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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

  • SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER MARRA SAYS UK SHOULD REJOIN THE EU 
  • Comedian revealed as famous man at centre of sexual misconduct allegations
  • Official West Highland Way Week of Action
  • CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond
  • LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots
  • First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

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SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER MARRA SAYS UK SHOULD REJOIN THE EU 

SCOTTISH LABOUR LEADER MARRA SAYS UK SHOULD REJOIN THE EU 

by BILL HEANEY The UK should rejoin the European Union, Michael Marra said today.  At a keynote speech in Edinburgh University the Scottish Labour leader

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Comedian revealed as famous man at centre of sexual misconduct allegations

Comedian revealed as famous man at centre of sexual misconduct allegations

Lawyers for the comedian and acclaimed children’s author had sought an injunction to prevent publication of allegations by Holly Evans Tuesday 10 November 2026 David

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Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Last month, for the second year running, we delivered another Official West Highland Way Week of Action – a multi-team effort that delivers much-needed maintenance

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CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond Arms A candlelight c 7 pm – 9 pm. The Tessera Quartet plays Christmas classics and music from The Holiday and Love Actually.

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LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

by BILL HEANEY Hundreds of thousands of the poorest Scots would get extra support for energy bills this winter under plans published today by Scottish

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First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

Harriet Cross, Conservative MP, Poppies for Remembrance Day and First Minister John Swinney. by LUCY ASHTON Shadow Scotland Secretary Harriet Cross has written to John

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Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

by LUCY ASHTON Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and a range of key partners are taking part in the national Safer Business Action Week to

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POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

View in your browser ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss MacNeice’s 1938 political poem In Autumn

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