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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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  • DUMBARTON WOMAN IS ONE OF FIVE NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO COURT OF SESSION
  • Loch Lomond National Park Public Consultation on Camping Management Byelaws Review
  • Free cycling and walking events over school holidays as part of Summer of Sport initiative
  • Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines
  • Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …
  • MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

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DUMBARTON WOMAN IS ONE OF FIVE NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO COURT OF SESSION

DUMBARTON WOMAN IS ONE OF FIVE NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO COURT OF SESSION

by BILL HEANEY His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney, has appointed five new Senators to the College of Justice,

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Loch Lomond National Park Public Consultation on Camping Management Byelaws Review

Loch Lomond National Park Public Consultation on Camping Management Byelaws Review

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority launches 12-week public consultation on its pioneering Camping Management Byelaws, marking ten-year review since they were introduced in March

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Free cycling and walking events over school holidays as part of Summer of Sport initiative

Free cycling and walking events over school holidays as part of Summer of Sport initiative

by Democrat reporter A programme of free cycling and walking activities will be on offer for young people over the school holidays as part of

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Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines

Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines

by Bill Heaney It’s the traditional Dumbarton Fair Holiday Fortnight. Holidaymakers heading to Helensburgh or Honolulu or anywhere else over the summer are being warned

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Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …

Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …

Last updated Jul 2nd, 2026 at 16:36 STV News is reporting that four people have been arrested after police and immigration officers targeted dozens of

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MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

by Bill Heaney Balloch resident Kevin Osborne had the opportunity to meet the King as part of celebrations to mark the official opening of the

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SHINE’S FUN-PACKED PROGRAMME FOR PLAYTIMES DURING THE HOLIDAYS

SHINE’S FUN-PACKED PROGRAMME FOR PLAYTIMES DURING THE HOLIDAYS

by Democrat reporter West Dunbartonshire Council has launched a fun-packed programme of free and engaging activities over the school holidays.   The Council’s “School Holidays

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STENA LINE MEANS SUNNY SEASON AND SEA TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS

STENA LINE MEANS SUNNY SEASON AND SEA TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The sunny season always stirs the appetite for adventure.  So, when the time comes for the big, summer escape, pack as much luggage into the

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