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Day: August 25, 2020

A MESSAGE FROM THE WEST END OF DUMBARTON: WDC – IT MEANS ‘WE DON’T CARE’

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folk are worried sick and running about like blue arsed flies to all parts of the country trying to get their kids tested…. when they can maybe use the isolate option. West Dunbartonshire Council are deliberately withholding that information.”

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URGENT: PUBLIC MESSAGE ABOUT COVID

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“I also want to stress that while family members need to self-isolate if someone in their household develops symptoms, they do not need to be tested unless they themselves go on to develop symptoms.

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MASKS ARE A MUST IN SCHOOLS, COURTS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. OBEY THE RULES OR WATCH DEADLY VIRUS SPREAD

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“Not touching the surface – taking it off around the ears. I would recommend young people might carry a little bag in their pocket, stick the face covering in there and when they’re taking it off and when they’re putting it back on, making sure they don’t touch the front of it,” she said.

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Public Service Broadcasters “vital” to democracy: Lord Hall’s final speech

August 25, 2020 heaneymedia

The forces of disinformation and social media tend to “feed on fracture and drive polarisation” and the BBC “can do more for the UK than ever before” to serve viewers following the pandemic.

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Scottish Sun launches a weekly children’s newspaper in bid to increase sales

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The first issue covers the latest news stories; what’s going on in gaming; an interview with a top WWE wrestler, toilet roll crafts and a feature on a school using bubbles to save the planet – “and that’s just the tip of the iceberg”.

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TWO RIVERS – THE LEVEN AND THE CLYDE – A POEM BY BILLY SCOBIE

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Balloch writer Billy Scobie has produced some remarkable books and poems which have a special resonance here in West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Scottish Water chiefs awarded £258,000 in ‘obscene’ bonuses despite price rises for customers
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  • Farage wins Clacton by-election but shuns count after ‘advice from police’

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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital concerns ignored for 15 years, scientist tells inquiry

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital concerns ignored for 15 years, scientist tells inquiry

Dr Bradnam said he had been raising concerns about the QEUH for 15 years. by James Delaney and Ben Philip, BBC Scotland News 16 August 2026 A scientist

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Labour MP Bayo Alaba suspended after questions over Covid bounceback loan

Labour MP Bayo Alaba suspended after questions over Covid bounceback loan

He attempted to wind up one of his businesses before settling one of two bounceback loans he took out, reports suggest Bayo Alaba, MP for

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SAME OLD, SAME OLD AS SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES AGREE PARTY MUST CHANGE

SAME OLD, SAME OLD AS SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES AGREE PARTY MUST CHANGE

Michael Marra, Monica Lennon and Joe Fagan are competing to be Scottish Labour leader. STV political editor Colin Mackay looks at how the Scottish Labour

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Scottish Water chiefs awarded £258,000 in ‘obscene’ bonuses despite price rises for customers

Scottish Water chiefs awarded £258,000 in ‘obscene’ bonuses despite price rises for customers

The eye-watering figures were included in the body’s latest accounts Scottish Water chief executive Alex Plant — no wonder he is laughing. by BILL HEANEY

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EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL STARTS THIS SATURDAY

EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL STARTS THIS SATURDAY

Festival dates: 15-30 August Join us THIS Saturday for opening weekend 🎺 The 2026 Book Festival is officially within touching distance! It kicks off on Saturday! This Saturday!

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Farage wins Clacton by-election but shuns count after ‘advice from police’

Farage wins Clacton by-election but shuns count after ‘advice from police’

by Democrat reporter Nigel Farage has won the Clacton by-election amid contested claims he was told by police not to attend the election count due

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WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

This week in Parliament   Festival of Politics: Upcoming events Scotland 2026 –  who gets to belong? Stopping child poverty – In partnership with the

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Police Scotland dropped Alex Salmond perjury probe due to lack of proof

Police Scotland dropped Alex Salmond perjury probe due to lack of proof

by Democrat reporter Police Scotland dropped a perjury inquiry into a senior SNP Government civil servant after running into a dead end in the investigation.

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