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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

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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

March 11, 2019 heaneymedia

£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

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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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by Bill Heaney The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) have announced candidates for Holyrood including for Dumbarton, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, where well

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LOCH LOMOND SHORES: SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST

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New rateable values for Town and Vale businesses have seen charges spiral amid rising costs

New rateable values for Town and Vale businesses have seen charges spiral amid rising costs

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US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search is underway for the crew, an official says

US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search is underway for the crew, an official says

War in the Middle East by Ronan McGreevy and Sarah Burns in The Irish Times Main points A US fighter jet was shot down over Iran,

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