Category: West Dunbartonshire

SALMOND IN HIGH COURT ON SEX CHARGES

BBC Scotland is reporting that Alex Salmond appeared in court charged with carrying out a series of sexual offences against 10 women while serving as Scotland’s first minister.  Mr Salmond faced a total of 14 charges at the High Court in Edinburgh. He denies all the allegations, which include one attempted rape, one intent to rape, 10 sexual assaults and two indecent assaults.  The offences are alleged to have happened between June 2008 and November 2014. His QC, Gordon Jackson, said Mr Salmond was pleading not guilty, and judge Lady Dorrian set the trial date for 9 March next year.  The trial is expected to last about four weeks.
Mr Salmond served as first minister between 16 May 2007 and 20 November 2014.

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OARDACIOUS TEAM READY TO FACE THE ATLANTIC

The team, who have named themselves “HMS Oardacious”, will be the first official Royal Navy team to participate in the 3,000-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.  Leaving from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12, they are aiming to row, unaided, to Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, arriving just over a month later.  More people have been into space or climbed Everest than have rowed across the Atlantic so it’s an epic endeavour by the Submariners. 

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GENERAL ELECTION; JEAN ANNE MITCHELL, LABOUR

Jean Anne raised her three children as a single mother which was very challenging juggling work and home life balances.  It was Labour’s tax credits system that protected Jean Anne from struggling further and realised the good that a Labour Government can do for ordinary people. Changing career, Jean Anne worked in advertising and latterly as a consultant for high growth business opportunities at Scottish Enterprise.  It was here that she gained significant skills in understanding the challenges many small to medium enterprises faced – and how they are the backbone for our local economy.

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MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN ARE KEEPING FIT

Charlie Gibson, Chairman of West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust, welcomed the news saying: “I’m really pleased to see the activity levels in the past 12 months and the positive impact that this will have had in the local area.It is great to see so many children and young people benefiting from the varied programme on offer across West Dunbartonshire. Not only are our Active Schools sessions fun and educational,  they also improve health and well-being, and build confidence and motivation.

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