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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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  • SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE
  • PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL
  • World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration
  • ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL
  • Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh
  • Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

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SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

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PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

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World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

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ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.  by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

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Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

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Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

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Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise.  The number of patients

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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