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Day: September 21, 2021

HOSPITAL INQUIRY Two of 22 deaths were “at least in part” the result of infection

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

Boy patient’s deadly infection ‘came from hospital drains’ By Lucy Ashton A mother has told an inquiry her son’s life-threatening infection came from the hospital

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DREAM JOB ALL ON YOUR IONA

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

By Hector McTavish Fancy giving up the rat race and moving to a beautiful island off the West Coast of Scotland? Your dream job could

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CHILD ABUSE: No money paid into abuse survivor scheme despite looming deadline

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

Redress Scotland would offer financial payments to those subject to abuse in care before December 2004 John Swinney with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon – promise

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Muriel Gray is to stand down as chairwoman of Glasgow School of Art

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Muriel Gray is to stand down as chairwoman of Glasgow School of Art, three years after a second fire engulfed the building.

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CLYDE SUBMARINE BASE: Nuclear sites ‘set to flood’ due to climate change

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

By Rob Edwards in The Ferret September 20, 2021 The Faslane nuclear base on the Gareloch could be forced to shut down by increasing storms

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MAJOR FIRE: Firefighters tackle blaze in Taynuilt Inn in Argyll

September 21, 2021 heaneymedia

PICTURES BY ROBERT MCPHERSON Firefighters are tackling a blaze that took hold of the Taynuilt Inn in Taynuilt in Argyll News is coming in that firefighters

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  • SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case
  • Review into access to banking services begins …
  • Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people
  • REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
  • VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM
  • FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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Review into access to banking services begins …

Review into access to banking services begins …

by Lucy Ashton Former Which? Director and former board member of the FCA, Richard Lloyd OBE, seeks views as he begins his Independent Review. Evidence

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Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people

Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people

Two-thirds of respondents to the Save the Children Scotland and Young Scot poll said fighting child poverty was a priority by Bill Heaney Young people

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REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Bank Holiday reminder Residents of Greater Glasgow and Clyde are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 15 June, due

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VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM

VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM

Vale of Leven Academy celebrated its annual Broad General Education Awards Ceremonies with more than 500 students recognised for a range of curricular and extra-curricular

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FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

‘MON SCOTLAND St Peter the Apostle Secondary School had some very exciting guests recently. Comedian Kevin Bridges and Scotland star John McGinn visited the school

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MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

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Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

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