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Day: April 12, 2021

ELECTION: SNP MINISTER MET BUSINESSMAN AT CENTRE OF £360 MILLION CASH LOAN ROW

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Not the kind of publicity one would wish for a few weeks prior to an election. In this week’s Sunday Mail: SNP minister Fergus Ewing

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Crown Office has no licence to ‘police a free press in a free country’, say senior lawyers

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The Court of Session in Parliament Square and advocates taking part in an event there (below). By Kapil Summan Prosecutors have no licence to “police

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POLICE: Appeal following wilful fire raising in Duntocher

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By Democrat reporter Police officers are appealing for information following a wilful fire raising involving two cars in Duntocher. The incident happened around 2.50am on

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THE FERRET: Investigation reveals ‘sleekit’ increase in Trident nuclear warheads on Clyde

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  By Bill Heaney and Rob Edwards at The Ferret The Ferret investigative journalism bureau has revealed that UK Government has secretly boosted the number

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BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN

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WHILE FREEMAN ADMITS FAILURES, STURGEON EXPLOITS THE PANDEMIC To err is human and so is forgiveness. Errors come in all sizes with those made by

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  • POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
  • MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

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MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

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Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

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Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

  by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the

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ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

A Classic Car Event organised by the Rotary Club of Dumbarton is taking place on Sunday, 14th June 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm

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POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

by Bill Heaney Police and enforcement officers have swooped on local shops and seized almost 30,000 cigarettes and £thousands in cash being held illegally across

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MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

by Lucy Ashton The Erskine Bridge will be closed during June to allow extensive roadworks to take place on the 50-year-old structure over the River

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DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

All at Drymen Show would like to thank everyone who joined us on Saturday, 30th May, for our 196th show. The weather fared better than

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Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill guided Celtic to a league and cup double last season Martin O’Neill is set to continue as Celtic manager after two interim spells

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