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Day: October 3, 2018

OPINION

October 3, 2018 heaneymedia

FM should sack council leader McColl First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was talking nonsense when she said there was no need for the austerity measures imposed

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COMMUNITY CENTRES

October 3, 2018 heaneymedia

No to community centres being subject to austerity cuts The Concord in Dumbarton Town Centre. By Bill Heaney Proposals for council cutbacks at community centres

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KEN McNAB on SPORT

October 3, 2018 heaneymedia

Greetings everyone. Here is this week’s sporting takeaway, my impartial look back at the sporting landscape from the weekend. As usual, feedback, comments and corrections

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • HEALTH: More than 1,700 people stuck in hospital and mental health plan ‘fails utterly’
  • BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER “TIME BOMB” TAKES ITS TOLL
  • RELIGION: The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together
  • TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION
  • PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs
  • ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

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HEALTH: More than 1,700 people stuck in hospital and mental health plan ‘fails utterly’

HEALTH: More than 1,700 people stuck in hospital and mental health plan ‘fails utterly’

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader and health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the Health Secretary to finally take action on

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BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER “TIME BOMB” TAKES ITS TOLL

BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER “TIME BOMB” TAKES ITS TOLL

Alarming that women from more deprived areas, such as West Dunbartonshire, are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie

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RELIGION: The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together

RELIGION:  The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together

CANON GERRY CONROY The Bible has a tendency when talking about God to place side by side two statements that are almost contradictory but that

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TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

By Lucy Ashton New research from Labour has revealed the Tory government’s economic mismanagement has left Scots £1,633 a year worse off. That’s about £30

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PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

Investigation by Paul Dobson in The Ferret Coffee giant Costa – they have a branch at the old Claude Alexander’s tailor shop in Dumbarton High

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ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE By Kim Hardie PERSONNEL at HM Naval Base Clyde bid a fond farewell to Captain Gibbons on Thursday, June 1, as

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Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic beat Inverness Caley in the Scottish Cup final Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has agreed to become Tottenham Hotspur’s ‘s new manager on

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£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

A debris flow shelter estimated to cost up to half a billion pounds is being planned for Rest route By Christina O’Neill on STV News A long-term

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