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Day: August 31, 2021

DIRTY OLD TOWN: HOW GLASGOW HAS LOST ITS MAGIC UNDER SNP RULE

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

There are two sides to Glasgow. Cop26 will show only one of them  The glossy optimism of the location is a sleight of hand. Old

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VIGIL: Submarine drama explores ‘isolating and tense’ life and death at sea

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter for the BBC Suranne Jones has starred in Doctor Foster, Gentleman Jack and Scott & Bailey. A new BBC drama

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DOWN MEMORY LANE

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

Neighbours who lived in the “aluminiums” in Sunderland Avenue, Castlehill, Dumbarton, at the time of the Coronation. Lots of familiar faces including the parents of

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ENTERTAINMENT: Unrivalled coverage of Women’s Football on BBC ALBA

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton BBC ALBA today announce unrivalled coverage of Scottish women’s football with a record 20 live Scottish Women’s Premier League matches alongside exclusive

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RELIGION: Bishop facing ‘substantial’ criticism from bullying report

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

Tuesday August 31 2021 The Scottish Episcopal church’s College of Bishops has ordered a fresh report into claims about the diocese led by the Right

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Police Scotland promise to puts human rights at the heart of COP26 protest plans

August 31, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Police Scotland have pledged to do everything in its power to ensure people who want to protest peacefully at the COP26 climate

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  • BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS
  • Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise
  • MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH
  • SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  • TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm
  • NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

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BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has told how an inspection report into NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s flagship hospital shows that SNP neglect has led

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Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Special report on ‘new’ plans for Flamingo Land by Nick Kempe of  Parkswatch Scotland May 27, 2022 The red lines demarcate the boundaries of the

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MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

By Bill Heaney It used to happen at primary school all the time. When the class teacher who was off sick, she was replaced by

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SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

By Bill Heaney How safe are women aboard public transport?  Tory Tess White asked transport minister Jenny Gilruth to  provide an update on the consultation

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TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

By Bill Heaney Across the country, thousands of people are being left out of pocket and are struggling with this week’s rail chaos. There are

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NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

Hedgehogs in Scotland  are in serious trouble. Repeated studies have shown that the nation’s favourite animal is being wiped out.  But there is something we

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ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

Sam Atkinson and Bev Knight from Redeem Exchange with a recycling box. By Lucy Ashton A scheme designed to reduce the use of single use

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COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

By Democrat reporter Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including

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