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Day: February 5, 2019

CENSORSHIP

February 5, 2019 heaneymedia

A typical editor’s office from the oscar winning movie Spotlight. On behalf of Ian Murray, Executive Director of the Society of Editors and Rachael Jolley,

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TOURISM TAX

February 5, 2019 heaneymedia

All ads for community involvement and good causes go FREE in The Democrat. Join in at heaneymedia@btinternet.com

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BONNIE ARGYLL

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Argyll and Bute’s campaign to bring job seekers and visitors to the West               Oban, one of the most

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EXHIBITION

February 5, 2019 heaneymedia

Historic photographs of explorer’s epic journey to go on display in Clydebank Endurance – the sails were up in an effort by the crew to

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TOP OF THE FORM

February 5, 2019 heaneymedia

Balloch Primary School inspection outcome lives up to its ‘brilliant’ motto Balloch Primary School, which has replaced Haldane and Jamestown primaries and now shares a

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Dublin could be the new Damascus for a Church in need of significant reform

February 5, 2019 heaneymedia

On the eve of the Papal Visit to Dublin, our Ireland correspondent, GREGORY DILLON, writes about how much the country has changed since the last visit by the now sainted Pope John Paul II in 1979.

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The Dumbarton Democrat is closing. Although successful in attracting many thousands of readers each week, this digital news platform can no longer sustain the level

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FLAMINGOLAND: Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

FLAMINGOLAND:  Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

By Lucy Ashton A Green campaign which saw a record 60,000 objections lodged against a Flamingoland development at Loch Lomond has been rebooted after the

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POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

Police Scotland is appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Dumbarton. Around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, police received a report of a

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CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

By Bill Heaney Pedophile Norman Duncan died suddenly at his home in Vale of Leven last week leading to unconfirmed speculation that he murdered and

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TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

Obituary FRANCIS J MEEHAN, US AMBASSADOR Born: February 14, 1924, East Orange, New Jersey, USA of Scottish parents from Clydebank Died: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute,

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ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

By Bill Heaney Going to the big match at Hampden on Wednesday night? You might just be able to get there by rail but, so

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ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

By Bill Heaney Updated May 31, 2022 “It’s just a domestic,” I would hear them say when I listened into the police radio of an

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COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

Unions have said that unless negotiations reopen with a ‘vastly improved offer’ then industrial action looks ‘inevitable’   The unions in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll

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