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Day: February 12, 2020

PRESS SHOULD NOT BE HI-JACKED BY FAKE NEWS

February 12, 2020 heaneymedia

Editors welcome assurances of protection for a free press Baroness Nicky Morgan and Home Secretary Priti Patel. The Society of Editors has welcomed the assurances

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PERMA STINK LEADS TO CAFE CLOSURE DECISION

February 12, 2020 heaneymedia

he thought the permission should be refused since people who lived there – in a row of flats with back gardens where residents could relax and enjoy their leisure time – were entitled not to have to put up with the strong cooking smells from the café.

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PEARSE DOHERTY IS LEADING SINN FEIN NEGOTIATOR

February 12, 2020 heaneymedia

The party’s chief negotiator in attempts to form an administration, Pearse Doherty, said it has “reached out” to the Greens, Solidarity-People Before Profit, Social Democrats and Labour.

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IMPORTANT WEDDING DATE FOR BRIAN AND SAM

February 12, 2020 heaneymedia

Weddings are made possible on-site by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Healthcare Chaplaincy service, who provide spiritual and emotional support to patients and their families.

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£500 MILLION CUT TO SNP LEGAL AID BUDGET ‘APPALLING’

February 12, 2020 heaneymedia

Dumbarton Constituency MSP Jackie Baillie said: “The scale of the cuts to the legal aid budget over the SNP’s time in power has been catastrophic and the prospect of vulnerable people in Dumbarton, Vale of Leven, Helensburgh and Lomond being denied legal aid due to these cuts, is appalling.

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ELECTION: STURGEON SAYS SHE WILL CREATE HER OWN UNION WITHIN SCOTLAND

ELECTION: STURGEON SAYS SHE WILL CREATE HER OWN UNION WITHIN SCOTLAND

Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the SNP’s election manifesto is designed to ‘unite Scotland’. By Lucy Ashton First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has insisted the SNP’s election

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INVESTIGATION into care home deaths: By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News

INVESTIGATION into care home deaths: By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News

By Andrew Picken and Marc Ellison of BBC Scotland News A full breakdown of Covid-linked deaths in every Scottish care home has been published for

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Event: How can we save Freedom of Information? Tuesday 20 April 5pm

Event: How can we save Freedom of Information? Tuesday 20 April 5pm

SNP group leader Jonathan McColl and Democrat editor Bill Heaney. By Democrat reporter Freedom of Information law continues to be ignored by the SNP administration

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INDUSTRY: New Royal Navy anti-submarine warship emerges at Clyde shipyard

INDUSTRY: New Royal Navy anti-submarine warship emerges at Clyde shipyard

The new Type 26 frigates will primarily be used for anti-submarine warfare. By Lucy Ashton The new class of Royal Navy warship has been rolled

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ELECTION: SNP PENSION CLAIMS COULD RISK FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SECURITY

ELECTION: SNP PENSION CLAIMS COULD RISK FAMILIES’ FINANCIAL SECURITY

By Bill Heaney Labour is warning that the Scottish National Party’s pension claims could risk families’ financial security. A new analysis for Labour reveals that

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ELECTION REMINDER

ELECTION REMINDER

SEVEN candidates will take part in the election for the Dumbarton constituency seat in the Scottish Parliament election on May 6. They are: Jackie Baillie

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Council salaries: New report shows bumper pay packets for the bosses

Council salaries: New report shows bumper pay packets for the bosses

Council gravy train has chugged  into Renfrewshire where Sandra Black and Steven Quinn are highest earners. West Dunbartonshire Council’s chief officers must now be looking

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HEALTH MATTERS: Instead of admitting mistakes now Sturgeon should have heeded the warnings last year

HEALTH MATTERS: Instead of admitting mistakes now Sturgeon should have heeded the warnings last year

Deaths increased exponentially after Covid patients were moved to care homes. By Lucy Ashton Health matters were high on the Scottish Parliament election agenda this

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