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West Dunbartonshire foodbank voice fears as energy bills expected to soar by £800

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare donations are down and uptake is up.

Daily Record

Scottish Labour seizes Edinburgh council with Lib Dem and Tory help

Labour installed as minority administration in capital with Lib Dem and Tory help, to the outrage of SNP

The Guardian - UK

New figures reveal number of Covid-related deaths in West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh care homes

The Care Inspectorate figures show there have been 15 deaths in the last year.

Daily Record

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SNP Government accused of failing to rule out 12% rise in water charges

Jackie Baillie, Labour MSP for Dumbarton, slammed the Scottish Government for signing off on a two per cent rise above inflation on bills.

Daily Record

'Red risk’ to patient safety at Glasgow Queen Elizabeth Hospital amid staff shortage

A damning new report shows that Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital had a shortage of staff on 33 wards which created a risk to patient safety.

Glasgow Live

‘Red risk’ to patient safety at Scotland’s flagship hospital amid staff shortage

Damning new report shows the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital had a shortage of staff on 33 wards which created a risk to patient safety.

Daily Record

Labour take control of West Dunbartonshire Council after surprise election success

Martin Rooney, councillor for Lomond, is expected to be confirmed as the new leader of the council this month - as all 12 of the party's candidates in the area gained election.

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Labour accused of putting shipbuilding jobs at risk with 'careless' SNP attacks

POLITICAL point-scoring by Labour is putting jobs at the embattled shipyard at the heart of the ferries debacle, a trade union has warned.

The National (Scotland)

Ferguson Marine shipyard workers 'not to blame' for Cal Mac ferry fiasco as GMB union blasts Labour

EXCLUSIVE: The GMB union - which represents many shipyard workers at Fergusons - blasted Labour for using its members as a "political football".

Daily Record

Labour candidate to run Glasgow demands more 'clarity' from his party on plan for national care service

Malcolm Cunning said he would have "vociferous" arguments with party leader Anas Sarwar if he was in charge of Glasgow

Daily Record

Glasgow Tory candidate apologises after calling for politicians to be hanged

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Conservatives said Tariq Parvez's views were "completely out of order", adding that the candidate had given assurances it will not happen again

Daily Record

MSP Jackie Baillie slams 'racist' leaflet claiming 'white Britons to be minority by 2060s'

Jackie Baillie hit out at 'cowards attempting to stir up racial hatred' after one of the leaflets was posted through her letterbox.

Daily Record

MSP hits out at "attempts to stir up racial hatred" as far right leaflets posted in Dumbarton

Jackie Baillie hit out after the pamphlets from a far-right group were put through residents' letterboxes, with the group responsible labelling the Labour member out of touch with her constituents.

Daily Record

Ambulance crew sat in 16-hour queue at Scots hospital as worker describes 'heartbreaking' wait for patients

One ambulance crew waited 16 hours with a patient at Ayr Hospital, with the hospital experiencing an influx of patients arriving at A&E last Tuesday night, which they struggled to cope with.

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Douglas Ross claims Scottish Labour 'cannot be trusted' on independence

The Scottish Conservatives leader is trying to regain the initiative after facing a barrage of criticism over his support for Boris Johnson.

Daily Record

Social care workers warn that spiralling fuel costs are forcing them out of roles

Staff in Helensburgh have contacted Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie to warn that prices at the pump mean they can't afford to work.

Daily Record

Youth charity worker speaks of challenges faced by young people in Scottish Parliament address

Antoni Pia spoke about the charity and mental health during Holyrood's Time for Reflection.

Daily Record

Disabled Scot fighting for missing medical records finds docs for unknown child in his file

Christopher Walker had been attempting to find his own missing childhood records when he made the worrying discovery and is now concerned that other patients could be affected.

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Daily Record

Terrified Scots mum feared baby would die after lack of ambulance crews left family stranded

Samantha Milne, 36, has recalled how call handlers said they had no vehicles available to help as daughter Calli turned blue.

Daily Record

SNP slammed for NHS 'mismanagement' as hundreds of patients left waiting more than 12 hours in A&E

Official figures showed 1,022 people waited more than half a day in A&E wards last week - an increase of seven per cent from the week before.

Daily Record

Calls grow for Scottish Government to support Loch Lomond Rescue Boat relocation

MSP Jackie Baillie made the calls, as a Scottish Government minister visited Balloch last week to launch their new water safety action plan.

Daily Record

Scotland at risk of 'tsunami' of long Covid cases 'due to government inaction'

The number of people in hospital with coronavirus reached record levels last week, with about 2300 patients recorded on five consecutive days.

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf: Covid patient numbers in Scotland ‘could rise for a few weeks yet’

The Health Secretary spoke after the number of Covid patients in hospital hit a record high for the fourth consecutive day.

Daily Record

Dumbarton rum distillery receives special visit from High Commissioner of St Lucia

Island Slice Distillery is run by Sylvester Herman who is originally from the Caribbean island.

Daily Record

Cameron House fire and C-Diff outbreak raised in parliament during new law plea

Jackie Baillie says Milly's Law would put families first in the wake of public tragedies and scandals.

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