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Day: June 3, 2019

WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SICK OF WORK

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia

Maybe West Dunbartonshire Council, which has an appalling record for staff sickness, including school teachers, could take a few lessons from the advice below: Toxic

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OUR OWN LOCAL HERO ON D-DAY ANNIVERSARY

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia

A tribute to Brigadier Alastair Pearson, of Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, on the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Lieutenant-Colonel Alastair Pearson  Alastair Pearson was one of the

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MODERN INDIAN CUISINE

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia
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THE GLENCAIRN LOUNGE

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia

  👩🏼‍🍳⭐️🍴 SUNDAY ROAST 🍴⭐️👩🏼‍🍳   From this Sunday , June 9th, The Glencairn Lounge on Bridge Street, Dumbarton, will be serving a Sunday Roast with all the

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SOCIAL CARE NEEDS MORE SUPPORT

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia

Politicians must get a grip on social care and local government services Looking after the elderly is an expensive business in the 21st century.  

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PHOTONEWS by TURKEY RED MEDIA

June 3, 2019 heaneymedia

This stunning view of Vale of Leven and Loch Lomond is the first of a series of photographs taken by Craig Jump of Turkey Red

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  • DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
  • VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans
  • LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime
  • NHS STAFF’s MISERABLE PAY INCREASE for 154,000 Agenda for Change health workers.
  • JOURNALISM: MARTIN DRAFTS NEW COLUMNISTS INTO THE HERALD
  • SHIPBUILDING: BAE Systems hails shipyards as sales rise

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DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

DEMOCRACY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ARE ANATHEMA TO SNP IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

The Sheep Hill quarry which is at the centre of the planning dispute in Milton and Bowling. NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY I have said in

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VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans

VETERANS: Erskine launches Spring appeal to fund new minibus for Veterans

Erskine Veteran Steve Wylie finds it difficult to use public transport. Now, Erskine hopes to hit the road after launching a fundraising drive for a

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LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime

LAW AND ORDER: 8% of adults were victims of a property crime, and 2% experienced a violent crime

Police on patrol in Dumbarton (top picture by Sean Davenport) and Vale of Leven (bottom picture by Craig Jump of Turkey Red Media). By Democrat

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NHS STAFF’s MISERABLE PAY INCREASE for 154,000 Agenda for Change health workers.

NHS STAFF’s MISERABLE PAY INCREASE for 154,000 Agenda for Change health workers.

SUPER HEROES: Scottish NHS staff’s parsimonious  interim pay rise of just one per cent Frontline NHS staff are to receive a miserable interim pay increase

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JOURNALISM: MARTIN DRAFTS NEW COLUMNISTS INTO THE HERALD

JOURNALISM: MARTIN DRAFTS NEW COLUMNISTS INTO THE HERALD

Former BBC Scotland political editor, Brian Taylor, joins new line-up of top writers By Lucy Ashton THE BBC’s former Scottish political editor, Brian Taylor, has

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SHIPBUILDING: BAE Systems hails shipyards as sales rise

SHIPBUILDING: BAE Systems hails shipyards as sales rise

HMS Spey sets sail past Dumbarton Rock and away from the Clyde as BAE Systems  delivers £635m contract despite coronavirus. By Democrat reporter BAE Systems

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EDUCATION: STEM Bursaries supporting career changers to retrain as teachers

EDUCATION: STEM Bursaries supporting career changers to retrain as teachers

Senior classes need more teachers and bursary scheme is designed to attract them. By Democrat reporter The STEM bursary scheme to encourage more people to

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PAY RISE FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS IS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT DECENCY’ – BAILLIE

PAY RISE FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKERS IS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT DECENCY’ – BAILLIE

By Democrat reporter Yesterday in the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Labour tabled an amendment to raise the pay of all social care workers to £15 an

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