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Day: April 21, 2020

16 DEATHS: CARE HOME CRISIS IS ‘SHAMEFUL AND UNACCEPTABLE’

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

The West Dunbartonshire Council run care home, Crosslet House, has had sixteen residents deaths since 24 March and five staff have tested positive of covid-19 with one staff member now in hospital.

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SCHOOLS UNLIKELY TO GO BACK BEFORE HOLIDAYS

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

A total of 8672 patients have tested positive for Covid-19, with 1876 currently in hospital.

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PANDEMIC TAKES ITS TOLL ON SCOTTISH ECONOMY

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

The report said: “We estimate that during the current lockdown, output in the Scottish economy could fall 33%, primarily because of business closures and other impacts of social distancing.

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VIRUS: 41% JUMP IN DEATHS FIGURES FOR ENGLAND

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

The figures have been labelled “sad and shocking”, with Labour saying they were “only scratching the surface of the emerging crisis in social care”.

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VIRUS: HOW ARE OUR COUNCIL CARE HOMES COPING?

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

“How can we ensure that care homes get the information and the support that they need from the NHS, to keep all our residents safe?

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VIRUS: 15 DEATHS IN TWO WEEKS AT CROSSLET HOUSE

April 21, 2020 heaneymedia

MSP demands Council suspend admissions to Dumbarton care home Jackie Baillie MSP, Jonathan McColl, Crosslet House old and new and a recent photograph of residents,

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1.3 MILLION SCOTS GOING YEARS WITHOUT DENTAL CARE

1.3 MILLION SCOTS GOING YEARS WITHOUT DENTAL CARE

 by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour has raised the alarm as new figures show one in four NHS dentistry patients have gone more than five years

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Scottish Parliament special Communities Open Day Friday 25 September

Scottish Parliament special Communities Open Day Friday 25 September

Have you always wanted to visit the Scottish Parliament but never had the chance? On Friday 25 September, we’re opening our doors for a special

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DUMBARTON HARP FC: WHEN YOU READ THE HISTORY …

DUMBARTON HARP FC:  WHEN YOU READ THE HISTORY …

Dumbarton Harp belonged to a distinctive strand of Scottish football history that emerged from the country’s Irish Catholic communities during the closing decades of the

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Offord pledges to scrap tax system and boost jobs under Reform

Offord pledges to scrap tax system and boost jobs under Reform

by LUCY ASHTON Reform UK’s leader in Scotland has promised to scrap the six-band income tax system, boost jobs and tackle immigration in his speech

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TRAFFIC JAMS, WHAT TRAFFIC JAMS?

TRAFFIC JAMS, WHAT TRAFFIC JAMS?

Traffic Cam – Eye in the Sky is back in action following a short lane closure on the Eastbound A82 at the Milton. Tailbacks right

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL SHOULD FACE THE AXE IN SWINNEY’S PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL SHOULD FACE THE AXE IN SWINNEY’S PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT

Remembering Scotland’s regional and district councils as SNP open door for a return to two-tier system Strathclyde Regional Council was responsible for, amongst many other

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Farage tries to carry on like he’s a man of the people, but he’s looking to interfere in our politics over wine and oysters

Farage tries to carry on like he’s a man of the people, but he’s looking to interfere in our politics over wine and oysters

September 3, 2026 Reform UK is at the centre of yet another donations row just as its party conference kicks off, with the Liberal Democrats,

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LibDems demand for action over 100,000 “horror” sewage spills

LibDems demand for action over 100,000 “horror” sewage spills

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, LibDem spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie and SNP Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin. by BILL HEANEY Scottish Water is at the centre of yet

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