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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.

Recent Posts

  • POLICE: Appeal after man suffers serious injuries in Dumbarton incident
  • ENVIRONMENT: Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing
  • COLGRAIN PUB PLAN: The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has lodged a formal objection
  • Glasgow puppy reunited with owners after armed raid
  • EDUCATION: Lomond given green light to deliver International Baccalaureate programmes
  • POLICE: West Dunbartonshire motorists warned to be careful passing horses

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POLICE: Appeal after man suffers serious injuries in Dumbarton incident

POLICE: Appeal after man suffers serious injuries in Dumbarton incident

Dumbarton from the air. Castlegreen Street area is to the left in this photograph – Picture by Sean Davenport of Myre Media. By Democrat reporter

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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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