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Day: July 30, 2021

Seventh drowning victim as man dies in hospital

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

STV News is reporting that a man has died in hospital bringing the total of deaths from a weekend of drowning tragedies in Scotland to

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New Hospital visiting arrangements for Vale of Leven and Dumbarton Joint

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

COMMUNITY FREE ADVERTISEMENT: From Monday 2 August hospital visiting arrangements will change in the following hospitals – Inverclyde Royal Hospital (including Larkfield unit), Vale of

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NOTEBOOK: How basket case Council have allowed the Vale to become a ghetto

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Beautiful Vale is no more around The Fountain at Main Street and Bank Street, Alexandria. BEAUTIFUL VALE OF THE LEVEN 1. Oh where is the

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Drug-related death statistics for 2020 are heartbreaking, says Minister

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

30 Jul 2021 Minister says figures are “heart-breaking” Drink and drugs are the scourge of Scotland. Picture by Bill Heaney By Lucy Ashton Drugs Policy

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ENVIRONMENT: THE SCATOLOGICAL SCANDAL OF SCOTLAND’S FILTHY BEACHES

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Pictured above: The public toilets at Havoc Shore in Dumbarton were vandalised before being demolished by the Council. By Rob Edwards in The Ferret July

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PROSTITUTION: Don’t Legalize Prostitution. It would make a grave problem worse

July 30, 2021 heaneymedia

By MADELEINE KEARNS in Los Angeles It’s dark outside and difficult to see through the tinted windows. At the wheel is Sergeant Yolanda Valento of

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  • STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay
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  • BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

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Rescuers find dying hill walker on Ben More

Rescuers find dying hill walker on Ben More

A coastguard helicopter from Prestwick was involved the operation. Rescuers were diverted from a training exercise to locate a dying walker. Members of Killin Mountain

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SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

SNP’s ‘flagship’ Cornton Vale replacement £millions over budget and years behind schedule

By Bill Heaney The SNP’s flagship replacement of Cornton Vale women’s prison is already more than two years behind schedule and millions over budget, the

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STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

Members of the Fire Brigades Union backed walkouts by 88 per cent Firefighters backed strikes by 88% on a huge turnout of 73% after rejecting

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Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

The attack happened near the World of Golf centre on Great Western Road. A 13-year-old boy has been injured after an apparently unprovoked attack by

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CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

PICTURES by JON LEINO SONS HOLD ON TO NUMBER ONE SPOT Gregg Wylde goal seals all three points By Glen Douglas Bonnyrigg Rose played well

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BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

PETER MURTAGH came to Cabo Blanco, where he stopped on his journey up the Americas, as this Peruvian village was where much of The Old

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SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

Businesses are at risk of going bust or taking their business elsewhere unless Green Minister Lorna Slater changes the policy. Smaller brands could disappear from

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ENVIRONMENT: SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

ENVIRONMENT:  SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

Scottish Labour attacked the SNP/Scottish Greens government for their environmental failures after it was revealed that recycling rates had been dropping over the last five

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