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Day: November 18, 2020

COVID 19: World COPD day marked during toughest year ever

November 18, 2020 heaneymedia

COPD patients has a huge impact on affected patients. By Democrat reporter Today is World COPD Day (18 November) and in the year of the

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COVID 19: Businessman was paid £21m of taxpayer cash for securing NHS PPE

November 18, 2020 heaneymedia

Read this and weep. This is the kind of country we are living in, in the 21st century. While care home and home care workers

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COVID 19: New clinical trial launched NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Uni

November 18, 2020 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter A potential treatment for COVID-19, which has shown early promise in China and Japan, will be trialled in NHSGGC. Glasgow is the

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DAVID KELSO: SAD LOSS TO SCOTTISH JOURNALISM

November 18, 2020 heaneymedia

A renowned Dumbarton-based journalist, best known for his rugby and other sports reporting, has died after a battle with cancer, aged just 63. David Kelso,

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ENVIRONMENT: Alarm over plan to break up nuclear submarines in Firth of Clyde

November 18, 2020 heaneymedia

By Rob Edwards in The Ferret The company that runs the port at Hunterston in the Firth of Clyde wants to use it to break

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High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

Pupils from three local schools have collaborated with a comic author to create a graphic novel marking 80 years since the end of World War

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Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

NHS Golden Jubilee Our volunteers had the opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the NHS Scotland Academy as part of #VolunteersWeek. From exploring

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SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Hermitage House, operated by Morar Living, is a purpose-built, 64-bed luxury care home located on Sinclair Street in Helensburgh. With the upper-floor balconies showcasing stunning

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LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE … Further delays have hit the reopening of Helensburgh’s £23m leisure centre following the discovery of severe dampness inside the

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NEW EDUCATION MINISTER BACKS MOBILE PHONE BAN IN SCHOOLS

NEW EDUCATION MINISTER BACKS MOBILE PHONE BAN IN SCHOOLS

by Bill Heaney Màiri McAllan, the new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, told the Scottish Parliament this week that her priority is to

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LibDems call for SNP inquiry and Sturgeon to assist police

LibDems call for SNP inquiry and Sturgeon to assist police

by Bill Heaney In the wake of Peter Murrell’s court hearing today and confirmation that the majority of items bought with stolen funds have not

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From intensive care unit to giving back: Patient returns to the ward that saved his life

From intensive care unit to giving back: Patient returns to the ward that saved his life

by Lucy Ashton After spending days in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), Willie Millar never imagined he would one day

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Loadsamoney Peter Murrell used fake invoices to cover up £400,000 spending spree …

Loadsamoney Peter Murrell used fake invoices to cover up £400,000 spending spree …

Peter Murrell SNP embezzlement details laid out in court by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland 2 June 2026, 12:04 BSTUpdated 15 minutes ago

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