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Day: September 4, 2020

Les Misérables: better than La Haine, more incendiary than Do the Right Thing

September 4, 2020 heaneymedia

It takes a lot of nerve to re appropriate the name of Victor Hugo’s most famous novel. It takes a lot of flair to open your debut feature among a riotous Parisian throng celebrating the victory of the French team at the 2018 Fifa World Cup in the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

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ITV Head of Newsgathering to join SoE debate on Covid-19 coverage

September 4, 2020 heaneymedia

Ian Murray, executive director of the SoE will chair the discussion. Confirmed panellists also include Pallab Ghosh, BBC Science Correspondent and ABSW honorary president, and Fiona Fox, chief executive of the Science Media Centre, which briefs journalists on science issues, and Jane Merrick policy editor at the i.

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First phase of new Council homes handed over this month

September 4, 2020 heaneymedia

Cllrs Diane Docherty and Caroline McAllister By Democrat reporter The first phase of modern new homes on the site of a former school in Clydebank

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Confusion as Portugal added to quarantine list for Scotland and Wales but not England

September 4, 2020 heaneymedia

British Airways flight prices jumped to more than £500 for Thursday, and EasyJet sold out all its flights from Faro to airports in Britain for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

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  • Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards
  • Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK
  • EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

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HAPPY EASTER FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

HAPPY EASTER FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT
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LOCH LOMOND: Police Scotland and partners relaunch Operation Ballaton for 2026

LOCH LOMOND: Police Scotland and partners relaunch Operation Ballaton for 2026

The Dumbarton Democrat wishes all its readers – the average number for the past 30 days around 20,000 – a Happy Easter By Bill Heaney

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Reform set to lose 26 constituency candidates by polling day, figures show

Reform set to lose 26 constituency candidates by polling day, figures show

by Bill Heaney Reform UK are set to lose a total of 26 of its Scottish constituency candidates by polling day, the Scottish Liberal Democrats

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Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards

Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards

Tory education spokesperson Miles Briggs and the SNP’s John Swinney. by Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have today announced plans to restore Scotland’s education system

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Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK

Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK

Laughter, shared moments, and a simple Easter egg can go a long way This spring, Royal Navy Family & People Support (RN FPS) brought families

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EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

EASTER WEEKEND HOLY WEEK SERVICES St Patrick’s Parish, Dumbarton Thurs 2nd April – Maundy Thursday 9am – Morning Prayer 7pm – Mass of the Lord’s

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REFORM CAMPAIGN FALLING APART BEFORE OUR EYES, CLAIMS LABOUR’S JACKIE BAILLIE

REFORM CAMPAIGN FALLING APART BEFORE OUR EYES, CLAIMS LABOUR’S JACKIE BAILLIE

Labour ‘ready to deliver’ while SNP and Reform ‘mired in scandal’, says Sarwar by Dermocrat reporter Scottish Labour is “ready to deliver” for voters, Anas

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Dublin Review of Books Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’

Dublin Review of Books Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’

Irish Literature Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’ Bess Rowen writes: 11 February 2026 marked a century since protesters disrupted Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the

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