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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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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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