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Day: April 24, 2019

FOR GOD’S SAKE WHY DID LYRA HAVE TO DIE?

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

Notebook on the shooting dead of a journalist who was just doing her job By Bill Heaney Today I was proud to be a journalist,

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BALLOCH COULD NEVER COPE WITH FLAMINGO LAND

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

A leisure park by any other name is not wanted in traffic choked Balloch By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council is taking it in the

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Ex-MP STOLE MONEY INTENDED FOR A FOOD BANK

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting tonight that a former SNP MP has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £25,600 from pro-independence organisations –

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OUR POLICE SERVICE IS BEING ROBBED OF SNP CASH

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

Police Scotland is amongst the worst funded in the UK, claims MSP Scotland’s hard-pressed police service in action here  is being under-funded by the SNP

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

Dear Editor, I am now receiving daily complaints from worried vulnerable senior citizens some with dementia others who are housebound regarding the 100% weekly increase

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BALTIC SUMMER FOR FASLANE MINE HUNTER

April 24, 2019 heaneymedia

Faslane-based mine hunter sails to Baltic for NATO deployment Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Ramsey; HMS Ramsey conducting exploratory mine hunting diving drills during training and

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  • Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …
  • MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS
  • Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill
  • BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …
  • Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …
  • The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

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Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Basílica Sagrada Família en Barcelona.  Guy Hedgecoe in Barcelona for The Irish Times For much of its history, the Sagrada Família basilica has drawn crowds

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MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and Labour finance spokesperson Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney The new Deputy First Minister appeared on the BBC Sunday Show

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Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

by Democrat reporter Detectives are appealing for information following a wilful fireraising in the O’Hare area of Bonhill. The incident took place around 3.30am on

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BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

Maggie O’Farrell (above) says she wanted to tell the story of Ireland just by one plot of land. Picture by Bill Heaney Words by Katie

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Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Norfolk Police said officers raided seven addresses, including one in Dumbarton. by Matt Precey Reporting from Norwich Magistrates’ Court Updated 1 hour ago Seven men

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The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back on Thursday, 4th June at Hampden Park, Glasgow. You’re invited to come along and exhibit your business

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MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

Peter Murrell, Pauline McLean, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Ivan McKee, and Neil Gray by Bill Heaney SNP ministers have been told they must “urgently clarify”

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Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

by Lucy Ashton Newly elected Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Morven-May MacCallum had today called on Stephen Flynn to focus on

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