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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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  • BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS
  • Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise
  • MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH
  • SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  • TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm
  • NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

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BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has told how an inspection report into NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s flagship hospital shows that SNP neglect has led

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Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Special report on ‘new’ plans for Flamingo Land by Nick Kempe of  Parkswatch Scotland May 27, 2022 The red lines demarcate the boundaries of the

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MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

By Bill Heaney It used to happen at primary school all the time. When the class teacher who was off sick, she was replaced by

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SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

By Bill Heaney How safe are women aboard public transport?  Tory Tess White asked transport minister Jenny Gilruth to  provide an update on the consultation

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TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

By Bill Heaney Across the country, thousands of people are being left out of pocket and are struggling with this week’s rail chaos. There are

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NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

Hedgehogs in Scotland  are in serious trouble. Repeated studies have shown that the nation’s favourite animal is being wiped out.  But there is something we

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ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

Sam Atkinson and Bev Knight from Redeem Exchange with a recycling box. By Lucy Ashton A scheme designed to reduce the use of single use

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COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

By Democrat reporter Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including

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