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Day: May 14, 2020

BIG CARE HOMES ARE A BAD IDEA

May 14, 2020 heaneymedia

Langcraigs, if you do the math, which was sold by the Council for £225,000 less than the highest offer, was razed to the ground and has now been rebuilt from the floor up, but so far as we know hasn’t opened yet.

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COUNCIL POLICIES THAT KILL LOCAL PAPERS AND EXPLOIT CARE WORKERS

May 14, 2020 heaneymedia

McColl and his cronies have a sin to answer for, but they are saying nothing. Their motto, after mediocrity, is “whatever you say, say nothing”.

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VIRUS: CHURCH WHEELS OUT THE EXPERTS

May 14, 2020 heaneymedia

Chaired by Sir Harry Burns, Scotland’s former Chief Medical Officer and Professor of Global Public Health at the University of Strathclyde, the group will focus on two parallel work streams: Infection Control and Liturgical Norms.

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027
  • WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
  • East Dunbartonshire MSP signs open letter backing local journalism
  • Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases
  • Wool prices jump 70 per cent in major turnaround for local sheep farmers
  • Monica Lennon knocked out of Scottish Labour leadership contest

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CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027

CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027

A dinghy on the shore at Inchcailloch with The Cobbler high above Arrochar. by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government has proposed that 123 out of

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Caroline Sinclair, Beth Culshaw, Peter Hessett, Michelle McGinty and Jann Gardner. by BILL HEANEY West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, the organisation caught up

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East Dunbartonshire MSP signs open letter backing local journalism

East Dunbartonshire MSP signs open letter backing local journalism

by Democrat reporter The Scottish Government is being urged to introduce a range of measures, including a dedicated fund, to support local journalism and in

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Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases

Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP has urged the SNP government to listen to his party’s calls to roll out

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Wool prices jump 70 per cent in major turnaround for local sheep farmers

Wool prices jump 70 per cent in major turnaround for local sheep farmers

     The wool market recovery follows years in which many fleeces failed to cover shearing costs. by Democrat reporter Sheep farmers on Loch Lomondside, Argyll

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Monica Lennon knocked out of Scottish Labour leadership contest

Monica Lennon knocked out of Scottish Labour leadership contest

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER Scottish Labour members will choose between Michael Marra and Joe Fagan as the party’s next leader after Monica Lennon failed to make

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MSP openS the Kilmaronock Community Trust Solar Project

MSP openS the Kilmaronock Community Trust Solar Project

It was great to open the Kilmaronock Community Trust Solar Project. Community-owned renewables reduce electricity costs and return profits going back to local projects and,

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RELIGION: Dramatic drop in Catholic baptisms across island of Ireland

RELIGION: Dramatic drop in Catholic baptisms across island of Ireland

Catholic baptisms in Ireland fell by 30 per cent over the past decade August 18 2026 by PATSY McGARRY The number of Catholic baptisms on the

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