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Day: October 18, 2021

BOOKS: The Magician by Colm Tóibín review – a difficult Mann to know

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Dramatisation of Thomas Mann’s private and public life never convinces as biography or fiction By Anthony Cummins in The Guardian The German writer Thomas Mann

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COVID: Algorithm processes images of chest x-rays of patients displaying shortness of breath

October 18, 2021 heaneymedia

AI technology could speed up COVID-19 diagnosis in Emergency Departments. By Lucy Ashton Artificial intelligence could help speed up COVID-19 diagnosis in Emergency Departments, thanks to the

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BOOKS: CORRUPT CARDINAL KEITH O’BRIEN CATALYST FOR CRISIS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

October 18, 2021 heaneymedia

Labyrinthine corruption REVIEW BY JAMES LAWLOR  This powerful and timely book revisits the events surrounding the disgrace of Keith O’Brien, former Cardinal Archbishop of St

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • COUNCIL TAX REVIEW ONGOING AS OFFICERS WORK AT SPEED TO ENSURE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT THIS WINTER
  • Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA
  • Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout
  • Two men convicted after firearms recovered
  • Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!
  • ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

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COUNCIL TAX REVIEW ONGOING AS OFFICERS WORK AT SPEED TO ENSURE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT THIS WINTER

COUNCIL TAX REVIEW ONGOING  AS OFFICERS WORK AT SPEED TO ENSURE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT THIS WINTER

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government has been asked by an SNP MSP what additional measures it is taking to support low-income households to manage

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Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Better service needed for stroke patients – left to right, Marie McNair, Amy Callaghan and Health Secretary Angela Constance. by BILL HEANEY Local people will

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Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

ABOVE: Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth is due to announce the Scottish Budget next month by Claire Thomson, BBC Scotland News Scottish ministers say they will

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Two men convicted after firearms recovered

Two men convicted after firearms recovered

They discarded guns – Reece Brown and Daniel Curran by BILL HEANEY Two men have been convicted after firearms were recovered in Glasgow. Reece Brown, 25, and

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Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

  Dear readers of The Dumbarton Democrat, What’s your favourite thing about this time of year? For many of us it’s the approach of Christmas,

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ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

A Wild Inhabitation: Antoni O’Breskey and Consuelo Nerea Breschi To mark his 50th year in music, Antoni O’Breskey has made the album A Wild Inhabitation

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MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

by BILL HEANEY MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to introduce a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The

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Everyone has the right to attend a sporting event without having to witness this disgraceful and shameful behaviour, Sheriff

Everyone has the right to attend a sporting event without having to witness this disgraceful and shameful behaviour, Sheriff

Ben Stanex, 24, Scott Dragsness, 55, and Andrew Graham, 21, all from Northern Ireland, have been banned from every football ground in the UK for

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