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Day: August 24, 2018

Photo essay

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

Just another Saturday … photographer DINI POWER  takes a quirky look through the lens at Glasgow

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Greenlight

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

Council should step in if Greenlight goes out of business, says McBride By Bill Heaney If recycling company Greenlight stops trading, then West Dunbartonshire Council

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Social media

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

Jim Bollan’s bid to cut council’s Big Brother act down to size SNP leader Jonathan McColl and Jim Bollan. New council offices where the SNP

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Newspapers

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

Two new Sunday newspaper titles for Scotland Newsquest, the international publishing company, have announced they are to launch two new Sunday newspapers to serve the

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Clifden Arts Festival

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

The Clifden Arts Festival in Connemara, West of Ireland, takes place in September. There is plenty of time to book tickets for shows, readings, plays

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Sexual assault charges

August 24, 2018 heaneymedia

Salmond alleged to have sexually assaulted staff members in Bute House The former Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, pictured left, has described sexual misconduct allegations

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

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Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

By Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent. Reporting from Rome 17 October 2026, 13:37 BST Updated 1 hour ago Pope Leo XIV has been discharged

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Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

The light aircraft crashed a few miles north east of Drymen near Stirling by Claire Diamond BBC Scotland News 17 October 2026 A 16-year-old boy

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YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

Nice to see someone has kept their sense of humour in the trying circumstances in which the people at the end of the phone are

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Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition

Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition

October in Edinburgh: the leaves are changing colour, the rain is making reading indoors feel like an especially good idea, and – at the Book

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Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Musicians from over 20 countries will perform at this year’s festival by Liam O’Heanai A tribute to the Beatles, a takeover of the Kelvingrove Art

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October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

Pix by Pedro

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HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

Locals said the new supermarket would affect the town’s character and was not needed 15 October 2026 by Bill Heaney A controversial plan to site

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INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

parkswatchscotland by Nick Kempe An application for planning permission to the Loch Lomond Park Authority for a new access track to Honeypot Farm and Honeywagon

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