February 7, 2021 – THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

PLEA TO THE FIRST MINISTER:

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CARE HOMES: SCOTLAND’S SNP GHOST MINISTER FOR OLDER PEOPLE OWES ‘GROVELLING APOLOGY’

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Minister for older people Christina McKelvie owes them a grovelling apology, say LibDems By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrats have today called for the Minister

BRIAN WILSON: the paradox of deploring Brexit while advocating Scexit has gone largely undiscussed

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We have heard a lot about opinion polls in recent months but almost nothing about economics, which is understandable during a pandemic. At some point,

VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans

Erskine Veteran Steve Wylie finds it difficult to use public transport. Now, Erskine hopes to hit the road after launching a fundraising drive for a

LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime

Police on patrol in Dumbarton (top picture by Sean Davenport) and Vale of Leven (bottom picture by Craig Jump of Turkey Red Media). By Democrat

NHS STAFF’s MISERABLE PAY INCREASE for 154,000 Agenda for Change health workers.

SUPER HEROES: Scottish NHS staff’s parsimonious interim pay rise of just one per cent Frontline NHS staff are to receive a miserable interim pay increase

JOURNALISM: MARTIN DRAFTS NEW COLUMNISTS INTO THE HERALD

Former BBC Scotland political editor, Brian Taylor, joins new line-up of top writers By Lucy Ashton THE BBC’s former Scottish political editor, Brian Taylor, has

SHIPBUILDING: BAE Systems hails shipyards as sales rise

HMS Spey sets sail past Dumbarton Rock and away from the Clyde as BAE Systems delivers £635m contract despite coronavirus. By Democrat reporter BAE Systems

EDUCATION: STEM Bursaries supporting career changers to retrain as teachers

Senior classes need more teachers and bursary scheme is designed to attract them. By Democrat reporter The STEM bursary scheme to encourage more people to

PAY RISE FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS IS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT DECENCY’ – BAILLIE

By Democrat reporter Yesterday in the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Labour tabled an amendment to raise the pay of all social care workers to £15 an

DRUGS: Keeping drug-users connected with lifeline services

By Rab McTavish Up to £2.75 million will help people at risk from drug-related harm stay connected to life-saving services during the pandemic and beyond.

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