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Day: April 28, 2020

VIRUS: RED FACES ALL ROUND AT WEST DUNBARTON

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Jonathan McColl, Jeane Freeman and a care worker. EXCLUSIVE by BILL HEANEY West Dunbartonshire Council was in the firing line yesterday for its handling of

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VIRUS: JEANE FREEMAN’S TAKE ON WHERE SCOTLAND STANDS AT PRESENT

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Promising signs that public efforts and sacrifices are beginning to pay off By Health Secretary Jeane Freeman Today is international workers memorial day and, across

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JACKIE BAILLIE TAKES ON LABOUR FINANCE BRIEF

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie has also been given responsibility as Campaign Co-ordinator for the Scottish Parliament elections in 2021 with political oversight of party organisation, reporting to Richard Leonard.

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VIRUS: SEVENTY HAVE DIED TAKING TOTAL TO 1,332

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

BBC Scotland’s Sarah Smith asks if it is our duty to wear face coverings, in the same way as it is our duty to stay at home as much as possible?

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WE NEED AN ECONOMY BASED ON NEED NOT GREED

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

The Christian community should be ready to pump this vital antibody into the veins of the human family with the hope of creating immunity from the vested interests, profiteering and indifferent dismissal of those left on the waste heap of life as a result of Covid-19.

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VIRUS: HEALTH BOARD SEEKS CORONA ANTIBODY TEST

April 28, 2020 heaneymedia

Professor Julie Brittenden, Research and Development Director at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde comments: “I am so proud of our team of clinicians, research nurses, bio-repository specialists and patients who have made it possible to kick-start the development of a brand new antibody test for COVID-19.

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  • CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter
  • Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others
  • SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

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RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

Fire crews were called to reports of a fire at a property in Tontine Park, Renton, early on Saturday morning West Dunbartonshire: Body found in

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FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

Flamingo Land’s third planning application on Loch Lomond in trouble March 26, 2023 I had hoped to cover the members debate that took place in

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LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

Heather Reid, Convener of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority. Newly elected National Park Convener Heather Reid shares her thoughts on leading the

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CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

Mountain Rescue workers were called out to a casualty on Ben Cruachan. By Democrat reporter A hillwalker was rushed to hospital by helicopter yesterday after

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Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

By Ferret Investigative Journalists Picture by ANDREW COWAN Nicola Sturgeon faced MSPs for the final time at first ministers’ questions (FMQs) on Thursday, ahead of

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SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

Sturgeon and Murrell have resigned as questions keep coming over ‘indyref2’ cash By Democrat reporter The Sunday Mail is reporting that SNP is being probed over

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JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

Who says journalists never take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror? Fintan O’Toole in The Irish Times In all the reflections this

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SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

Splash the cash Forbes says she’ll increase childcare payments to £40, and pay £15 an hour for social care workers … By Bill Heaney Pledges

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