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Day: August 19, 2019

CHALLENGE SCHOOLS FACE CUTS TO FUNDING

August 19, 2019 heaneymedia

  By Democrat reporter Dumbarton constituency MSP, Jackie Baillie, has called for immediate action as new figures reveal that schools in West Dunbartonshire have faced

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MEDIA GAGGING BY PUBLIC BODIES IS ANTI-DEMOCRATIC

August 19, 2019 heaneymedia

TWO of 20 public bodies – Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Authority (LLTNPA) and Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) …. public sector bodies have

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  • POLICE: West Dunbartonshire motorists warned to be careful passing horses
  • WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE WELCOMES THE RELEASE FROM COVID RESTRICTIONS

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ENVIRONMENT: Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing

ENVIRONMENT: Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing

The River Fruin which flows through extensive farmlands in Glen Fruin high above Helensburgh. By Democrat reporter Farmers and landowners have joined forces to help

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COLGRAIN PUB PLAN: The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has lodged a formal objection

COLGRAIN PUB PLAN: The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has lodged a formal objection

By Lucy Ashton PLANS for an office and pub development at Colgrain in Helensburgh should be approved in principle, council planners say – in spite

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Glasgow puppy reunited with owners after armed raid

Glasgow puppy reunited with owners after armed raid

Cairo, an American Bulldog, was missing for two days. Picture by David Waters By Rory Murphy A nine-week-old puppy stolen from a house in Glasgow

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EDUCATION: Lomond given green light to deliver International Baccalaureate programmes

EDUCATION: Lomond given green light to deliver International Baccalaureate programmes

Lomond School S4 pupils launch the new International Baccalaureate By Lucy Ashton Lomond School in Helensburgh has been given authorisation to offer a unique curriculum

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POLICE: West Dunbartonshire motorists warned to be careful passing horses

POLICE: West Dunbartonshire motorists warned to be careful passing horses

Drivers are urged to be considerate of horses like this one at the Drymen Show. By Lucy Ashton POLICE in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll are

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE WELCOMES THE RELEASE FROM COVID RESTRICTIONS

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE WELCOMES THE RELEASE FROM COVID RESTRICTIONS

By Rory Murphy It was “taps aff” Friday and the sun was “splitting the cossies” as people flocked out of the house to visit the

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ELECTION: LIBDEM LEADER RENNIE LAUNCHES ELECTION MANIFESTO

ELECTION: LIBDEM LEADER RENNIE LAUNCHES ELECTION MANIFESTO

By Rory Murphy Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie has launched the party’s election manifesto entitled Put Recovery First. In it he commits to put

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Two former moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland pay tribute to Prince Philip

Two former moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland pay tribute to Prince Philip

The Very Rev Dr Lorna Hood, Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen and former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, writes:

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