Swinney visits 'crisis' towns asking for help after 1,500 job losses

24-08-2026 17:40 via bbc.co.uk

Swinney visits 'crisis' towns asking for help after 1,500 job losses

Inverclyde has been hit hard with job losses after decades of deindustrialisation and population decline.

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