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Day: October 21, 2021

DENTISTS CLAIM THAT SNP PLANS  WILL ‘DEVASTATE’ DENTAL SERVICES

October 21, 2021 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie has hit out at the SNP government in support of the British Dental Association Scotland who have been

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HALLOWE’EN: The Really Wicked School of Magic at The Hill House, Helensburgh

October 21, 2021 heaneymedia

Join The Walking Theatre Company for a spooktacular Halloween experience at The Hill House, where things really do go BUMP in the night! About this

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BILL HEANEY’S NOTEBOOK COLUMN

October 21, 2021 heaneymedia

Top picture: Nadine Dorries MP – “a more fair approach and a less elitist and a less snobbish approach as to who works for you”.

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TECHIES: There are over 600 different types of medical equipment that the team look after

October 21, 2021 heaneymedia

‘On the mend’ – meet the apprentice maintaining healthy hospital equipment Modern Apprentice Annie Kiloh works at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. By Lucy Adams

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay
  • Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre
  • CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0
  • BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory
  • SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers
  • ENVIRONMENT: SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

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STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

STRIKE ACTION: Firefighters and control room staff vote to strike over pay

Members of the Fire Brigades Union backed walkouts by 88 per cent By Bill Heaney Firefighters and control room staff have voted overwhelmingly to walk

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Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

Man attacks 13-year-old boy near Boulevard golf centre

The attack happened near the World of Golf centre on Great Western Road. A 13-year-old boy has been injured after an apparently unprovoked attack by

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CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

CINCH LEAGUE 2: DUMBARTON 1 BONNYRIGG ROSE 0

PICTURES by JON LEINO SONS HOLD ON TO NUMBER ONE SPOT Gregg Wylde goal seals all three points By Glen Douglas Bonnyrigg Rose played well

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BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

BOOKS AND TRAVEL: Hemingway once held court here, in all his degenerate glory

PETER MURTAGH came to Cabo Blanco, where he stopped on his journey up the Americas, as this Peruvian village was where much of The Old

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SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

SNP’s hated bottle return scheme could cripple 92 per cent of drink producers

Businesses are at risk of going bust or taking their business elsewhere unless Green Minister Lorna Slater changes the policy. Smaller brands could disappear from

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ENVIRONMENT: SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

ENVIRONMENT:  SNP eco credentials left shattered as recycling rates plummet

Scottish Labour attacked the SNP/Scottish Greens government for their environmental failures after it was revealed that recycling rates had been dropping over the last five

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MARY’S MEALS: DOUBLE THE LOVE AND DONATE NOW

MARY’S MEALS: DOUBLE THE LOVE AND DONATE NOW

Double The Love ends tomorrow – meaning there’s still time for your kindness to go even further! If you choose to give before midnight on Tuesday,

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Sturgeon must make statement on transgender criminal chaos, says Findlay

Sturgeon must make statement on transgender criminal chaos, says Findlay

Shadow community safety minister Russell Findlay and Justice Secretary Keith Brown clashed over review of SNP policy on transgender criminals in wake of the Isla

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