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Day: April 28, 2019

SAVE HELENSBURGH PIER FOR THE WAVERLEY

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie and Maurice Corry who are in the fight to save Helensburgh Pier. By Democrat reporter A petition to bring the iconic paddle steamer

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HELENSBURGH SAVOY MUSICAL GROUP

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

All adverts for community groups and campaigns and good causes go FREE in the Dumbarton Democrat. Place yours now FREE at heanmeymedia@btinternet.com

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SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES RULED OUT BY POLICE AFTER SUDDEN DEATH IN KIRKTONHILL ESTATE

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

The luxury house at Helenslee Place, Kirktonhill, Dumbarton, to which police were called on Thursday afternoon. Picture by Bill Heaney By Bill Heaney Police swooped

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EUROPEAN ELECTIONS ON MAY 23

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Council is urging residents to ensure they are registered to vote ahead of next month’s European Elections. On May 23, residents will be

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WILL SPITTING INCIDENT SEE BAN ON ORANGE WALKS?

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

The Pride of the Rock band taking part in an Orange Walk through Dumbarton. By Bill Heaney Will there ever be another Orange or Apprentice

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HOMES TO REPLACE OLD SCHOOL IN BELLSMYRE

April 28, 2019 heaneymedia

Plans for housing at former primary school approved by councillors An artist’s impression of the new housing development in Bellsmyre, Dumbarton. By Democrat reporter Plans

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME
  • Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
  • West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event
  • POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP
  • NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH
  • HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

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GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

By Lucy Ashton Renewed calls have been made for compensation to be paid to firms hit by the SNP-Greens’ botched Deposit Return Scheme after it

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Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Pinar Aksu, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator at MIN.

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West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

By Lucy Ashton Residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a fun-filled weekend of cycling activities in West Dunbartonshire. The Community Cycling

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POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

By Kate Devlin Boris Johnson has sensationally announced he is quitting as an MP claiming he is the victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt.

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NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY So, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour Group and the SNP are at one, joined at the hip as they say. Labour supporters

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HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has urged thousands of people in Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Balloch, Helensburgh and Lomond on prepayment meters to claim

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BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

REPUBLICANISM Hold Your Hour Maurice Earls June 2023 Donate How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it. Brendan Behan A personal

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BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

Dublin Review of Books, Issue 152, Newsletter 1 The Dublin Review of Books, including its extensive archive, is free to all. We rely exclusively on readers’

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