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Scottish abuse victims demand faster compensation payouts for lifesaving therapy

Victims have opened up on their ordeal suffered while in care as they call for action with delays in payments.

Daily Record

Domestic abuse has increased in West Dunbartonshire according to Police Scotland

There were 14 crimes were recorded under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 – double last year’s figure of seven.

Daily Record

Scottish Tories attack ‘skewed priorities’ in Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said the SNP conference speech was ‘narrow’ and ‘independence-obsessed’.

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Truss is symptom of Westminster dysfunction, not cause, SNP delegates to hear

The party’s conference will open on Saturday in Aberdeen.

The Independent UK

Scottish Government accused of 'cynical cash grab' on social care sector before winter

Government officials want to "reclaim" cash reserves from joint health and care bodies ahead of a difficult winter

Daily Record

Swinney rejects accusation of ‘secrecy’ over resignations from Covid inquiry

The Deputy First Minister addressed an urgent question in the Scottish Parliament on the issue.

The Independent UK

John Swinney denies 'political interference' in Scottish covid inquiry after legal team quits

The Deputy First Minister said he could not legally tell MSPs when the inquiry would begin hearing evidence.

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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

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”…

Daily Record

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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