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Day: July 15, 2021

PHOTOGRAPHY: DUMBARTON FROM WEST BRIDGEND

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Picture by Tommy Gardiner

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HEALTH MATTERS: New Hospital Visiting Guidelines

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By Lucy Ashton From 19 July, 2021, all patients in our hospitals in NHSGGC (where possible) will be able to benefit from support of at

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LOCAL NEWS IS BOOMING, BUT NOT ON NEWSPRINT

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Local news is said to be booming – but not when it’s wrapped up in newsprint, according to The Economist magazine. “Sometimes we turn up at

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FERRET INVESTIGATION: Ten Scottish Newspapers are owned by three billionaires

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By Alice Liana Galli, Billy Briggs and Jamie Mann July 14, 2021 Ten of Scotland’s major newspapers are owned by just three men: Rupert Murdoch, Lord

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It’s not the most popular message in the world

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By Canon Gerry Conroy I don’t know if the pandemic has had some effect or if it is simply I haven’t been in Glasgow for

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JOURNALISM: Press Awards 2020 honour historic lockdown journalism

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By Bill Heaney The Society of Editors today announces the appointment of Dawn Alford as its new Executive Director. Dawn, pictured right,  takes over from

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  • CHILDREN: Equipment allows babies to receive phototherapy without having to stay in hospital
  • BUDGET: Families with babies to get £40 a week, Scottish Government announces …
  • Lord McFall of Alcluith: Former Dumbarton MP stands down as Lord Speaker
  • FAKE PICTURES ARE NOT JUST AN AFFRONT DECENT SOCIETY, BUT ARE ILLEGAL
  • Four injured after fight involving weapons in ‘targeted’ attack in Bonhill housing estate
  • SNP ARE ODDS ON TO WIN THE BUDGET DEBATE AT HOLYROOD TOMORROW

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CHILDREN: Equipment allows babies to receive phototherapy without having to stay in hospital

CHILDREN: Equipment allows babies to receive phototherapy without having to stay in hospital

Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba The special sleeping bags emit therapeutic light. Newborn babies with

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BUDGET: Families with babies to get £40 a week, Scottish Government announces …

BUDGET: Families with babies to get £40 a week, Scottish Government announces …

Likely candidates for the Scottish Parliament election in May – Dame Jackie Baillie (Labour), Sophie Traynor (SNP) and David Smith (Reform UK). The Budget details

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Lord McFall of Alcluith: Former Dumbarton MP stands down as Lord Speaker

Lord McFall of Alcluith: Former Dumbarton MP stands down as Lord Speaker

by Democrat reporter John McFall, the Dumbarton-born Lord Speaker in the Palace of Westminster, has announced he is to step down several months early from

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FAKE PICTURES ARE NOT JUST AN AFFRONT DECENT SOCIETY, BUT ARE ILLEGAL

FAKE PICTURES ARE NOT JUST AN AFFRONT DECENT SOCIETY, BUT ARE ILLEGAL

by Liz Kendal, Labour Minister for Technoloy No woman or child should live in fear of having their image sexually manipulated by technology.   Yet in

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Four injured after fight involving weapons in ‘targeted’ attack in Bonhill housing estate

Four injured after fight involving weapons in ‘targeted’ attack in Bonhill housing estate

Three men, aged 19, 19, and 21, and a 16-year-old youth were injured Police are searching for the occupants of the car following the fight

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SNP ARE ODDS ON TO WIN THE BUDGET DEBATE AT HOLYROOD TOMORROW

SNP ARE ODDS ON TO WIN THE BUDGET DEBATE AT HOLYROOD TOMORROW

First Minister John Swinney, Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Conservative leader Russell Findlay and Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will cross swords in the Scottish Budget

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Better Buses for Strathclyde and make Glasgow Move Again …

Better Buses for Strathclyde and make Glasgow Move Again …

by Democrat reporter First Glasgow have put single bus fares up to a whopping £3.25, leaving us with some of the most expensive buses in

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DACA’s community alcohol service comes to an end …

DACA’s community alcohol service comes to an end …

Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol- DACA Thank you and goodnight. As DACA’s community alcohol service comes to an end, the team want to extend our

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