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Day: May 15, 2018

Royal wedding

May 15, 2018 heaneymedia

Renton man’s invite to pal Harry’s wedding with Megan on Saturday Prince Harry with JJ Chalmers, hero soldier and son of the manse from Renton. 

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Charity run

May 15, 2018 heaneymedia

Base team raise nearly £5,000 with 40-mile charity walk On your marks … Naval Base team who took part in the walk. Personnel from HM

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Sheep killed

May 15, 2018 heaneymedia

Killer dog savaged two sheep at Garshake woodland site Maryland Farm and fenced off Woodland Trust field above Garshake. A Sheriff has handed out a

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Vale 10K

May 15, 2018 heaneymedia

On your marks for the Vale 10K The popular Vale of Leven 10K – and family fun run – sponsored by Chivas Brothers and CPR

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Sudden death

May 15, 2018 heaneymedia

Sudden death of Sons’ Callum Hosie IT is with very deep sadness that Dumbarton FC today announced the death of their director Callum Hosie, pictured

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Rescuers find dying hill walker on Ben More
  • SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule
  • STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay
  • Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre
  • CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0
  • BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

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Rescuers find dying hill walker on Ben More

Rescuers find dying hill walker on Ben More

A coastguard helicopter from Prestwick was involved the operation. Rescuers were diverted from a training exercise to locate a dying walker. Members of Killin Mountain

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SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

By Bill Heaney The SNP’s flagship replacement of Cornton Vale women’s prison is already more than two years behind schedule and millions over budget, the

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STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

Members of the Fire Brigades Union backed walkouts by 88 per cent Firefighters backed strikes by 88% on a huge turnout of 73% after rejecting

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Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

The attack happened near the World of Golf centre on Great Western Road. A 13-year-old boy has been injured after an apparently unprovoked attack by

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CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

PICTURES by JON LEINO SONS HOLD ON TO NUMBER ONE SPOT Gregg Wylde goal seals all three points By Glen Douglas Bonnyrigg Rose played well

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BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

PETER MURTAGH came to Cabo Blanco, where he stopped on his journey up the Americas, as this Peruvian village was where much of The Old

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SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

Businesses are at risk of going bust or taking their business elsewhere unless Green Minister Lorna Slater changes the policy. Smaller brands could disappear from

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ENVIRONMENT: SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

ENVIRONMENT:  SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

Scottish Labour attacked the SNP/Scottish Greens government for their environmental failures after it was revealed that recycling rates had been dropping over the last five

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