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Day: May 12, 2026

HEALTH: Expert calls for safety review at troubled superhospital …

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Andrew Poplett has more than 35 years of experience working in hospital safety engineering by Lisa Summers, BBC Scotland health and social care correspondent and Claire McAllister, Health producer A

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  • HEALTH: Expert calls for safety review at troubled superhospital …
  • Disruption to the disposal of sofas and soft furnishings … and Reform’s big fan boob
  • Trump says Iran’s response to US proposal to end war is ‘totally unacceptable’
  • Regional list MSPs include Dumbarton man David Smith
  • ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON (UPDATED)
  • VISITORS FROM ENGLAND TURN UP AT LEVENGROVE PARK RUN

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HEALTH: Expert calls for safety review at troubled superhospital …

HEALTH: Expert calls for safety review at troubled superhospital …

Andrew Poplett has more than 35 years of experience working in hospital safety engineering by Lisa Summers, BBC Scotland health and social care correspondent and Claire McAllister, Health producer A

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Disruption to the disposal of sofas and soft furnishings … and Reform’s big fan boob

Disruption to the disposal of sofas and soft furnishings … and Reform’s big fan boob

Dumbarton Notebook by Bill Heaney Three chairs for the Council — and a couple of sofas thrown in, or more likely thrown out along with

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Trump says Iran’s response to US proposal to end war is ‘totally unacceptable’

Trump says Iran’s response to US proposal to end war is ‘totally unacceptable’

US has proposed an end to fighting before talks on  Iran’s nuclear programme ‘I don’t like ​it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE,’ US President Donald Trump wrote

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Regional list MSPs include Dumbarton man David Smith

Regional list MSPs include Dumbarton man David Smith

A selection of List MSPs who will sit at Holyrood– Malcolm Offord, Reform UK;  Russell Findlay, Conservative; David Smith, Reform UK; Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour;

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ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON (UPDATED)

ELECTION: JACKIE BAILLIE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AS SHE WINS DUMBARTON (UPDATED)

And Marie McNair keeps the SNP happy in Clydebank … by Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie was in seventh heaven. The tears Jackie had shed a

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VISITORS FROM ENGLAND TURN UP AT LEVENGROVE PARK RUN

VISITORS FROM ENGLAND TURN UP AT LEVENGROVE PARK RUN

Levengrove parkrun Well done to our 148 participants at Levengrove Parkrun. We had an incredible 37 volunteers, including Katie, Deborah, and Robert, helping us for

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CLIFDEN BOOKSHOP: A WINDOW ON THE WORLD OF BOOKS

CLIFDEN BOOKSHOP: A WINDOW ON THE WORLD OF BOOKS

The Clifden Bookshop We were all really delighted to be the winners of this year’s @clifdentradfest Best Window competition, especially Cora, PICTURED ABOVE, who was

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I’LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR WOMEN, SAYS PAM GOSAL

I’LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR WOMEN, SAYS PAM GOSAL
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