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Day: June 7, 2021

NOTEBOOK: SOUR CAROLINE CAN’T GET BACK INTO THE SNP AND ELECTION NIGHT SHAMBLES

June 7, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Nothing much goes right in Dumbarton under the SNP, so don’t expect too much from the news that West Dunbartonshire has qualified

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BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN: IS THERE TO BE A FULL SCOTTISH COVID INQUIRY – YES OR NO, MS STURGEON?

June 7, 2021 heaneymedia

Those responsible for establishing Holyrood were anxious to make it different from Westminster. This was to be a chamber of non-confrontational reason and hemispheric consensus,

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POLITICS: UNIONIST £20 MILLION POISED TO BRING NEW DEVELOPMENT TO DUMBARTON ARTIZAN CENTRE

June 7, 2021 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie MSP, Martin Docherty Hughes MP and Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Aerial picture by Sean Davenport of Myre Media. EXCLUSIVE by BILL HEANEY Labour MSP

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Revealed: spycops infiltrated Scottish anti-nuclear groups

June 7, 2021 heaneymedia

The peace camp at Shandon, near the south gate to HM Naval Base Clyde. June 6, 2021 Scottish anti-nuclear groups were spied upon by the

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ROYAL BIRTH: Queen ‘delighted’ after Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl

June 7, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The Queen is “delighted” after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – aka the Earl and Countress of Dumbarton – announced the

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SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

The shaggy dog story, often told but seldom with the same angle, has appeared yet again in a new and, admittedly, interesting online platform. The

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Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

This report on driving improvement and building a stronger NHS sets out the progress in Scotland’s health and social care system during 2025 to 2026

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Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Exhibition at The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George offers an insight into the realities of trench warfare Scottish soldiers who fought in the First World

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Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Artizan Centre Public.  · Anyone on or off Facebook is invited to come along. Join Elspeth and Jeremy from the Lennox Heritage Society to discover the rich

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SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

A&E waiting times and delayed discharge from hospital are just two of the issues at this election. by Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has accused the

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TORY LEADER FINDLAY PROMISES £500 TAX CUT FOR PENSIONERS

TORY LEADER FINDLAY PROMISES £500 TAX CUT FOR PENSIONERS

by Democrat reporter Russell Findlay today called on pro-Union voters to back the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot to prevent an SNP majority and

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SNP ACCUSED OF EMBARKING ON ELECTION ‘PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN’

SNP ACCUSED OF EMBARKING ON ELECTION ‘PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN’

 by Bill Heaney The SNP has today been accused of engaging in a Scottish Parliament election “propaganda campaign” that would “make Pravda blush”. It’s a

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Glen Sannox ferry out of action again with engines issue

Glen Sannox ferry out of action again with engines issue

MV Glen Sannox has been sailing on the Arran route since January last year BBC Scotland is reporting that CalMac’s troubled Glen Sannox ferry has

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