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Day: October 21, 2018

HARDEST HIT

October 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Universal Credit sanctions will hit young people hardest Job Centre sign and MSP Jackie Baillie. Constituency MSP, Jackie Baillie, has warned claimants who are entitled

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NEW MANAGER

October 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Duffy signed to rescue struggling Sons By Bill Heaney  :  Picture by Donald Fullarton Jim Duffy has been appointed as manager of Dumbarton FC just two

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BOOK LAUNCH

October 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Secrets of Greyfriars Bobby graveyard are revealed in new book by Charlotte Historian Charlotte Colledge and Greyfriars kirkyard. By Jane Bristow A new book based

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BRIDGE REPLACED

October 21, 2018 heaneymedia

So there you have it. The railway bridge at Strathleven Place/Bonhill Road has been replaced overnight with the minimum of fuss and the maximum of

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MISSING GIRL

October 21, 2018 heaneymedia

Vulnerable missing teenager in West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton Police are appealing for the assistance of the public in tracing Sophie Naylor (16), pictured right,  who has

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  • 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
  • Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager
  • £470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

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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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EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

Thousands of people across Scotland have started their journey to become Carbon Literate. By Lucy Ashton Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has expanded its range

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ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS  

ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS   

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has called for a clear and robust increase in enforcement after it emerged that only three people have been prosecuted

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