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Day: March 25, 2018

Churches and money

March 25, 2018 heaneymedia

Contactless payment card plan for givers in churches? St Mungo’s in Alexandria and Riverside Parish Church in Dumbarton. By BILL HEANEY Were you at church

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Licensed trade news

March 25, 2018 heaneymedia

The Herald had this exclusive report on Saturday: New pub rates are ‘lunacy’, claim publicans and hoteliers The newly refurbished Press Bar in Albion Street,

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Education

March 25, 2018 heaneymedia

Council to blame for neglect of St Martin’s, say furious parents West Dunbartonshire Council have allowed St Martin’s Primary School in Renton to become rundown

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Bill Heaney’s Notebook column

March 25, 2018 heaneymedia

Where have all the flowers gone? Levengrove Park in Dumbarton. Pictures by Michael Moffat. There have been some really daft decisions made during the 50

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Youth employment

March 25, 2018 heaneymedia

SNP council invests in the future with apprenticeships fund West Dunbartonshire Council has created a £1million fund to support apprenticeships over the next four years. 

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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ENVIRONMENT: Humza Yousaf tops sewage discharge league table 

ENVIRONMENT: Humza Yousaf tops sewage discharge league table 

By Bill Heaney The foul smell which once filled the air on Clydeside used to be called Shieldhall No 5 in deference to the world

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Help us to celebrate Carers Week 2023

Help us to celebrate Carers Week 2023

  We are delighted to extend an invitation to the whole of Scotland to help us celebrate Carers Week 2023. This year we have partnered

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BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER ‘TIME BOMB’ TAKES ITS TOLL

BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER ‘TIME BOMB’ TAKES ITS TOLL

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of failing to prevent a “ticking time bomb” of cancer deaths following the pandemic, as cancer

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RELIGION: FATHER JOE MCAULEY RETIRES FROM PRIESTHOOD

RELIGION: FATHER JOE MCAULEY RETIRES FROM PRIESTHOOD

Archdiocese of Glasgow  By Bill Heaney Archbishop Bill Nolan has accepted the resignation from the Office of Parish Priest of Saint Brendan’s, Yoker, of Father

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DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT PHOTONEWS FROM DRYMEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW

DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT PHOTONEWS FROM DRYMEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW

 

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DEMOCRAT DIARY: IT’S FREE TO YOU at heaneymedia@BTinternet.com

DEMOCRAT DIARY: IT’S FREE TO YOU at heaneymedia@BTinternet.com

East Dunbartonshire Council  The Campsie Show returns to Bogton Farm, Torrance, this Saturday (3 June 2023). For more info visit http://www.campsieshow.co.uk and http://www.facebook.com/CampsieAgriculturalShow The event

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French owner of Scotch whisky distilleries backs down over Russia exports

French owner of Scotch whisky distilleries backs down over Russia exports

Investigation by Billy Briggs in The Ferret A French drinks company with a major presence in Dumbarton  – it owns a total 14 distilleries in

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RELIGION: Charity boss “humbled and excited” to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly

RELIGION: Charity boss “humbled and excited” to be elected Moderator of the General Assembly

By Cameron Brooks The head of a Christian charity which fights global poverty has been elected the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the

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