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Day: September 7, 2020

Rest and Be Thankful reopens five weeks after Argyll landslide

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

Pictures by BEAR SCOTLAND The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful has reopened today, under traffic light control, following a major programme of complex

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Editors ask Ministry of Defence to respond to press freedom censorship concerns

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

Submarines at the MoD base at Faslane on the Gareloch BY CLAIRE MEADOWS The Society of Editors (SoE) has called on the Ministry of Defence

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BOMB DISPOSAL TEAM WELCOMES NEW COMMANDING OFFICER

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

Outgoing Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Chris Stephenson, hand-over to Lieutenant Commander Mark Shaw By Gavin Carr NORTHERN Diving Group, the Royal Navy’s team of bomb

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POLITICS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME IN THIS PANDEMIC

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

        ‘Please do not politicise this pandemic’. According to Alex Andreou in Politics magazine, this is “the rallying cry of the clueless”.

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Detectives probing disappearance of Mary Duncan switch search to Helensburgh

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

Teenage mother Mary Duncan, who has been missing for 40 years. By Democrat reporter Detectives in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll investigating the disappearance of Mary

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CONFUSION REIGNS ON DAY ONE OF DUMBARTON TESTING SERVICE 

September 7, 2020 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie said:  “It really does beggar belief that on the very first day that our long awaited and hard fought for local testing service has opened, local people are already being told to travel as far as Dundee to access a test.

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Recent Posts

  • Rest and Be Thankful plans will be ‘economically catastrophic’ for Argyll
  • POST COVID INQUIRY: New role for Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid chief despite Inquiry report
  • Prime Minister calls time on local leaders “going cap in hand to Westminster”
  • Chancellor unveils Britain’s ambitious plan to strengthen UK’s AI resilience and security
  • HALLOWE’EN NIGHT AT ROO’S KITCHEN
  • West Dunbartonshire to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

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POST COVID INQUIRY: New role for Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid chief despite Inquiry report

POST COVID INQUIRY: New role for Nicola Sturgeon’s Covid chief despite Inquiry report

October 24, 2026 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Jason Leitch both played huge roles in governing our lives during the Covid 19 pandemic by

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Prime Minister calls time on local leaders “going cap in hand to Westminster”

Prime Minister calls time on local leaders “going cap in hand to Westminster”

Local leaders across England to get more money and control over investment in their communities. Plans will reduce the reliance on Whitehall, giving Mayors and

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Chancellor unveils Britain’s ambitious plan to strengthen UK’s AI resilience and security

Chancellor unveils Britain’s ambitious plan to strengthen UK’s AI resilience and security

Saturday 24 Oct 2026 New money to make sure AI is harnessed for good in every community across the UK Biggest ever investment in protections

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HALLOWE’EN NIGHT AT ROO’S KITCHEN

HALLOWE’EN NIGHT AT ROO’S KITCHEN

Roo’s Kitchen Don’t have plans for Halloween yet? Why not book in for our Halloween bistro night — 6 courses all for £40 per person

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West Dunbartonshire to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

West Dunbartonshire to be hit with 80mph wind gusts as Storm Boelo alert upgraded to amber

Pictures above: Scenes of flooding you might expect here over the weekend. by Democrat reporter An amber alert has been issued for much of Scotland

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RNLI Helensburgh coffee morning this Saturday

RNLI Helensburgh coffee morning this Saturday

RNLI Helensburgh Just one day to go until our coffee morning on Saturday. Join us for freshly brewed tea, coffee and baking at the United

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First Minister receives the first poppy of Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026

First Minister receives the first poppy of Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026

Scotland’s First Minister officially became the first person in the country to donate to and receive his poppy for the Scottish Poppy Appeal 2026. John

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Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

Campus will provide state-of-the-art learning, childcare, sport and community facilities for people of Faifley

New Faifley Campus Officially Opens Proud pupils and campus staff joined Councillors and family members as the new education and community campus in Faifley was

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