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Day: August 21, 2018

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Ken McNab on SPORT

August 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Greetings everyone. Here is this week’s sporting takeaway, my impartial look at what’s making the headlines after the weekend dust has settled. Thank you so

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Book Review

August 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Author Malachi O’Doherty and Gerry Adams carrying a tricolour draped coffin with Martin McGuinness. O’Doherty picture by Bill Heaney There was a far larger audience

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • How many sewage spills have happened in and around West Dunbartonshire?
  • CAROLINE GLACHAN: The Girl in the Water will be shown on SKY TV on Sunday 22nd November
  • Committee urges clarity on planned NHS reform amid concerns over ‘scant details’
  • DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE CAN’T CLAIM TO HAVE ‘A PRESTIGE PRESENCE’ IN 2006
  • WALKING THE DOG: Pets could be at risk if forced outdoors when it’s too cold
  • Residents say local access to leisure facilities remains a priority

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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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