Dumbarton Chivas workers balloted on strike action over bid to freeze pay

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Labour’s Jackie Baillie has retained the Dumbarton seat, INCREASING her share of the vote.The deputy leader of Scottish Labour, who has held the seat since the Scottish Parliament’s inception in 1999, defeated the SNP’s Toni Giugliano this evening.Baillie recorded 17,825 votes to the SNP’s 16,342.In her speech, Jackie said: "Can I thank the people of Dumbarton constituency."We had great conversations

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teenager has been charged in connection with the attempted murder of a man in West Dunbartonshire. We told how the 29-year-old victim was allegedly stabbed in the arms and chest in Dumbarton at around 10.20pm on Saturday, April 17.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A teenager has appeared in court in connection with an attempted murder in Dumbarton.Nathan Reid, 18, has been charged with assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life.It follows an incident on Saturday, April 17 where a 29-year-old man was injured on a dirt track near the gas works off Castlegreen Street in Dumbarton East.Reid,

Scotland as more rain, snow and even thunder is forecast this week. Parts of the country saw several inches of snow on Tuesday, with temperatures to remain in single figures for the rest of this week as a blast of Arctic air moves moves across the UK.

Iceland have been ordered to pay a Scots pensioner £11,250 in damages after she tripped over a ramp outside their store in Edinburgh. Yvonne Forrest suffered fractures to her right wrist and left knee after falling as she walked into the Portobello Road store in February 2019.

Boston-based auction house.“I had a wonderful time last summer with you. It is a bright memory of my life — you are wonderful and I miss you,” reads one of JFK’s letters — all of which are written on official United States Senate paper — postmarked February 1956 and addressed to von Post.

To Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, Men In Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham feels like “a happy accident.”

Met Office warns of a bank holiday wash out across the country. Hopes of seeing off the long weekend with an al-fresco pint have been dashed by forecasts of torrential rain, which is expected to worsen by next week.

coronavirus policies.In a statement, NTIA Scotland said: “Scottish Government support has been wholly inadequate to compensate for operating losses and a majority of businesses have now incurred unsustainable debt as a result.”Noting that 39,000 jobs are at risk, it argued that the costs of rent, staff furlough, insurance and other expenses are now far exceeding the income gained from revenue and government grants.They said the average small business in the sector has now exceeded £150,000 in

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scots have been urged to ‘be kind’ to hospitality staff as the country’s bars and restaurants prepare to welcome back customers for the first weekend of the year.Hospitality venues were given the green light to reopen from Monday this week as Scotland moved to level three lockdown restrictions.Punters are allowed to enjoy a drink outside in beer gardens until 10pm, while diners can enjoy a meal indoors

stroke. Charlie Wilson was just 44 when, in 2008, he awoke without any sensation on the right side of his body.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter.A man was caught with £3,000 worth of coke in his family home after becoming involved in dealing to feed his own habit.John Gallacher appeared at Dumbarton Sheriff Court last week after pleading guilty to the offence which his lawyer said had caused “embarrassment and distress” to his family.Police executed a search warrant for the property in the

Covid-19 in work and died as a result. To mark International Workers' Memorial Day public buildings, including the SSE Hydro and Edinburgh Castle, will be lit up purple and the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and Scottish Hazards have written to councils to urge them to do the same.

Perth College UHI students will be able to re-attend previously cancelled classes after strike action planned for this week was suspended.

Warrington Wolves have denied claims that Blake Austin has a travel issue ahead of Saturday's clash with Catalans.

hospital after a van he was working under crushed him when it moved and collided with another vehicle. Emergency crews raced to Ferry Road, Montrose yesterday around 4.10pm to try and rescue the 43-year-old.

Perth College UHI students missed classes this week as teaching staff who are members of the trade union EIS-FELA took part in further strike action on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed to secure the future of the Vale of Leven Hospital on a visit to Alexandria this morning.The SNP politician visited Dumbarton and the Vale earlier today on the campaign trail with local candidate Toni Giugliano, who is hoping to take the party’s first victory in Dumbarton since the creation of the current Scottish Parliament.Just 109 votes separated the SNP’s Gail

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.College lecturers in Paisley are taking part in two days of strike action as the row over their jobs continues.The latest strikes - which took place yesterday and another planned for today - comes after three previous days of industrial action, ahead of a further nine days of strikes also planned for April and May.Strikes are also taking place at West College Scotland campuses in Clydebank, Greenock