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Day: February 8, 2020

THE BRIAN WILSON COLUMN

February 8, 2020 heaneymedia

The arrogance of petty power comes in many forms and Scotland is awash with it. At some point, that reality has to be confronted and corrected. Will this week be a turning-point?

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OBITUARY: KIRK DOUGLAS, FILM STAR …

February 8, 2020 heaneymedia

Douglas was a competitor, a striver, as urgent as that soaring voice. He made only a handful of great films, but he was a blazing star, opposed to slavery or submission, even if it meant becoming a Bel Air millionaire.

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POLICE SCOTLAND INTERVIEW BOY IN MACKAY CASE

February 8, 2020 heaneymedia

Opposition politicians, principally Tory leader Jackson Carla\w, have condemned what they described as “predatory” behaviour from Mackay – who had been tipped as a future successor to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – saying the messages amounted to “grooming”.

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CROW’S EYE VIEW OF CALM BEFORE STORM CIARA

February 8, 2020 heaneymedia

Midnight picture from Dumbarton Bridge on Friday.

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND
  • Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions
  • No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base
  • Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament
  • Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church
  • Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

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TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

by BILL HEANEY A High Court judge has banned members of the Orange Order from parading down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern

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Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

There were no Rangers fans at Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Celtic Park by LUCY ASHTON Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA

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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

The 34-year-old had been arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, in March. by LUCY ASHTON No action is to be taken against an

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Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

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Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

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Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba   Glasgow City Council

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ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

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