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Day: November 8, 2021

First Native American in the US Cabinet visits Scotland’s first National Park

November 8, 2021 heaneymedia

By Elaine Brewer US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Loch Lomond and met with a local teenager to discuss the role for young

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COVID: Lib Dems to lead first parliamentary debate on long Covid support 

November 8, 2021 heaneymedia

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton will lead the first Scottish Parliament debate on long Covid today, as new figures published this week show the number

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HEALTH MATTERS: Health board admits failings over hospital suicide

November 8, 2021 heaneymedia

Patient found unconscious in her room at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital By Lucy Ashton A health board has admitted failings after a woman killed herself

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BOOKS: A country slow to cast off its placid, stubborn misogyny.

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FICTION Normal Girls Eva Kenny November 2021 In the last five years or so, a flood of new books by young Irish women have been

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ENVIRONMENT: Antonine Wall Project voted top outdoors attraction at Engaging People Awards.

November 8, 2021 heaneymedia

By Euan McLean An innovative West Dunbartons hire Council- led project that brings to life the ancient Roman Antonine Wall has been honoured with a

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Recent Posts

  • DEATH OF FATHER PATRICK CURRIE: FUNERAL ON TUESDAY 12 NOON AT ST MICHAEL’S
  • Health Board pilot scheme to help young people into work hailed a major success
  • HOLYROOD ELECTION CANDIDATES NAMED FOR DUMBARTON AND CLYDEBANK SEATS
  • Trump accuses Nato of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ in Middle East war
  • WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? COUNCIL REFUSES TO STEP FORWARD
  • Health Board to launch opt‑out testing for blood borne viruses at Hospital Emergency Department

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DEATH OF FATHER PATRICK CURRIE: FUNERAL ON TUESDAY 12 NOON AT ST MICHAEL’S

DEATH OF FATHER PATRICK CURRIE: FUNERAL ON TUESDAY 12 NOON AT ST MICHAEL’S

Archdiocese of Glasgow It is with sorrow that the death is announced of Fr Pat Currie, former Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Maryhill and St

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Health Board pilot scheme to help young people into work hailed a major success

Health Board pilot scheme to help young people into work hailed a major success

by Lucy Ashton A pilot scheme within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to help people into work has been hailed a success by everyone involved.

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HOLYROOD ELECTION CANDIDATES NAMED FOR DUMBARTON AND CLYDEBANK SEATS

HOLYROOD ELECTION CANDIDATES NAMED FOR DUMBARTON AND CLYDEBANK SEATS

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) have announced candidates for Holyrood including for Dumbarton, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, where well

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Trump accuses Nato of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ in Middle East war

Trump accuses Nato of doing ‘absolutely nothing’ in Middle East war

PICTURED ABOVE: First aid responders are seen at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane.  War in

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WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? COUNCIL REFUSES TO STEP FORWARD

WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? COUNCIL REFUSES TO STEP FORWARD

by Bill Heaney Six uniformed police officers turned up in Church Street yesterday to a rally of community carers who were demonstrating outside West Dunbartonshire

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Health Board to launch opt‑out testing for blood borne viruses at Hospital Emergency Department

Health Board to launch opt‑out testing for blood borne viruses at Hospital Emergency Department

by Lucy Ashton Over the coming weeks, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) will introduce opt‑out testing for blood borne viruses at its Glasgow Royal

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SPINELESS OFFORD ‘INSULTING SCOTS’ WITH LIST CANDIDATE OFFERINGS — SARWAR

SPINELESS OFFORD ‘INSULTING SCOTS’ WITH LIST CANDIDATE OFFERINGS — SARWAR

Labour leader Anas Sarwar, right, says Reform UK Lord Offord’s list of election candidates are ‘a bunch of chancers’ by Bill Heaney Scotland will reject

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Nicola Sturgeon bows out with some farewell advice …

Nicola Sturgeon bows out with some farewell advice …

Former first minister told MSPs to make friends across the political divide – and to remember they are there to serve people Nicola Sturgeon gave

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