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Day: December 12, 2020

URGENT CARERS MESSAGE PLEASE MAKE YOUR COLLEAGUES AWARE.

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Margaret Wood, UNITE TRADE UNION URGENT MESSAGE On 30 Nov , the First Minister announced that a one-off pro rated payment of £500 would be

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ENVIRONMENT: Recycle your waste this Christmas!

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Published 10 December 2020 Residents in West Dunbartonshire are being encouraged to do the right thing and recycle their waste in the run up to

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WHAT KATIE DID: LEFT US ALL IN THE GRUBBER FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

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Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, some much-needed money Katie Forbes, who is keeping a tight grip on the money promised to hospitality businesses across Scotland. By

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NOTEBOOK: CHANCERS WHO STROLL THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

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BILL HEANEY Democrat editor Bill Heaney in the Speaker’s House within the Houses of Parliament at Westminster in London. Having worked covering politics in Glasgow,

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BUNGLING BORIS CALLS ON ROYAL NAVY TO STAND BY AS TIDE GOES OUT ON BREXIT TALKS

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EU trade deal standoff: Irresponsible threat to deploy Royal Navy ships criticised HMS Tracker in the Gareloch – four Navy vessels have been told to

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  • HEALTH: Four Days After Transplant
  • PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light
  • JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman
  • EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?
  • Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station
  • CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

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HEALTH: Four Days After Transplant

HEALTH: Four  Days After Transplant

Nicola explains what life is like four days after her kidney transplant On Friday 15th September, one week ago, Nicola Liddell  was driving her daughter,

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PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light

PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light

By Lauren Crooks A new energy efficient Council housing development in Bonhill is moving forward after planning permission was granted. The 26-home site, in Pappert, will

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JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman

JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman

By Democrat reporter Members of the National Union of Journalists in Scotland who work at The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh Evening News as well

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EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?

EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?

By Bill Heaney It is a widely held view that most things handled by the SNP government and their local councillors are yet another bourach.

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Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station

Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station

Two men, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested and charged in connection with the assault in Helensburgh Police: Two have been arrested following the

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CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

By Bill Heaney The Co-op had stores everywhere in West Dunbartonshire – Dumbarton Equitable Co-operative Society, Valeco, Helensburgh and Clydebank Co-op for a start –

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JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

By PETER DIAMOND THE Irish Voice was treated to an evening reception at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh to celebrate the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. On

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Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election    

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election     

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP.   South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

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