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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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  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP
  • “IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW
  • POLITICIANS FIGHT LIKE CATS IN A SACK OVER CREDIT FOR ABOLITION OF TARIFFS ON SCOTCH WHISKY
  • HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel
  • Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable
  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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“IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW

“IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW

by Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar has pledged to “reset the balance between grieving families and powerful institutions” in the wake of the Queen Elizabeth University

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POLITICIANS FIGHT LIKE CATS IN A SACK OVER CREDIT FOR ABOLITION OF TARIFFS ON SCOTCH WHISKY

Trump’s decision was ‘a personal favour’ following the end of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the White House by Felipe Schrieberg

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

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New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

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Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

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