Son says musician’s 70-year run was halted by onset of Covid-19 pandemic last year Paddy Moloney, founder of The Chieftains, lived for music, mourners at
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By Harry Bell Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has called for action to improve mental health services on World Mental Health Day. Baillie has
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West Dunbartonshire park rescued from SNP council cuts presented with Green Flag Award
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NOTEBOOK: Time to end this terrible silence that shames the Vale
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