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Day: April 11, 2021

Rangers v Celtic one of six Scottish Cup fourth round ties in doubt after Prince Philip funeral date set

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

Six fixtures in the Scottish Cup fourth round – including Celtic’s meeting with rivals Rangers at Ibrox – are in doubt after it was confirmed

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RELIGION: Bishops urge politicians to put human life at centre of political discourse

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney and Peter Kearney Scotland’s Catholic Bishops have released a pre-election Pastoral letter, urging Catholics to play their part “in putting human life

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL: Hampden gets approval for 12,000 fans at each game

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

This was the kind of crowd you could expect to have at Hampden Park in the Fifties when Vale Juniors met Annbank United in the

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SNP BUSINESS SUPPORT PLAN DELIVERS LESS THAN 1% EXTRA CASH, CLAIMS BAILLIE

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

  By Democrat reporter Dumbarton Labour parliamentary candidate Jackie Baillie, pictured right,  has said that the SNP business support plan does not do anywhere near

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LABOUR CANDIDATE JACKIE BAILLIE RESPONDS TO BUSINESS SUPPORT FUNDING STATISTICS

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

By Rory Murphy The latest round of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Strategic Framework: Business Support Funding Statistics have been published and highlight that: As many as 21,000

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JUSTICE: Lord Mulholland gives evidence in Rangers damages case

April 11, 2021 heaneymedia

Frank Mulholland was Scotland’s lord advocate from 2011 to 2016 and is now a senior judge A senior judge has been giving evidence in the

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  • Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say
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  • POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
  • MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

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MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

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Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

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Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

  by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the

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ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

A Classic Car Event organised by the Rotary Club of Dumbarton is taking place on Sunday, 14th June 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm

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POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

by Bill Heaney Police and enforcement officers have swooped on local shops and seized almost 30,000 cigarettes and £thousands in cash being held illegally across

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MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

by Lucy Ashton The Erskine Bridge will be closed during June to allow extensive roadworks to take place on the 50-year-old structure over the River

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DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

All at Drymen Show would like to thank everyone who joined us on Saturday, 30th May, for our 196th show. The weather fared better than

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Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill guided Celtic to a league and cup double last season Martin O’Neill is set to continue as Celtic manager after two interim spells

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