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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Steven McKenzie |Nichola Rutherford
Final council tax levels to be set amid record risesSteven McKenzie and Nichola RutherfordGetty ImagesCouncil tax pays for a range of local authority servicesThe last of Scotland's 32 local authorities will agree their budget and council tax levels for the year ahead later. Councillors in East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Highland and Inverclyde will meet to discuss proposed tax rises and cuts to services.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
msn.com | Nichola Rutherford
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Nichola Rutherford
BBC Scotland journalist Nichola Rutherford recounts her experience of breast cancer treatmentI have breast cancer. Saying it, writing it, doesn't get any easier. I still can't quite believe it's happened to me. Last week I finished six months of chemotherapy - days before Catherine, Princess of Wales announced she had also completed similar treatment for cancer. During 11 rounds of chemo, I've lost my hair, endured regular nosebleeds, and almost overcome a fear of needles.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Nichola Rutherford
When comedian John Tothill set his sights on performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he knew he would have to take radical action to afford the eye-watering upfront costs. Lured by the prospect of boosting his savings, he signed up for a medical trial that would see him infected with malaria - a deadly disease that causes about 600,000 deaths annually around the world.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Nichola Rutherford
NHS charity bosses stall Maggie's centre plan for DumfriesBy Nichola Rutherford, BBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesPlans to build a Maggie's centre in Dumfries have stalled after NHS charity bosses refused to fund the project. Trustees of the health board's endowment fund said they could not commit to an initial outlay of £1m and ongoing support of £80,000 a year. Campaigners want to see the cancer care centre built next to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Nichola Rutherford
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Nichola Rutherford
In the 1950s Kilmarnock was home to factories making products as diverse as tractors, whisky, shoes and carpets. When photojournalist Malcolm Dunbar visited in 1955, he found a thriving industrial town where almost all of the working population was employed. His photographs of day-to-day life in the Ayrshire town were used to illustrate a feature in Picture Post headlined Is Auld Killie Slump-Proof?
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Feb 22, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Nichola Rutherford
Glasgow parking charges to be extended until 10pmNichola RutherfordBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesMotorists in the centre of Scotland's largest city will have to pay to park their cars until 22:00, under new plans drawn up by Glasgow City Council. Charges will be in force across the city's parking zones between 08:00 and 22:00, seven days a week. Drivers can currently park their car in metered bays in some parts of the city centre for free after 18:00.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Nichola Rutherford
It's exactly 20 years since Kevin Bridges, a teenager from Clydebank, walked into a comedy club for the very first time. Within seconds of taking to the stage at The Stand in Glasgow, his audience buckled with laughter. It was the 17-year-old's first gig but many who were there knew he had the talent needed to make a career from comedy. Now he is one of the biggest stars on the circuit, performing around the world and in 2022 he sold out 16 nights at the Glasgow's Hydro.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
aol.com | Nichola Rutherford
More than 12,500 people have died with coronavirus, since the first reported death in Scotland on 13 March 2020. Here are the stories of some of those who lost their lives. If you would like to pay tribute to a loved one lost to Covid, please use the form below or email [email protected] and ensure you have read our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Jean Murray StillJean was born in 1937 Maryhill and spoke often and fondly of her childhood in "the Butney".
