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Day: October 20, 2020

INDEPENDENCE: ONCE IN A GENERATION ARGUMENT IS OUT THE WINDOW

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Nicola Sturgeon on course to provoke ‘full-blown constitutional crisis’ over Scottish independence, leaked memo admits  First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Boris Johnston can’t be trusted.

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EDUCATION: HOW THE SQA MADE A HASH OF MARKING THE HIGHER RESULTS

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Poor schools four times more likely than private schools to have Higher passes changed to fail By James McEnaney, investigative reporter in The Ferret Additional

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HEALTH MATTERS: LANDMARK MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE TRIAL BEGINS

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where the trial team will be based. By Bill Heaney A groundbreaking clinical trial for motor neuron disease (MND) began

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HEALTH: 500 NURSES JOIN THE RANKS AT LOCAL HEALTH BOARD

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Dedicated – a nurse caring for a patient at the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Dalmuir, Clydebank. By Democrat reporter NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has

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CHARITY: GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

Top picture by David Kelso, Arran

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SNP IN TURMOIL AS NEC TAKES ELECTION OUT OF LOCAL HANDS

October 20, 2020 heaneymedia

EXCLUSIVE by BILL HEANEY The SNP process of electing a prospective parliamentary candidate to take on Labour’s Jackie Baillie for the Dumbarton Constituency seat in

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  • GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME
  • Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
  • West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event
  • POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP
  • NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH
  • HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

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GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

By Lucy Ashton Renewed calls have been made for compensation to be paid to firms hit by the SNP-Greens’ botched Deposit Return Scheme after it

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Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Pinar Aksu, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator at MIN.

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West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

By Lucy Ashton Residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a fun-filled weekend of cycling activities in West Dunbartonshire. The Community Cycling

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POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

By Kate Devlin Boris Johnson has sensationally announced he is quitting as an MP claiming he is the victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt.

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NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY So, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour Group and the SNP are at one, joined at the hip as they say. Labour supporters

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HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has urged thousands of people in Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Balloch, Helensburgh and Lomond on prepayment meters to claim

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BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

REPUBLICANISM Hold Your Hour Maurice Earls June 2023 Donate How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it. Brendan Behan A personal

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BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

Dublin Review of Books, Issue 152, Newsletter 1 The Dublin Review of Books, including its extensive archive, is free to all. We rely exclusively on readers’

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