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Day: August 27, 2018

Rangers tax problem

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

The taxman cometh to collect from former Rangers staff and star players Former Rangers players and staff who filled their boots with cash paid through

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RECYCLING

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Wasters – lazy folk put their rubbish in the wrong bins Councillors Iain McLaren and Marie McNair plus rubbish and a lorry going into the

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APPRENTICESHIPS

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Council’s newest apprentices are part of a £1million investment West Dunbartonshire apprentices on the path to a new career. By Lucy Ashton The 24 new

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HERO HARRY

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Dunkirk hero Harry presented with Legion d’Honneur medal Harry Johnson is presented with his award by Emmanuel Cocher of the French Consul General; Harry Johnson

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SPORT

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

Greetings. Here is the third Monday sports takeaway, my look at the weekend sporting action as well as a glimpse at the road ahead. Once

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NOTEBOOK

August 27, 2018 heaneymedia

  Pope Francis celebrating the Mass for the World Meeting of Families in Dublin. By Bill Heaney Like thousands of Scottish Catholics, most of us

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire
  • HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 
  • Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief
  • PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY
  • TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland
  • Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches

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Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire

Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire

Published 27 January 2023 Provost Douglas McAllister today led councillors, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, official and West Dunbartonshire residents in sombre remembrance at a flag-raising

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HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

By Democrat reporter A doctor from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has been recognised with a prestigious award for his work in developing

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Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Isla Bryson was convicted of the rapes of two women which were said to have been carried out before she changed gender. By Lucy Ashton

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PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

By Lucy Ashton The European Commission is threatening to take Italy before the Court of Justice of the European Union in two months should Italy

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TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland

TERRORISM: Far right extremism most common terror-linked ideology in Scotland

Police Scotland – Semper Vigilo – always watchful for first signs of terrorism. Author: Jamie Mann in The Ferret Far right extremism was the most

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Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches

Scottish Government’s new land register to cause ‘significant difficulty’ say Churches

By Bill Heaney A new Scottish Government register of who has a control over land has been criticised by Church leaders for the way it

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SNP must order Police Scotland to record all rapists as men, say Tory MSPs

SNP must order Police Scotland to record all rapists as men, say Tory MSPs

Friday 27 January 2023 By Lucy Ashton SNP ministers have been urged today to order Police Scotland to record anyone charged or convicted of rape

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RELIGION: ‘HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME … BUT IT IS A SIN’

RELIGION: ‘HOMOSEXUALITY IS NOT A CRIME … BUT IT IS A SIN’

By Brendan Walsh, editor of The Tablet Many thought playing a major football tournament in Qatar, where homosexuality is outlawed, was wrong; it was pointed

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