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Day: March 4, 2021

MAYFLIES: NEW BOOK FROM ANDREW O’HAGAN: ORDER TODAY FOR WORLD BOOK DAY

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Available in all good bookshops and online. Andrew O’Hagan with his friend, Edna O’Brien, at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Picture by Bill Heaney The Booker

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LABOUR LEADER SAYS STURGEON/DAVIDSON CLASH ‘REPRESENTS WORST OF SCOTTISH POLITICS’

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By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour’s newly elected leader Anas Sarwar said he was dismayed at the post Salmond Inquiry clash between Tory leader Ruth Davidson

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SALMOND INQUIRY: STURGEON’S CLASH WITH TORY LEADER DAVIDSON

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Tory interim leader Baroness Ruth Davidson, who is deputising at Holyrood until May for Douglas Ross MP, who will take over after the Scottish Parliament

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COVID 19: FIRST MINISTER’S UPDATE IN PARLIAMENT

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By First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Yesterday, 500 new cases were reported, which was 2.5 per cent of all the tests that were carried out. The

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Carmichael welcomes end to US tariffs on Scottish whisky

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By Rory Murphy MP Alistair Carmichael, has welcomed news that the United States will end retaliatory tariffs imposed on Scottish whisky, which have cost the

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Thor ready for his Great British Shave Off

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Thomas Ellis, the reason behind his lengthy beard and long locks is not to look like a Glaswegian version of Thor, but to raise charity

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  • Why can’t John Swinney confront a culture of secrecy and cover-up and put country before party
  • LibDem leader Cole-Hamilton urges First Minister to act on teacher crisis
  • REFORM UK LEADER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THUGS (UPDATED: WOMAN ARRESTED)
  • Council insists investment in robots will not replace cleaners …
  • John Healey resigns from government over defence spending plan
  • Councils face half billion budget gap

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Why can’t John Swinney confront a culture of secrecy and cover-up and put country before party

Why can’t John Swinney confront a culture of secrecy and cover-up and put country before party

Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Peter Murrell and First Minister John Swinney. by Bill Heaney The row over the SNP’s refusal to have an inquiry into

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LibDem leader Cole-Hamilton urges First Minister to act on teacher crisis

LibDem leader Cole-Hamilton urges First Minister to act on teacher crisis

by Bill Heaney At First Minister’s Questions in the Holyrood parliament today, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP criticised the SNP government for presiding

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REFORM UK LEADER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THUGS (UPDATED: WOMAN ARRESTED)

REFORM UK LEADER SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THUGS (UPDATED: WOMAN ARRESTED)

BREAKING NEWS:  Woman arrested and charged following protest activity A woman has been arrested and charged following the protest activity in the Main Street area

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Council insists investment in robots will not replace cleaners …

Council insists investment in robots will not replace cleaners …

Scotland Scotland Politics Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba Robots

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John Healey resigns from government over defence spending plan

John Healey resigns from government over defence spending plan

Thursday 11 June 2026 12:23 BST Defence Secretary John Healey has quit the Labour government, leaving PM Keir Starmer up the creek without a paddle.

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Councils face half billion budget gap

Councils face half billion budget gap

Scottish Government Finance Secretary Ivan McKee hasn’t much to laugh about. 10 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Funding for councils such as West Dunbartonshire and

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Respect the Water: Jet Ski & Speed Limit Enforcement on Loch Lomond

Respect the Water: Jet Ski & Speed Limit Enforcement on Loch Lomond

Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire Planning to bring your Personal Watercraft (PWC) or motorised boat to Loch Lomond? While we want everyone to have

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HELENSBURGH FESTIVAL IS LOOKING FOR VENDORS

HELENSBURGH FESTIVAL IS LOOKING FOR VENDORS

Helensburgh Winter Festival Sell great food or products? We want you Helensburgh Midsummer Festival is back this June! Sat 20th & Sun 21st June (10

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