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Day: May 18, 2018

Death rate

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

More people dying in the Vale of Leven and RAH hospitals Jackie Baillie and Vale of Leven Hospital. MSP Jackie Baillie has expressed concern after

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Funeral arrangements

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

Funeral arrangements for Sons’ director Callum Hosie Funeral arrangements for recently deceased Dumbarton FC director Callum Hosie have been released by the football club.  It will

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La Barca

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

Helensburgh restaurant owner Cara takes top women in hospitality award Massive congratulations are in order for Cara Nicolic, who owns La Barca in Helensburgh with

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STV2 snubbed

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

No sympathy for Helensburgh MP Brendan on STV cuts announcement By Bill Heaney Helensburgh and Cardross MP Brendan O’Hara received little or no sympathy when

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Carillion scandal

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

Carillion collapse remains disaster for Faslane sub contractors and employees ‘Recklessness, hubris and greed’ – Carillion slammed by MPs, who say directors stuffed their mouths

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Retirement

May 18, 2018 heaneymedia

Commander Leatherby retires from the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane Commander James Leatherby (centre) with his wife Beverly and son Peter.  One of HM Naval

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  • SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE
  • JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams
  • GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten
  • SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX
  • Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch
  • Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

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SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

SCOTTISH TORY LEADER RUSSELL FINDLAY’S SPEECH TO CONFERENCE

Conference speech by Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay Left to right: Russell Findlay, Andy Burnham, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage. The SNP came to power

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JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

JUSTICE: Thin blue line becoming thinner and Scottish prisons are bursting at the seams

by BILL HEANEY They used to be known as vigilantes, but in these turbulent times we are now dealing with the Scottish Government, which would

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GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten

GARVAGHY ROAD: It seems the dead are easily forgotten

by Neil Mackay in the Herald “It seems the dead are easily forgotten. Men like Michael McGoldrick, Robert Hamill and Frank O’Reilly. Women like Rosemary

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SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX

SWINNEY URGED TO COMMIT TO TALKS ON COUNCIL TAX

by BILL HEANEY John Swinney has been told he must ensure cross-party talks on council tax reform take place “as soon as possible”.  The First

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Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch

Royal Navy’s new attack submarine arrives at Faslane on the Gareloch

HMS Agamemnon arrived on the River Clyde after departing Barrow 4 October 2026 by LUCY ASHTON The Royal Navy’s newest Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine has arrived

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Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

Thousands attend rallies as Drumcree stand-off enters seventh day

‘There will be no Orange march down this road, not now and not ever,’ Mary Lou McDonald tells Garvaghy Road rally Thousands of people attended

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MEMORIES OF THE OLD PIER AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL

MEMORIES OF THE OLD PIER AND OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL

MEMORIES OF THE OLD OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLOpened in 1929, the beloved Helensburgh open-air pool (seen here in this rare image) was gifted to the town

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HOLIDAY HISTORY LESSONS IN COLOURFUL CAPITAL OF CONNEMARA

HOLIDAY HISTORY LESSONS IN COLOURFUL CAPITAL OF CONNEMARA

BY KATIE SULLIVAN On the morning of June 15, 1919, people working at the Marconi wireless station near Clifden in Connemara saw an extraordinary sight.

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