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Day: August 20, 2018

Marie Curie Nurses

August 20, 2018 heaneymedia

Maggie’s dog-tired after 25-mile walk for charity Participants in the Kilt Walk, Maggie with her medal; Petra and Everest challenge companion Emma Johnston; dog-tired Maggie

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Book Review

August 20, 2018 heaneymedia

Valeman’s reflections on life and death while ‘Waiting for the Last Bus’ Words and photographs by Bill Heaney I never realised Richard Holloway was so

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Heaney’s Notebook

August 20, 2018 heaneymedia

BILL HEANEY The shoddy workmanship at St Martin’s Primary School in Renton* is yet another example of austerity measures being employed by councils such as

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Taxes purge

August 20, 2018 heaneymedia

Name them and shame them tactic to be employed to collect unpaid rates? Dumbarton High Street where some businesses come and go. Picture by Bill

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Wilson’s Column

August 20, 2018 heaneymedia

Runrig were more than a band BRIAN WILSON The 1970s were an interesting time on Skye. I was there as editor of the fledgling West

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How many sewage spills have happened in and around West Dunbartonshire?

How many sewage spills have happened in and around West Dunbartonshire?

Raw sewage and toilet paper on the shore at Arrochar after recent bad weather.  Loch Long was once a playground for working-class people from Dumbarton

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CAROLINE GLACHAN: The Girl in the Water will be shown on SKY TV on Sunday 22nd November

CAROLINE GLACHAN: The Girl in the Water will be shown on SKY TV on Sunday 22nd November

Murder Next Door: The Girl in the Water will be shown on Sunday 22nd November at 9 pm on Sky Crime.

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Committee urges clarity on planned NHS reform amid concerns over ‘scant details’

Committee urges clarity on planned NHS reform amid concerns over ‘scant details’

Health, Care and Sport Committee expresses concern about “scant details” of NHS overhaul November 13th, 2026 A Scottish Parliament committee has called for “clarity and

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE CAN’T CLAIM TO HAVE ‘A PRESTIGE PRESENCE’ IN 2006

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE CAN’T CLAIM TO HAVE ‘A PRESTIGE PRESENCE’ IN 2006

Why are they so posh while we’re so poor, asks Bill Heaney We have a prestige presence here — and we are determined to keep

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WALKING THE DOG: Pets could be at risk if forced outdoors when it’s too cold

WALKING THE DOG: Pets could be at risk if forced outdoors when it’s too cold

14 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Snow is forecast in West Dunbartonshire’s hills, along Loch Lomondside towards Herensburgh and the Gareloch, on the Long Crags

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Residents say local access to leisure facilities remains a priority

Residents say local access to leisure facilities remains a priority

by BILL HEANEY West Dunbartonshire Council has welcomed the strong response to its consultation on West Dunbartonshire Leisure Trust (WDLT) showing facilities are widely used,

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TOURIST TAX: New visitor levy ‘could be used to address city centre safety concerns’

TOURIST TAX: New visitor levy ‘could be used to address city centre safety concerns’

New visitor levy due to come into force in January ‘will raising much needed funds for council projects,’ says SNP leader Ricky Bell November 13th,

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BRING YOUR PURSE — DAME JACKIE BAILLIE INVITES SNP STAR GOODLAD TO DUMBARTON

BRING YOUR PURSE — DAME JACKIE BAILLIE INVITES SNP STAR GOODLAD TO DUMBARTON

Dame Jackie Baillie, Hannah Mary Goodlad and Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth whom she invited to invest in Dumbarton. by BILL HEANEY The SNP’s rising

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