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Day: December 6, 2021

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK: PICTURES BY JULIE GRAHAM

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Dumbarton girls on tour in Big Apple PICTURES BY JULIE GRAHAM  

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Humza Yousaf: Go ahead with Christmas festivities but ‘make them safer’

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Humza says he will not be telling anyone not to invite their granny for dinner Fling open the windaes. People meeting indoors should try to

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Health Board turns to virtual groups to offer support to people with chronic pain

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Madeleine Pollitt, 55, is originally from Australia. She has had chronic pain for some 30 years, after extensive surgery when she almost lost her leg.

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HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE HAS A NEW BASE WARRANT OFFICER

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WO1 Mannucci hands over the role of Base Warrant Officer to WO1 Rennie. By Lucy Ashton HMS Neptune, the shore-establishment at HM Naval Base Clyde,

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Journalists are lavishly shameless individuals, across all titles, without exception.

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The princes and the press have a true ‘special relationship’ – only one side thinks it’s real The Earl and Duchess of Dumbarton – the

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FOSTERING: TIME TO INCREASE ALLOWANCES TO FOSTER PARENTS

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Monday, 6th December 2021 Scrooge-like SNP councils have been accused of ‘failing our most vulnerable children’ by foster care workers, who want an increase in

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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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