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Day: October 12, 2021

COURTS: Man accused of indecent assault at Celtic Park has trial date set

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Francis Cairney, 86, is due to go on trial next year over various historic assaults By Democrat reporter An elderly man accused of indecently assaulting

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FASLANE: MINEHUNTER BACK ON THE CLYDE AFTER THREE-YEAR MISSION

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Above: Water cannon welcome HMS Shoreham and her crew back to HM Naval Base Clyde. By Lucy Ashton ROYAL NAVY minehunter HMS Shoreham has returned

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Paddy Moloney, who founded The Chieftains in 1962, has died

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Paddy Moloney, one of the finest traditional musicians in the world. By Bill Heaney The founder and leader of The Chieftains traditional Irish music group,

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Appointment: Kristen Bennie will take over from Muriel Gray as Art School chairwoman

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Glasgow School of Art appoints temporary chairwoman Glasgow School of Art – two fires devastated the historic Mackintosh building.  By Lucy Ashton Glasgow School of

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SALMON FARMING: Firm takes legal action against animal welfare campaigner

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Mowi Scotland seeks court order against director of Scottish Salmon Watch Mowi is a Norwegian company that owns salmon farms off Scotland, including Oban. By

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HOLYROOD COVID INQUIRY MUST FOLLOW DAMNING WESTMINSTER REPORT

October 12, 2021 heaneymedia

Labour demands apology from the First Minister ‘for the cover-ups and the catastrophic errors made’ By Lucy Ashton Holyrood must launch its own detailed inquiry

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FLAMINGOLAND: Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

FLAMINGOLAND:  Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

By Lucy Ashton A Green campaign which saw a record 60,000 objections lodged against a Flamingoland development at Loch Lomond has been rebooted after the

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POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

Police Scotland is appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Dumbarton. Around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, police received a report of a

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CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

By Bill Heaney Pedophile Norman Duncan died suddenly at his home in Vale of Leven last week leading to unconfirmed speculation that he murdered and

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TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

TRIBUTE TO US AMBASSADOR FRANK MEEHAN, WHO HAS DIED AGED 98 AT HIS HOME IN HELENSBURGH

Obituary FRANCIS J MEEHAN, US AMBASSADOR Born: February 14, 1924, East Orange, New Jersey, USA of Scottish parents from Clydebank Died: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute,

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ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

ScotRail: SNP government optimistic over new 4.2% pay offer

By Bill Heaney Going to the big match at Hampden on Wednesday night? You might just be able to get there by rail but, so

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ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

ABUSE: Five domestic abusers sentenced to 61 years in prison

By Bill Heaney Updated May 31, 2022 “It’s just a domestic,” I would hear them say when I listened into the police radio of an

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COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

COUNCIL: Workers across every council in Scotland on verge of strike action

Unions have said that unless negotiations reopen with a ‘vastly improved offer’ then industrial action looks ‘inevitable’   The unions in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll

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