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Day: September 30, 2021

ENTERTAINMENT: World’s biggest pantomime heading here this Christmas

September 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Travelling performance of Wizard of Oz will star Matt Baker and Jenny Ryan Show: World’s biggest pantomime heading to Glasgow and Aberdeen. Top picture is

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VACCINE PASSPORTS: Night clubs who fail to comply placed at risk of prosecution as they would be committing a criminal offence.

September 30, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The vaccine passport scheme will legally come into effect at 5am on Friday after a court refused a bid by nightclub bosses

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HISTORY: The Tsar and the Bonnie Banks.

September 30, 2021 heaneymedia

In March 1854, during the Crimean War, the Dumbarton Herald printed a letter from a Paisley man who recollected an incident from his youth. Around

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BIRDS: HERON PICTURED BY JOE PORTER AND HEATHER GREER

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GUY FAWKES NIGHT FIREWORKS CANCELLED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL

September 30, 2021 heaneymedia

Published 30 September 2021 By Lucy Ashton West Dunbartonshire councillors have agreed to cancel fireworks events in Dumbarton and Dalmuir in November following the introduction

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DOWN MEMORY LANE

September 30, 2021 heaneymedia

I wrote about these two guys many a time when I was just a junior reporter. They are Matt Clifford, left, and Tom Bilsland. Matt

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  • HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel
  • Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable
  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  
  • New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth
  • Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

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New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

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Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

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Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

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