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Day: March 11, 2019

REDACTED REPORT ALTERED

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Auditor’s report on Council graft and corruption allegations is still unreadable, claims Cllr Bollan Cllr Jim Bollan, the covered up Burgh Hall, the coat of

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POLICE MERGER PLANS

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Will transport police still be there to deal with rowdies who go off the rails? The First Minister told parliament she intends to keep passengers

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CLERICAL ABUSE CLAIMS

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

More claims of abuse at St Aloysius By Democrat reporter Five more men have claimed they were abused by a priest at St Aloysius College,

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DIRTY HOSPITAL REPAIR COSTS

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£50 million repair bill for troubled Queen Elizabeth University hospital The showpiece hospital which takes patients from West Dunbartonshire and Argyll; John Brown Health Board

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NOTEBOOK

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Stuff the tea and biscuits and bring on the T-bones, Rioja and champagne The SNP members of West Dunbartonshire Council who give unquestioning support to

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PARENTS FURY OVER SCHOOL TRIP COST

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Poverty, deprivation, food banks, … and £1750 school trips … Our Lady and St Patrick’s High School in Bellsmyre where pupils are being offered a

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  • COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon
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SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP President Mike Russell, back in charge. BBC Scotland is reporting that there is “tremendous mess” in the SNP over the party’s leadership race, the

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HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists

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PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

Patrick Harvie slated after confirming he would be protesting against King Charles during Coronation Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie The Scottish Greens have announced that

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DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

It was a day to wear black at the Rock yesterday. Sons had that funereal look about them as they went down 5-1 to Albion

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COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Jason Leitch both played huge roles in governing our lives during the pandemic. In a talk at a church

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LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

First Ministerial candidate met with Scotland’s top civil servant to lay out her vision for the country By Democrat reporter SNP leadership contender Ash Regan

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FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

Ferguson Marine finance boss has quit amid backlash at ‘reprehensible’ bonus payments Chief financial officer George Crookston, who picked up £17,500 in ‘performance-related’ bonus cash,

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POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

Street violence taking place in West Dunbartonshire on Thursday. Seven people accused of mobbing and rioting in Dumbarton are set to appear in court on Monday after

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