Music lessons for children plummet due to coronavirus pandemic By Margaret Taylor in The Ferret The number of children learning a musical instrument in Scottish
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CAMERON HOUSE HOTEL: A tragic case which has taken three years to conclude.
Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie – “We now know that these deaths could have been avoided.” By Democrat reporter Today at Dumbarton Sheriff Court, guilty pleas
FARMING AND RURAL MATTERS: CONVERGENCE PAYMENTS UNDERWAY FOR LOCAL FARMERS
A shepherd feeds his flock and gathers his lambs in his arms on the way to the hills in Glen Fruin, above Helensburgh and Loch
POLITICS: More than £250 million for drug deaths emergency
Sturgeon promises long term cash fix for drug deaths … Rough sleepers, alcoholics and drug addicts gather on a green space near the Scottish Parliament
COVID 19: Supporting health and social care staff with a cuppa and a biscuit
Caring, sharing staff looking after the vulnerable will now receive hot drinks on the house. By Lucy Ashton Additional funding of £500,000 is being allocated
POLITICS: SCOTTISH WATER CASH STASH IS ‘OBSCENE,’- SAYS BAILLIE
By Democrat reporter Scottish Water has built up an ‘obscene’ cash stash of £391 million – five times higher than the water regulator promised