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Day: April 29, 2023

TORY CONFERENCE: Priorities are to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists and to stop the boats.  

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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, Westminster leader Alister Jack, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Conservative deputy leader in Scotland Meghan Gallacher. Tories on parade at

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • LibDems demand for action over 100,000 “horror” sewage spills
  • LABOUR AND LIBDEMS ask Offord if Reform UK Scotland has benefited from foreign donations
  • BATTLE OF THE BOATS: HMS Dolphin Tug O’ War Challenge Cup.
  • SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE
  • West Highland railway line to close in November for £13m upgrade
  • SNP FACES CRITICISM FOR DROPPING PROMISED NEURODIVERGENCE BILL

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LibDems demand for action over 100,000 “horror” sewage spills

LibDems demand for action over 100,000 “horror” sewage spills

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, LibDem spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie and SNP Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin. by BILL HEANEY Scottish Water is at the centre of yet

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LABOUR AND LIBDEMS ask Offord if Reform UK Scotland has benefited from foreign donations

LABOUR AND LIBDEMS ask Offord if Reform UK Scotland has benefited from foreign donations

LibDem David Green and Reform UK Scottish leader Malcolm Offord. by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat public service reform spokesperson David Green MSP has today

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BATTLE OF THE BOATS: HMS Dolphin Tug O’ War Challenge Cup.

BATTLE OF THE BOATS: HMS Dolphin Tug O’ War Challenge Cup.

by CARYS WILLIAMS Submariners are accustomed to operating in demanding environments where success depends upon every individual pulling in the same direction. That teamwork took

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SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE

SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE

Save our city: This mayhem needs to stop now by BILL HEANEY Are Celtic fans getting a fair deal from Police Scotland, whose officers continue

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West Highland railway line to close in November for £13m upgrade

West Highland railway line to close in November for £13m upgrade

The work will make the route more resilient in periods of severe weather by LUCY ASHTON The West Highland Line, which runs through Dumbarton, Helensburgh

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SNP FACES CRITICISM FOR DROPPING PROMISED NEURODIVERGENCE BILL

SNP FACES CRITICISM FOR DROPPING PROMISED NEURODIVERGENCE BILL

by BILL HEANEY The SNP has faced criticism for ditching plans to deliver new legislation to support people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people, including

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Epidemic of violence against women and girls demands immediate action, Dumbarton MSP tells Parliament

Epidemic of violence against women and girls demands immediate action, Dumbarton MSP tells Parliament

Dame Jackie Baillie, First Minister John Swinney and Lord Advocate Ruth Charteris. by BILL HEANEY Violence against women and girls is a global problem and

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CARMAGEDDON: SCOTTISH WATER’S £4 MILLION DALREOCH SEWAGE PIPE PROJECT CAUSES CHAOS

CARMAGEDDON: SCOTTISH WATER’S £4 MILLION DALREOCH SEWAGE PIPE PROJECT CAUSES CHAOS

by John Young An inauspicious start to Day One of the roadworks in Dumbarton was caused by Scottish Water installing a new sewer pipe at

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