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Day: April 12, 2020

VIRUS: CORONA PLAGUE CLAIMS ANOTHER 24 SCOTS

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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman, above left,  has cautioned against reading too much into the drop in numbers of patients in Scottish hospitals.

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POPE’S EASTER MESSAGE TO THE CITY AND THE WORLD

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Indifference, self-centredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We want to ban these words for ever!

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DISASTER TEN TIMES WORSE THAN PIPER ALPHA

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Why is the Health and Social Care Committee chaired by an unelected lay person, and why did West Dunbartonshire Council refuse to name this person and give details of his background when they were asked?

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  • SASCO ART CHRISTMAS EVENT IN HELENSBURGH
  • NEW BIN COLLECTION DATES FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
  • CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS

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At McMonagles Fish & Chips, we’re proud to serve Scotland’s favourite dish from our one-of-a-kind floating restaurant boat on the Forth & Clyde Canal. Known

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Salvador Dali lithograph collection to go to auction

Salvador Dali lithograph collection to go to auction

The artworks are expected to fetch as much as £120,000 at auction. By Benjamin Russell A private art collection which includes more than 30 hand-signed

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The Pawn, Alexandria: Round up your pals, dig out the cowboy boots …

The Pawn, Alexandria: Round up your pals, dig out the cowboy boots …

The Pawn, Alexandria  SAVE THE DATE!  Leave a wee gap in the Christmas diary… we’re going country! Country Rox with Eileen & Natalie are coming

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SASCO ART CHRISTMAS EVENT IN HELENSBURGH

SASCO ART CHRISTMAS EVENT IN HELENSBURGH

Sasco Art Planning a wee Christmas event and exhibition of my new work on Saturday 5th December from 3 pm till late. Harpist Pippa Reid-Foster

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NEW BIN COLLECTION DATES FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

NEW BIN COLLECTION DATES FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Tullichewan TRA Notice Board Hey, not sure if everyone was aware that the council is not putting paper copies of new bin collection dates out.

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CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS

CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS

Tax bands are currently based on valuations carried out in 1991. Householders in Barloan and Oxhill are in Band F, which means they are charged

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Public services and Violence Against Women and Girls are highlighted as priorities for the Labour party

Public services and Violence Against Women and Girls are highlighted as priorities for the Labour party

Women’s health is a top priority for Marra, Baillie and Lennon. by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra told the Labour Women’s Conference today

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Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency LAST DAY for booking places at the 2026 National Safeguarding Conference in Glasgow on Saturday 7th November 2026: ‘Sacred Spaces

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