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Day: June 20, 2020

TRAGEDY AS THREE CHILDREN DIE IN HOUSE BLAZE

June 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Fiona Gibson, 12, and her brothers Alexander, eight, and Philip, five, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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HEAPING MISERY ON DESPAIR FOR SINGLE MOTHERS

June 20, 2020 heaneymedia

The UK government must step in to prevent single parent families “drowning in poverty” because their child maintenance payments have stopped in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been claimed.

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TRIBUTE TO A WONDERFUL LADY

June 20, 2020 heaneymedia

So great was her public profile that she starred in three films between 1942 and 1944. They traded on Lynn’s persona, to the extent that We’ll Meet Again and Rhythm Serenade borrowed titles of her songs.

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BACK TO SCHOOL PLANS DRAWN UP IN MAY WILL BE DISCARDED COME AUGUST

June 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Are all the guidelines about to be tossed overboard and schools going to be allowed to return to “normal” as they were before lockdown in March.

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PROTESTERS CLAIM POLICE FAILED TO PROTECT THEM

June 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Police did not protect ‘terrified’ refugees at protest from far right attacks, organisers claim Investigation by Karin Goodwin of the Ferret Refugee organisers of a

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POLICE SCOTLAND: Independent legal panels should examine all cases of gross misconduct regardless of rank

POLICE SCOTLAND: Independent legal panels should examine all cases of gross misconduct regardless of rank

By Marion Scott in The Sunday Post November 8, 2026 David Kennedy, Police Federation, Pauline McNeill, Labour Justice spokesperson, and Neil Gray, Justice Secretary. The

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Cardross Parish Church

Cardross Parish Church

Cardross Parish Church This Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, and our service will begin outside at the War Memorial at 10.45 am for the laying of

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: COLLECTORS AND RUGBY FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: COLLECTORS AND RUGBY FANS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN
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Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall

Rhu Bay Some familiar faces from our local area are attending tonight’s Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall, London.  Keep

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY IN HELENSBURGH

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY IN HELENSBURGH
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FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES, SO WE COULD LIVE OURS

FOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES, SO WE COULD LIVE OURS

HONOURING RHU’S PAST – A SPECIAL TRIBUTE  We are incredibly grateful to regular contributor and maritime enthusiast George Rankin for sharing this deeply moving piece

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Lomond School This morning, we came together to mark our annual Remembrance Assembly. We heard from Mr Fleming about the importance of music in commemoration

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LEST WE FORGET: Remembrance Sunday 2026 Services Across West Dunbartonshire

LEST WE FORGET: Remembrance Sunday 2026 Services Across West Dunbartonshire

Remembrance Sunday 2026 Services Across West Dunbartonshire On Sunday 8 November 2026, communities across West Dunbartonshire will gather to remember and honour those who served

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