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Day: July 27, 2018

Drumkinnon land sale

July 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Derek Mackay, Jackie Baillie and Jonathan McColl. SNP Minister washes hands of disputed land sale at Drumkinnon Bay Protest after protest has taken place about

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Orange Walk

July 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Man accused of spitting on priest outside Catholic church A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with spitting on a priest outside a church.

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Asbestos

July 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Justice at last for family whose mother died of asbestos-related disease Members of the Clydebank Asbestos Group, led by Bob Dickie, a former UCS shop

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Farming

July 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Claim 60 per cent of Scots farmers voted for Brexit, Tories and against independence is Mostly False A farmer feeding his flock in the hills 

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Recent Posts

  • Official West Highland Way Week of Action
  • CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond
  • LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots
  • First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence
  • Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week
  • POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

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Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Last month, for the second year running, we delivered another Official West Highland Way Week of Action – a multi-team effort that delivers much-needed maintenance

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CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond Arms A candlelight c 7 pm – 9 pm. The Tessera Quartet plays Christmas classics and music from The Holiday and Love Actually.

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LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

by BILL HEANEY Hundreds of thousands of the poorest Scots would get extra support for energy bills this winter under plans published today by Scottish

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First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

Harriet Cross, Conservative MP, Poppies for Remembrance Day and First Minister John Swinney. by LUCY ASHTON Shadow Scotland Secretary Harriet Cross has written to John

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Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

by LUCY ASHTON Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and a range of key partners are taking part in the national Safer Business Action Week to

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POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

View in your browser ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss MacNeice’s 1938 political poem In Autumn

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FASLANE NAVAL BASE COMMANDER JOINS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN

FASLANE NAVAL BASE COMMANDER JOINS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN

Monday, 9 November 2026 The Helensburgh community came together on Sunday 8 November to honour the nation’s fallen service personnel during the town’s annual Service

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RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

by Amy-Clare Martin, Tom Barnes and Joe Middleton in THE INDEPENDENT  09 November 2026  Russell Brand has been jailed for more than 10 years after being convicted

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