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Day: August 23, 2020

FUNERAL TAKES PLACE OF DROWNED DANCER AMY

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

As they prepared to pay their last respects Ava’s funeral service in Clydebank Crematorium, her heart broken relatives ­questioned why some people’s first reaction was to start filming the incident which happened in the water beneath Balloch Bridge.

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Speculation growing about potential rail price increase

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

Rail fares usually increase every January but the hike is linked to the previous July’s Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation.

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Alex Salmond is ‘poised to launch legal action’ against the BBC over documentary

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

He is “consulting his lawyers” after being left furious by the programme hosted by Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark, it has been reported.

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GLOVES ARE OFF ALREADY FOR THE HOLYROOD ELECTION NEXT MAY

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

“When the SNP Government is presiding over such a mess everyone in Scottish Labour must be united in tackling those failures and supporting the fight for a fairer economy, workers’ rights and public ownership of our public services.

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The trial of Alex Salmond shows the BBC is institutionally Unionist, claims Alan Taylor

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon in happier times. By Alan Taylor in The National Midway through viewing the BBC Two documentary The Trial of Alex Salmond,  I

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Roseanna Cunningham to stand down as MSP

August 23, 2020 heaneymedia

The SNP minister, who once worked as a solicitor with Dumbarton District Council,  said she had taken the decision after “some hard thinking” but would continue “to fight for independence”.

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Mothers ‘held back’ from work by childcare costs and inflexible jobs

Mothers ‘held back’ from work by childcare costs and inflexible jobs

Young mums are being pushed into insecure, low-paid work as researchers warn the labour market is ‘systematically failing’ them A new study by Close the

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The Mobile Disco Company – Loch Lomond Tel: 07306 054794

The Mobile Disco Company – Loch Lomond Tel: 07306 054794

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HALLOWE’EN PARTY AT CARDROSS BOWLING CLUB

HALLOWE’EN PARTY AT CARDROSS BOWLING CLUB
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‘Islamist’ bomb threat sent to 300 UK schools being treated as a hoax, say police

‘Islamist’ bomb threat sent to 300 UK schools being treated as a hoax, say police

Northern Ireland’s education minister said some schools closed after receiving the threatening email 19 October 2026 A bomb threat email described as “Islamist” and ending

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Reform MSP quits party to sit as independent

Reform MSP quits party to sit as independent

Avove: Amanda Bland represents Central Scotland and Lothians West. 19 October 2026 by Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland political editor, and Angus Cochrane, senior political journalist. 19 October 2026 MSP Amanda

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POACHING: Police Scotland officers to carry out joint patrols with river bailiffs

POACHING: Police Scotland officers to carry out joint patrols with river bailiffs

by BILL HEANEY A week of action to target fish poaching begins on Monday, 19 October, 2026, with the aim of safeguarding species across the

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Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties at first Vatican event since cancer surgery

Pope Leo pledges gradual return to duties at first Vatican event since cancer surgery

Before the cancer diagnosis, Leo, who enjoys sports, especially tennis, was generally believed to be in good health. Monday at 4.00 pm Pope Leo told

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Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

The light aircraft crashed a few miles north east of Drymen near Stirling by Claire Diamond BBC Scotland News 17 October 2026 A 16-year-old boy

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