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Family dog suffers painful ordeal during morning walk
LITTER louts are being urged to clean up their act after a pet pooch suffered painful injuries when she stood on broken glass in an East Renfrewshire park. Fazila and Adam Dawson noticed 18-month-old golden retriever Willow was bleeding from cuts
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Dramatic drop in teenage pregnancies
TEENAGE pregnancies plummeted by more than 50 per cent in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area between 2008 and 2017. According to latest statistics, a total of 914 teenage pregnancies were recorded by the health board in 2017, compared to 1,934
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Barrhead church to hold pet blessing service
A BARRHEAD church is inviting residents to bring their pets along to a special service this weekend. Bourock Parish Church, in the town’s Main Street, is to host a ‘pet blessing’ service on Saturday, with all animals welcome to come along.
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Job fears as leading bookmaker to close 700 shops
AROUND 4,500 jobs are at risk at bookmaker William Hill after it announced plans to axe 700 betting shops across the UK. The group warned a “large number of redundancies” are expected and it has begun consultation meetings with the 4,500 affected
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Road closed for water works
RESIDENTS face disruption later this month as a Barrhead road is temporary closed. On Monday, July 22, between 9.30am and 3.30pm, Wraes View will be shut so that Scottish Water can carry out “essential” utility works. No diversions will be
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Neilston put through their paces at gruelling Ayrshire Warrior bootcamp
Neilston co-manager Chris Cameron reckons the Farmer’s Boys fitness levels will be hard to top next season after they completed a gruelling SAS style assault course at the weekend. The Brig O’ Lea club kick-started their pre-season preparations
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Police probe attempted break-in on Barrhead street
POLICE are urging residents to make sure their homes are secure after an attempted break-in took place in Barrhead. A home in Aursbridge Drive was targeted on the morning of Sunday, June 23, but the culprit was unable to gain entry. A police