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Day: September 11, 2019

DOWN MEMORY LANE

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

There were some smashing looking girls at the Westclox factory on Strathleven Industrial Estate at Renton in 1963. Who can name them?

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ANALYSIS OF SCOTTISH JUDGES’ VERDICT

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Most damagingly for the prime minister, the judges concluded that documents produced in court showed that his true purpose was not to allow the government to bring forward its domestic agenda as he claimed but to pursue a no-deal Brexit without parliamentary interference.

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PARLIAMENT PROROGATION WAS UNLAWFUL

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Judge Lord Carloway told the court: “We are of the opinion that the advice given by the government to her majesty the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful and that the prorogation itself was unlawful.”

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AMBULANCE CRISIS IN DUMBARTON AND LOMOND?

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

The MSP has received numerous complaints from constituents who have experienced long waits for ambulances from Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Helensburgh and Lomond.

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UNPARLIAMENTARY LANGUAGE?

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

Persist, persist, persist. Write and seek a meeting and press again and again and again in pursuit of a response to entirely legitimate questions. Do not take no for an answer.

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SNP AUSTERITY CUTS WOULD COST FAMILY OF FOUR £4,676

September 11, 2019 heaneymedia

The SNP’s bid for an independent Scotland, has been described as austerity on stilts as new figures reveal that a family of four would end up £4,676 worse off.

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  • RNLI Helensburgh coffee morning this Saturday
  • First Minister receives the first poppy of Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026
  • Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

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Chancellor unveils Britain’s ambitious plan to strengthen UK’s AI resilience and security

Chancellor unveils Britain’s ambitious plan to strengthen UK’s AI resilience and security

Saturday 24 Oct 2026 New money to make sure AI is harnessed for good in every community across the UK Biggest ever investment in protections

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HALLOWE’EN NIGHT AT ROO’S KITCHEN

HALLOWE’EN NIGHT AT ROO’S KITCHEN

Roo’s Kitchen Don’t have plans for Halloween yet? Why not book in for our Halloween bistro night — 6 courses all for £40 per person

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West Dunbartonshire to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

West Dunbartonshire to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

Pictures above: Scenes of flooding you might expect here over the weekend. by Democrat reporter An amber alert has been issued for much of Scotland

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RNLI Helensburgh coffee morning this Saturday

RNLI Helensburgh coffee morning this Saturday

RNLI Helensburgh Just one day to go until our coffee morning on Saturday. Join us for freshly brewed tea, coffee and baking at the United

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First Minister receives the first poppy of Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026

First Minister receives the first poppy of Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026

Scotland’s First Minister officially became the first person in the country to donate to and receive his poppy for the Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026. John

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Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

New Faifley Campus Officially Opens Proud pupils and campus staff joined Councillors and family members as the new education and community campus in Faifley was

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ISLANDS HIT BY 10,000 FERRY BREAKDOWNS SINCE 2025

ISLANDS HIT BY 10,000 FERRY BREAKDOWNS SINCE 2025

  by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour has called for action to improve Scotland’s ferry services as new figures show 10,000 ferries have been cancelled due

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Schools have gone without an inspection for more than a decade, reveals LibDem MSP.

Schools have gone without an inspection for more than a decade, reveals LibDem MSP.

by BILL HEANEY Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Duncan Dunlop, pictured right, has condemned the Scottish government’s failure to ensure all schools are being inspected,

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