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Day: May 8, 2020

VIRUS: DUMBARTON GOES DIGITAL AT LAST

May 8, 2020 heaneymedia

The number of users of the Council’s online library, Borrowbox has trebled and the number of  e-books and e-audiobooks accessed have doubled. 

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VIRUS: KINDLY COUNCIL STAFF HELP SUPPORT TEAM

May 8, 2020 heaneymedia

Donna Kirkwood, pictured right,  usually works in the Housing Development team, but volunteered to help  some of the area’s most vulnerable and isolated tenants and residents as part of the Crisis Support Team.

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STAY SAFE AND OBEY THE RULES OF LOCKDOWN

May 8, 2020 heaneymedia

We are here 24 hours a day to support those in need, support those who may be vulnerable, and to ensure fairness and the rule of law.

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VIRUS: NICOLA PLEDGES NO SURRENDER LIKELY SOON

May 8, 2020 heaneymedia

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the death toll of confirmed Covid-19 patients is 1811 by the measurement she uses daily, which does not include suspected cases of the virus.

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VIRUS: FACE OF A HERO MADE TO WEAR MASKS THAT DON’T FIT …

May 8, 2020 heaneymedia

Especially the disastrous procurement of PPE for frontline workers and the purchase of face masks which were designed for men and handed out to women and other NHS workers on the frontline.

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FASCISM CLAIMS: Nicola Sturgeon condemns ‘disgraceful’ abuse hurled at journalist 

FASCISM CLAIMS: Nicola Sturgeon condemns ‘disgraceful’ abuse hurled at journalist 

BBC Scotland’s James Cook was targeted with a barrage of abuse by pro-independence protesters outside the Conservative leadership hustings. STV News is reporting that protesters

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ORAL HEALTH MATTERS: Dental procedures crater as SNP abandon NHS dentistry 

ORAL HEALTH MATTERS: Dental procedures crater as SNP abandon NHS dentistry 

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, RIGHT, has today accused the SNP of abandoning NHS dentistry as new figures showed that the

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JUSTICE: Crumbling court buildings need £7 million worth of repairs

JUSTICE: Crumbling court buildings need £7 million worth of repairs

Courts which cater for Dunbartonshire in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dumbarton. By Bill Heaney Crumbing court buildings across Scotland require more than £7.3 million worth of

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THE DEMOCRAT: WE’LL BE BACK IN THE AUTUMN

THE DEMOCRAT: WE’LL BE BACK IN THE AUTUMN

Refreshed, revitalised and refinanced after the summer break, The Democrat will be back in the Autumn. By popular demand. The hundreds of readers who said

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THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

The Dumbarton Democrat is closing. Although successful in attracting many thousands of readers each week, this digital news platform can no longer sustain the level

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FLAMINGOLAND: Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

FLAMINGOLAND:  Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

By Lucy Ashton A Green campaign which saw a record 60,000 objections lodged against a Flamingoland development at Loch Lomond has been rebooted after the

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POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

Police Scotland is appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Dumbarton. Around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, police received a report of a

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CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

By Bill Heaney Pedophile Norman Duncan died suddenly at his home in Vale of Leven last week leading to unconfirmed speculation that he murdered and

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