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Day: June 18, 2021

JUSTICE: RANGERS INQUIRY WILL HAVE A NEUTRAL JUDGE FROM OUTWITH SCOTLAND

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Dorothy Bain QC to take charge of government legal matters which include the Rangers’ case. By

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INDUSTRY: Strike action averted at whisky giant Chivas Brothers

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

Local News By Bill Heaney Trade unions have called off the threat of strike action at whisky and spirits producer Chivas Brothers after a pay

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Bertie Auld: Celtic and Dumbarton great suffering from dementia

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

Last updated on17 June 2021 European Cup winner Bertie Auld, 83, remains a hugely popular figure among Celtic fans By Bill Heaney Celtic’s Lisbon Lions

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BOOKS: The Highland Clearances in focus for new photography book

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A NEW book by Saltire Award-shortlisted photographer, Alex Boyd, shows the Highland Clearances in a whole new light. Shot using infra-red photography,

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INJURY TIME WITH JIM BAXTER: A STORY TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE MATCH AS KICK OFF TIME APPROACHES

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

Stop biting your nails. Sip your beer a bit more slowly. This is the day. Scotland will meet England at Wembley this evening. Kick-off time

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POLITICS: Edwin Poots quits as DUP leader after party revolt

June 18, 2021 heaneymedia

Future of new First Minister Paul Givan remains unclear after day of political turmoil Freya McClements, Northern Correspondent of The Irish Times Edwin Poots quit as

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FLAMINGOLAND: Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

FLAMINGOLAND:  Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

By Lucy Ashton A Green campaign which saw a record 60,000 objections lodged against a Flamingoland development at Loch Lomond has been rebooted after the

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POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

Police Scotland is appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Dumbarton. Around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, police received a report of a

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CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

By Bill Heaney Pedophile Norman Duncan died suddenly at his home in Vale of Leven last week leading to unconfirmed speculation that he murdered and

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TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

Obituary FRANCIS J MEEHAN, US AMBASSADOR Born: February 14, 1924, East Orange, New Jersey, USA of Scottish parents from Clydebank Died: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute,

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ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

By Bill Heaney Going to the big match at Hampden on Wednesday night? You might just be able to get there by rail but, so

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ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

By Bill Heaney Updated May 31, 2022 “It’s just a domestic,” I would hear them say when I listened into the police radio of an

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COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

Unions have said that unless negotiations reopen with a ‘vastly improved offer’ then industrial action looks ‘inevitable’   The unions in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll

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