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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

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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WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?

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Around 240 dogs from across Scotland took the plunge at Gourock Outdoor Swimming Pool, including some from Helensburgh and Rhu, for the big splash. The

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Helensburgh and Lomond Community Group Scotland

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Helensburgh and lomond Community Group Scotland This isn’t a “visitor levy”; it’s a tax on all local people

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WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL ON THE PENINSLA

WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL ON THE PENINSLA

A NEW SEASON CALLS FOR A NEW MENU Our new Autumn Menu is arriving at Castle Isle this weekend – and there’s one addition we

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Waverley paddle steamer marks 80th anniversary since launch

Waverley paddle steamer marks 80th anniversary since launch

The world’s last sea-going paddle steamer has marked 80 years since it was first launched on Glasgow’s River Kelvin. The Waverley passed through London’s Tower

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Oban’s Robert MacIntyre warned after drone row at Carnousiee

Oban’s Robert MacIntyre warned after drone row at Carnousiee

Robert MacIntyre expressed his frustration at the use of drones at the Dunhill Links Championship by Brian McLauchlin BBC Sport Scotland senior reporter 1 October

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Doctors say radical plan to merge health boards should be scrapped

Doctors say radical plan to merge health boards should be scrapped

The new chairwoman of BMA Scotland, Dr Nora Murray-Cavanagh, said there was no evidence the plan would benefit patients by Democrat reporter Leading doctors are

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Bluetongue restriction zone to be expanded across all of Scotland

Bluetongue restriction zone to be expanded across all of Scotland

Cases of bluetongue in Scotland were first detected in August. by BBC Scotland agriculture reporters Bluetongue restrictions are to be expanded across the whole of

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Jagtar Singh Johal freed on bail after nine years in Indian prison

Jagtar Singh Johal freed on bail after nine years in Indian prison

Jagtar Singh Johal was released from prison in Delhi by Andrew Clarance, BBC India producer, reporting from Delhi, and Katie Hunter, BBC Scotland, reporting from Dumbarton 1 October 2026, 13:23

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