Holly Lennon

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Police are searching woodland areas in a bid to trace a woman from England who was last seen in the Scottish Borders. Jean Gasho was reported missing in Cleveland but was last seen with a male companion in the Co-op on High Street in Jedburgh around 5.50pm on Wednesday. Police believe the 42-year-old could have travelled to other areas, including Edinburgh, and are liaising with local bus and taxi companies.

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Scottish Water staff are to strike for another seven days after they rejected the latest pay offer. Workers represented by the GMB, Unite and Unison unions announced on Friday they have rejected a 3.4% pay increase, and will now take subsequent action “to demand the fair deal they deserve”. Strikes will begin on Monday and will continue throughout the week, with the last day being Sunday June 8. It follows two prior days of industrial action in April.

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A woman who stole thousands of pounds from a children’s charity and family-run coffee business has been ordered to repay more than £36,000. Beverley Bennie was jailed in January after admitting to embezzling £96,000 from Kids Come First and Myrtle Coffee in Kirkcaldy. The 37-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in prison with the court now making a confiscation order of £36,000. Bennie was employed as a business manager with Myrtle Coffee, which supplies wholesale coffee and vending services.

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Plans for a battery storage site between Nitshill and Barrhead are facing 26 objections. A planning application has been submitted to Glasgow City Council to erect the development in a field in the Greater Pollok area. Proposals include 12 containers housing the energy storage systems located on 9.5 acres of designated greenbelt land. The development would be surrounded by a 1.8 metre perimeter fence and include infrastructure located in a compound, security lighting and CCTV.

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A pancreatic cancer campaigner has said early detection of the disease could have saved her brother’s life, as she brought her 200,000-name petition to the Scottish Parliament. Isla Gear’s brother Tam Barker died on Boxing Day last year, following months of symptoms which were not identified as being caused by cancer. Mr Barker, a cab driver from Fife, had been to the doctor’s surgery six times and A&E three times throughout the year but the cancer was not spotted until November.