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Health Secretary announces £600m plan to bolster NHS over winter

SCOTLAND'S Health Secretary has announced £600 million will be used to shore up the NHS over the winter months, but hinted that it will not…

The National (Scotland)

Free laptops or tablets to West Dunbartonshire schoolchildren promise has been broken says MSP

During the 2021 Holyrood election campaign, the SNP claimed they would deliver “into the hands of every school child in Scotland a laptop, Chromebook or tablet to use in school and at home”.

Daily Record

Petition launched calling on Scottish Government to protect Loch Lomond’s shoreline from an upgraded A82

The Helensburgh and District Access Trust has launched the petition following Transport Scotland's proposal of a £150million upgrade of the section.

Daily Record

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Lack of vaccinators and long queues caused some to miss their Covid booster in Alexandria

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is calling for answers after saying at least one pensioner left the queue at the Alexandria leisure centre.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon's government planned to slash royal funding hours before Queen died

EXCLUSIVE: Deputy FM John Swinney unveiled plans to slash the budget of Lord Lieutenants - the monarch’s personal representatives.

Daily Record

Scots woman raped by priest in children's home begs for help from government compensation scheme

Joanne Peacher was sexually abused at just eight years old by two people who should have been caring for her, sparking a lifetime of mental ill health

Daily Record

Politicians in West Dunbartonshire pay tribute to Queen after 70-year reign

Jackie Baillie MSP said Queen Elizabeth served the nation with "grace, humour and intelligence".

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Labour's Jackie Baillie in 'awful' BBC radio interview on rent freeze

JACKIE Baillie has been skewered for attempting to claim credit for Government policies despite Scottish Labour’s protests they “don’t care”…

The National (Scotland)

Dumbarton "snubbed" ahead of 800th anniversary as a Royal Burgh, claims MSP

Labour's Jackie Baillie has written to cabinet secretary Angus Robertson to question why no major events have been planned to celebrate the octo-centenary.

Daily Record

Schools in West Dunbartonshire have 'Grenfell-style' cladding, it's claimed

West Dunbartonshire Council say all its buildings comply with national building regulations.

Daily Record

Man rushed to hospital after jet ski incident on Loch Lomond near Luss Pier

The 21-year-old was taken to Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Thursday after a jet ski collided with a speedboat.

Daily Record

Young Scot who battled anorexia for nine years says calorie counts on meals 'encourage eating disorders’

Hannah Duguid, 21, is a recovering anorexic and says putting numbers in diners’ faces can add to mental health stress.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire women facing 'postcode lottery' for vital cervical cancer screenings

Labour’s health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said women were being put through “emotional turmoil” on lengthy waiting lists for urgent treatment

Daily Record

Sunak plan to grill Scottish civil servants is akin to show trials, say SNP

Tory leadership contenders Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss will take part in a hustings in Perth on Tuesday.

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Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Scotland.

In West Dunbartonshire there are less babies breastfed than the national average.

Daily Record

Half of people attending West Dunbartonshire's closest A&E seen within four hours

Newly-published figures show that during the week ending July 17 only 67.9 percent of attendances at A&E services across Scotland were seen, and resulted in a subsequent admission, transfer or discharge within four hours.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire Council workers reject pay offer - but won't strike

West Dunbartonshire is one of five local authorities where there are no plans for a strike as workers didn’t meet the 50 percent threshold required.

Glasgow Live

Three Lanarkshire hospitals full amid 'code black alert'

Health chiefs said are all at maximum capacity and urged people not to turn up at Accident and Emergency if their condition was not life threatening. Labour say staff are 'constantly under immense pressure'.

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Helensburgh campaigner demands more restrictions on fireworks after bill passed in Scottish Parliament

Jane Kerr, 51, fears the new Bill, which will create a licensing scheme and limit the number of days when fireworks can be sold, will encourage some to stockpile them.

The National (Scotland)

'Disgraceful': Lawyers slam Jackie Baillie for claiming warrant sales are returning

LAWYERS have rubbished claims by Labour’s Jackie Baillie that the Scottish Government is attempting to bring back controversial warrant sales.

Daily Record

Drink and drug-fuelled anti-social behaviour makes summer a 'misery' for Luss residents

Dave Pretswell, convener of Luss and Arden Community Council, says the rising popularity of staycations has increased disorder in the village.

Daily Record

Five wards left with single nurse at crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Unions point the finger at Scottish Government as they warn that staffing shortages at flagship site are putting patient safety at risk.

Daily Record

Child poverty rate drops in West Dunbartonshire - but remains above Scottish average

The End Child Poverty statistics reveal almost one-quarter of children are living below the breadline, though the figure has reduced by 15 percent.

The Independent UK

Sturgeon guilty of ‘self indulgence and distraction’, say Scottish Tories

Constitution spokesman Donald Cameron was speaking after the First Minister published a new paper on Scottish independence.

Daily Record

A&E waiting times in Scotland worst on record as SNP government 'distracted by independence'

More than 1,100 patients were left waiting more than 12 hours to be seen in A&E wards across Scotland last week.

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