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Day: February 27, 2023
ASYLUM SEEKERS: Far-right accused of ‘exploiting fears’ over refugee hotel plans
174 people are being be placed at the Muthu Glasgow River Hotel – the former Esso Motor Hotel – as part of a settlement programme
SHIPBUILDING: BAE Systems Clydeside warship factory given green light
Record orders amid “elevated threat environment” sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By Lucy Garcia PLANS for the construction of a new warship building factory
HERITAGE: Dumbarton Castle reopened at the weekend
Tickets now available to visit stronghold that once sheltered Mary, Queen of Scots By Bill Heaney Dumbarton Castle, one of Scotland’s most famous castles, is due
DEATH: Betty Boothroyd, first woman House of Commons Speaker, dies
Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons, has died at 93. The current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle