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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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  • Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18
  • ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP
  • Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond
  • BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal
  • LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS
  • Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

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Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc Dumbarton. One week to go until our big closing #litterpick of this year’s #BigClydeCleanUp at Havoc. Don’t be shy, come

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ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP Great to have the support of Brendan O’Hara MP. Together, we’re standing up for our communities, protecting

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Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Boat began to sink between Inchmurrin Island and the Boturrich shoreline on Sunday A helicopter helped rescue three people who were trapped on a boat

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BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

Biography Having a Reputation A new biography of James Bryce, one-time Chief Secretary of Ireland and supporter of Irish Home Rule, reveals the astonishingly varied

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LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today set out how his party will legislate to make schools smartphone-free environments, as part

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Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

by Bill Heaney Russell Findlay has today outlined his party’s plans to tackle Scotland’s pothole epidemic, which he says is “a monument to two decades

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Southport catastrophe which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

Southport catastrophe which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

  Southport killer’s parents ‘bear considerable blame’ for ‘preventable’ attack, damning report finds Report by Amy-Clare Martin, Crime correspondent, and Tara Cobham in The Independent Monday

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Pope Leo vows to speak strongly against war …

Pope Leo vows to speak strongly against war …

During the flight to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV responds to questions regarding US President Donald Trump’s recent statements, saying he is “not a politician” and

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