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Day: November 29, 2020

AURA BEST: KILTED JJ AND LOVELY AMY ARE THROUGH TO NEXT ROUND OF STRICTLY

November 29, 2020 heaneymedia

JJ Chalmers and his dance partner Amy Dowden – the people of West Dunbartonshire have been flooding the telephone lines to support them in Strictly

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NATIONAL PARKS: SIGNS INDICATE MOVES TO HINDER RIGHT TO ROAM

November 29, 2020 heaneymedia

Unlawful signs, access authorities and the right to roam Campaigner Nick Kempe and signs in the Loch Lomond National Park. By Nick Kempe of Parkwatch

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SNP CONFERENCE WEEKEND: WHO WILL MOP UP THE BLOOD IN THE AFTERMATH?

November 29, 2020 heaneymedia

SNP leadership ‘seeking to stifle debate’ amid anger in ranks, claims Kenny MacAskill Kenny MacAskill, second left,  accused the SNP leadership of hypocrisy on the

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EDUCATION: Teachers feel that the danger to their health has been greatly ignored

November 29, 2020 heaneymedia

Coronavirus: Christmas school holidays could be extended West Dunbartonshire Council leaders discussing whether to standardise the holiday from December 18 to January 11 School pupils

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FOUR YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR DRINKS DRIVER

November 29, 2020 heaneymedia

Drunk motorist killed Alexandria lorry driver while twice over limit Michael Hall was twice over the drink driving limit from the night before when he

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  • CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention
  • ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal
  • MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH
  • SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing
  • HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 
  • HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

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CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention

CONTACT TRACERS: Public Health colleagues identify virus outbreaks or clusters for intervention

By Lucy Ashton What have a detective, a pilot and a cinema manager got in common…? Meet some of the team keeping people in Greater

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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Sacked social worker awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal

Social worker Melani Erlank awarded £27,000 over unfair dismissal. By Democrat reporter A sacked social worker at the centre of a bullying row has been

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MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH

MISSING CYCLIST: POLICE EMBARK ON MAJOR INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH

Retired navyman’s family ‘seeking closure’ after cyclist’s body found Anthony Parsons was reported missing in 2017 after travelling from his home in Tillicoultry to Fort

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SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing

SALMOND INQUIRY: Alex Salmond pulls out of Holyrood evidence hearing

Alex Salmond, no appearance after statement was redacted. Picture by Bill Heaney By Rory Murphy Alex Salmond refused to give evidence today (Wednesday) to the

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HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 

HEALTH MATTERS: QEUH lights up red to show raise awareness for encephalitis 

By Lucy Ashton The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow (QEUH) is shining red this week to help raise awareness of encephalitis. The hospital joins

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HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

HOMELESSNESS: Scotland still has the highest homeless death rate when compared to England and Wales

Homeless deaths in Scotland rise by 11 per cent By Karin Goodwin in THE FERRET The number of people who died whilst homeless in Scotland

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HEALTH MATTERS: NHS AT RISK OF COLLAPSING UNDER STRAIN AS THOUSANDS WAIT FOR VITAL TESTS

HEALTH MATTERS: NHS AT RISK OF COLLAPSING UNDER STRAIN AS THOUSANDS WAIT FOR VITAL TESTS

By Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has branded waiting times for key diagnostic tests as a “catastrophe waiting to happen”, saying they show that health services

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UNISON: ACT YOUR AGE. JOIN A TRADE UNION NOW

UNISON: ACT YOUR AGE. JOIN A TRADE UNION NOW

Margaret Wood and Val Jennings, organisers for the UNITE and UNISON trade unions campaigning for better wages and conditions for council workers in West Dunbartonshire.

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