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Day: February 7, 2019

ANOTHER HOSPITAL DEATH

February 7, 2019 heaneymedia

Patient dies after contracting infection in Royal Alexandra Hospital The RAH in Paisley; Vale of Leven Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. By

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RAILWAY ON WRONG TRACKS

February 7, 2019 heaneymedia

THE BIG SEAT SQUEEZE Transport Secretary Michael Matheson; Jackie Baillie MSP and Deputy First Minister John Swinney discussed train services at Holyrood today.  Time to

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WORK PARKING TAX

February 7, 2019 heaneymedia

Car parking at work tax drives Labour and Tories round the Holyrood bend Everyone has their say in the great parking at work tax debate

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50th ANNIVERSARY

February 7, 2019 heaneymedia

The Big 50. Navy marks half century of continuous sub patrols from Faslane The launch of HMS Resolution on 15 September, 1966. By Kim Hardie

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UNISON AD

February 7, 2019 heaneymedia

Adverts for good causes and community events and organisations go FREE in The Democrat. Send yours now to heaneymedia@BTinternet.com @@@@

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule
  • STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay
  • Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre
  • CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0
  • BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory
  • SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

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SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

By Bill Heaney The SNP’s flagship replacement of Cornton Vale women’s prison is already more than two years behind schedule and millions over budget, the

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STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

Members of the Fire Brigades Union backed walkouts by 88 per cent Firefighters backed strikes by 88% on a huge turnout of 73% after rejecting

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Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

The attack happened near the World of Golf centre on Great Western Road. A 13-year-old boy has been injured after an apparently unprovoked attack by

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CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

PICTURES by JON LEINO SONS HOLD ON TO NUMBER ONE SPOT Gregg Wylde goal seals all three points By Glen Douglas Bonnyrigg Rose played well

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BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

PETER MURTAGH came to Cabo Blanco, where he stopped on his journey up the Americas, as this Peruvian village was where much of The Old

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SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

Businesses are at risk of going bust or taking their business elsewhere unless Green Minister Lorna Slater changes the policy. Smaller brands could disappear from

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ENVIRONMENT: SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

ENVIRONMENT:  SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

Scottish Labour attacked the SNP/Scottish Greens government for their environmental failures after it was revealed that recycling rates had been dropping over the last five

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MARY’S MEALS: DOUBLE THE LOVE AND DONATE NOW

MARY’S MEALS: DOUBLE THE LOVE AND DONATE NOW

Double The Love ends tomorrow – meaning there’s still time for your kindness to go even further! If you choose to give before midnight on Tuesday,

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