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Day: July 27, 2021

TRAVEL: Free bus travel for under-22s to begin at end of January

July 27, 2021 heaneymedia

Scheme to allow free travel for everyone aged 21 and under will begin on January 31 By Lucy Ashton Free bus travel for everyone in

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Ally Dawson: Former Rangers and Scotland player dies aged 63

July 27, 2021 heaneymedia

Ally Dawson made more than 300 appearances for Rangers Former Rangers and Scotland defender Ally Dawson has died aged 63 after a long illness, his

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HERITAGE: Blairs Museum launches new interactive virtual museum

July 27, 2021 heaneymedia

By Peter Kearney Blairs Museum, Scotland’s National Catholic Museum has launched a brand-new website featuring an interactive virtual museum and shop, thanks to funding from

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STATISTICS SURVEY SHOWS COVID INCREASE

July 27, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour have raised concerns after research by the ONS showed Covid-19 rates continuing to rise in Scotland during July. The most

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DOWN MEMORY LANE: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A RIVER

July 27, 2021 heaneymedia

Dumbarton Rock which stirs the hearts of exiles the world over. Picture by Tom Gardiner By MT Rainey It was near the top of my

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • £1m pilot fund for Scotland’s historic places of worship opens for applications
  • POLICE: MOTOR CYCLISTS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS
  • Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says Chancellor John Healey
  • Major dance festival Terminal V to be held on banks of River Clyde
  • DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY
  • Young people reveal how adult criminals exploit children to commit crime in Scotland

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£1m pilot fund for Scotland’s historic places of worship opens for applications

£1m pilot fund for Scotland’s historic places of worship opens for applications

More than 100 faith group representatives have expressed interest in the £1m pilot fund, which opens for applications today Funding will be allocated on a

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POLICE: MOTOR CYCLISTS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

POLICE: MOTOR CYCLISTS AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE ROAD USERS

by BILL HEANEY Police Scotland engaged with more than 1000 motorcyclists as part of efforts to prevent harm on Scotland’s roads.  The campaign ran from

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Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says Chancellor John Healey

Faslane dry docks and research ship to be built in UK, says Chancellor John Healey

New dry docks will significantly enhance capacity at the Faslane naval base in the Gareloch. 28 September 2026 Orders for three floating dry docks, worth

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Major dance festival Terminal V to be held on banks of River Clyde

Major dance festival Terminal V to be held on banks of River Clyde

The festival will be held on the banks of the Clyde next June Electronic music festival Terminal V will be held on the banks of

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

by BILL HEANEY Whose idea was it to allow the Orange Order to parade down Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern Ireland, at the weekend? And

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Young people reveal how adult criminals exploit children to commit crime in Scotland

Young people reveal how adult criminals exploit children to commit crime in Scotland

by LUCY ASHTON A new Scotland-wide campaign has launched a warning that adult criminals are grooming and exploiting children to commit crime, enabling them to

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What next amid tension in Drumcree? It’s complicated …

What next amid tension in Drumcree? It’s complicated …

It may look like Garvaghy Road residents and Sinn Féin are in lock-step. The reality is more complex Mark Hennessy in The Irish Times Tuesday,

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STATS SHOW: Neither the 31-day nor the 62-day cancer treatment standards are being met

STATS SHOW: Neither the 31-day nor the 62-day cancer treatment standards are being met

Just how bad are the NHS statistics for Public Health in Scotland? Dumbarton’s MSP laid them out for all the world to see following the

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