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Day: October 30, 2020

JOURNALISM: Scotland panel debate at Editors’ conference

October 30, 2020 heaneymedia

Information in lockdown to form focus of Scotland panel debate BY CLAIRE MEADOWS The difficulties of reporters in Scotland accessing information during the coronavirus pandemic

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COMMUNITY: HARSH WINTER FOR FURLOUGHED WORKERS

October 30, 2020 heaneymedia

Unemployment support scheme ends this weekend By Paul Cassidy Jackie Baillie MSP, pictured right, has warned that furloughed workers face a “harsh winter” due to

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JOURNALISTS: ‘The Virtual Book Club’.

October 30, 2020 heaneymedia

In celebration of Book Week Scotland, the NUJ is delighted to introduce ‘The Virtual Book Club’. Three top Scottish writers will share their thoughts about their

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CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2021: FULL PROGRAMME COMING SOON

October 30, 2020 heaneymedia

Kris Kirstofferen and Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains performing at Celtic Connections in the Royal Concert Hall. Picture by Bill Heaney By Hannah Innes Internationally

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DISCHARGE OF ELDERLY PATIENTS FROM HOSPITAL TO CARE HOMES ‘NATIONAL SCANDAL’

October 30, 2020 heaneymedia

Clockwise: Monica Lennon, Donald MacAskill, Nicola Sturgeon, Jackie Baillie, Castleview and Crosslet care homes in Dumbarton, where residents died. By Bill Heaney  Jackie Baillie MSP

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  • 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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