping of which he insists he is innocent.
By Ian Murray The Society of Editors (SoE) is to seek clarification over reports that the government is to introduce daily White House-style televised press briefings. The live broadcasts will replace the existing afternoon briefings to lobby journalists that take place behind closed doors in Downing Street, it is reported. The morning briefings for lobby […]
