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Day: December 27, 2020

THE LESSON SCOTLAND SHOULD LEARN: BORDERS ARE NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

Democrat columnist Brian Wilson writes that borders are not just for Christmas. By Brian Wilson The problem with borders is that, by definition, there is

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RELIGION: Moderator, Pope and Archbishop urge South Sudan’s leaders to pursue peace   

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

 The Very Rev John Chalmers, formerly of Renton Trinity Church of the Church of Scotland, greets Pope Francis during talks about Sudan. Top picture: Archbishop

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ENVIRONMENT: £2 MILLION FUNDING FOR OLD KILPATRICK MARINE PARK

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

Council awarded £1.98m Clyde Mission funding for Old Kilpatrick marine park Published 22 December 2020 By Lucy Ashton Funding to develop modern quayside infrastructure at

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CHRISTMAS BIN LORRY INQUIRY DATE SET FOR JANUARY 12

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

Negligence hearing set for January over Christmastime crash that killed six people Driver Harry Clarke was unconscious at the wheel when the bin lorry went

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HOMELESSNESS: 12,000 young people without a home last Christmas 

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat housing spokesperson Paul McGarry has today demanded the SNP take “urgent and drastic” action to tackle homelessness, after an

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FASCINATING READ: WARTIME DIARY FROM 1915 BY SIR IAIN COLQUHOUN OF LUSS

December 27, 2020 heaneymedia

Sir Iain Colquhoun’s Hand-Written Diary of Events Leading to his Court Martial 24th December 1915 – Tuesday 29th January 1916 Introduction. During WW1 Sir Iain Colquhoun

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  • Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
  • Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond
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  • Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition
  • Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme
  • October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

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Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

By Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent. Reporting from Rome 17 October 2026, 13:37 BST Updated 1 hour ago Pope Leo XIV has been discharged

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Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

The light aircraft crashed a few miles north east of Drymen near Stirling by Claire Diamond BBC Scotland News 17 October 2026 A 16-year-old boy

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YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

Nice to see someone has kept their sense of humour in the trying circumstances in which the people at the end of the phone are

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Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition

Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition

October in Edinburgh: the leaves are changing colour, the rain is making reading indoors feel like an especially good idea, and – at the Book

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Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Musicians from over 20 countries will perform at this year’s festival by Liam O’Heanai A tribute to the Beatles, a takeover of the Kelvingrove Art

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October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

Pix by Pedro

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HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

Locals said the new supermarket would affect the town’s character and was not needed 15 October 2026 by Bill Heaney A controversial plan to site

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INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

parkswatchscotland by Nick Kempe An application for planning permission to the Loch Lomond Park Authority for a new access track to Honeypot Farm and Honeywagon

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