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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Labour's Rhodri Morgan, just turned 70 and famously shambolic, will be a hard act to follow for Carwyn Jones, tipped to become first minister of the Welsh assembly government After almost 10 years in office, the most popular minister in Britain, still enjoying positive ratings of up to 70%, will start clearing his desk today when the result of the ballot to pick his successor is announced. Labour's...
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Dont Let Them Hurt Our Children (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
David Wilson was sentenced to two years behind bars and banned from working with children after admitting possessing nearly 3,000 illegal images. The former head teacher of a Fife secondary school, who was linked to Scotland's most evil paedophile ring, has been jailed for two years for child porn offences. David Wilson was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday, after admitting possessing...
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HOMECOMING SCOTLAND BLOG - SCOTLAND HOMECOMING 2009 -... (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Finale Celebrations - At A Glance Monday 30 November - St Andrew's Day Here is a list of Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebration Events taking place on November 30th, Scotland's national day: East Renfrewshire’s St Andrew’s Day Festival - Giffnock This new festival in East Renfrewshire will involve local musicians and internationally renowned Scottish bands performing music and rhythms which...
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RangersMedia.co.uk (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Truth be told I'm not as dedicated a fan as I could be. Back when I lived in Scotland I could only make 2-3 games a season due to sporting commitments. As a result the games I used to make were the midweek UEFA cup or Champions league matches, and when I moved to England this year even they looked like they would difficult to make. But I managed to get the time of work (2 days for every match as I...
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Boys' Brigade News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Boys brigade stars shine - Daily Express : "DEDICATED hardworking members of the Boys’ Brigade have been honoured at a special presentation ceremony. The Paisley and District Battalion held its annual presentation day in Johnstone Town Hall. Presentations were made by Provost Alex Mackie of East Renfrewshire Council to more than 40 boys from Paisley who received their Presidents’ badges....
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Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Paisley-born 43-year-old ruled himself out of the running almost as soon as George Burley was sacked on Monday as he remains committed to the Clarets' Premier League campaign...
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LEELA SOMA (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
My friend Palo gave me the biography of JRR Tolkein. My daughter read the whole boxed set of his works, and I watched the dvd's with her I'm ashamed to say.His biography though is fascinating. To read how writers started their journeys into writing, how their stories are influenced by their lives is so interesting that I'm spending too much time reading rather than finishing my own novel. JRRT's love...
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Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Members of the SDL gathered in the city centre Two rival marches in Glasgow have led to a number of skirmishes in the city About 1,500 anti-racism protesters marched through the city under the banner Scotland United, in opposition to the Scottish Defence League (SDL). The SDL - an offshoot of the English Defence League - had been attempting to hold an "anti-Islamist" demonstration. There...
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Dispatches from Paisley (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
So New Labour claimed their first by-election win in a year with their huge win in Glasgow North-East. While all of the vanquished have been playing the time honoured game of clutching at straws, for 2 of the defeated this is a serious slap in the face. For the SNP, this is a crushing defeat. They had high hopes of winning this seat, and were certainties to push New Labour close. Instead they conceded...
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SNP Tactical Voting (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The Glasgow North East by-election is all over and let's be honest, it wisnae a 'brammer' as promised. But, on reflection, the sight of Willie Bain MP with 58% of the vote is really not something to be too despondent about. For a start, Labour ran a dastardly campaign. Fair play to them but they won't be able to pull off avoiding the big issues in a national debate and talking about who was born where...
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Dispatches from Paisley (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
There is an exacerbation among SNP supporters about the inability of (New) Labour voters to see the mess left by the pink Tories. That these voters are somehow happy with their lot. To be honest, and I speak as someone who shakes their head when their parents parrot the New Labour line, there is still an element of distrust towards the SNP within the Labour Party constituency, that the SNP are really...
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The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
WAITING for international recognition at St Mirren is like the Paisley bus service - just when you least expect it two come at once.
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Renfrewshire Ladies County Golf Association (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
RENFREWSHIRE (plus a few others) COURSE DATES Closing Date Championship RANFURLY CASTLE Wed/Thurs/Fri 14th - 16th April 9.00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mon 22nd March Spring Meeting COWGLEN Thurs 6th May 9.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m Mon 19th April Autumn Meeting (Greensomes) ELDERSLIE Wed 1st September 9.30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Fri. 13th August Foursomes COCHRANE CASTLE Wed 28th April 9.00 a.m. –...
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Cllr Fraser Macpherson (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Parliamentary by-elections tend to result in a few stunts, but none so embarrassing as the purile stunt by SNP candidate, the rather arrogant David Kerr, in flinging a £2 coin towards the Labour candidate on Thursday night’s “Politics Now” on STV. I was away Thursday evening so only saw the programme this afternoon. Whilst the other main party candidates acquitted themselves...
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