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Day: February 4, 2023

Council takes a holiday to mark King’s Coronation

February 4, 2023 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Council will give everyone a holiday on Monday, 8 May 2023, to allow employees to celebrate His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation. Everyone

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Boris Johnson praises Nicola Sturgeon as ‘far nicer’ than expected

February 4, 2023 heaneymedia

Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries, who interviewed him on TV on Friday night. The former Prime Minister actually praised the First Minister when he appeared

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion
  • SCHOOL TRANSPORT: Dismay over cuts to school transport in Bellsmyre
  • MOBBING AND RIOTING: MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED AT DUMBARTON SHERIFF COURT
  • Bernard McDonald’s departure: His musical journey continues
  • POLICE: Cybercrime rise forcing officers off the beat, says police federation
  • UNISON: Reimbursement of SSSC Fees for 2022/23

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SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

Splash the cash Forbes says she’ll increase childcare payments to £40, and pay £15 an hour for social care workers … By Bill Heaney Pledges

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SCHOOL TRANSPORT: Dismay over cuts to school transport in Bellsmyre

SCHOOL TRANSPORT: Dismay over cuts to school transport in Bellsmyre

EIS member tells Labour council that transport decision risks drop in attendance and attainment By Lucy Ashton West Dunbartonshire Council cannot say they weren’t warned

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MOBBING AND RIOTING: MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED AT DUMBARTON SHERIFF COURT

MOBBING AND RIOTING:  MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED AT DUMBARTON SHERIFF COURT

By Democrat reporter A further three people have been arrested following an investigation into large-scale disorder in Dumbarton on Tuesday, 28 February, 2023. On Thursday,

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Bernard McDonald’s departure: His musical journey continues

Bernard McDonald’s departure: His musical journey continues

Bernard McDonald is set to resign from his position in the music department. by Ariel Clark March 22, 2023 Dumbarton-born Bernard McDonald, Larsen Chair of

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POLICE: Cybercrime rise forcing officers off the beat, says police federation

POLICE: Cybercrime rise forcing officers off the beat, says police federation

Funding has failed to keep pace with the growing demand on the force Rapes on the rise and more crime remaining unsolved in SNP’s skint

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UNISON: Reimbursement of SSSC Fees for 2022/23

UNISON: Reimbursement of SSSC Fees for 2022/23

Local Government Scottish Joint Council Pay 2022/3 – Reimbursement of SSSC Fees The West Dunbartonshire branch understands that the SSSC have now written to members

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RELIGION: THE TABLET LOOKS AT THE DIVIDE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

RELIGION: THE TABLET LOOKS AT THE DIVIDE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Northern Ireland – still a religious divide by Malachi O’Doherty in The Tablet this week The 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement have seen

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HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team. By Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team have been recognised, alongside West of

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