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Day: December 16, 2021

Cash is coming but people who get vaccinated today are not immediately protected

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

Douglas Ross, Nicola Sturgeon, Boris Johnston and Rishi Sunak. By Bill Heaney Scotland’s vaccination scheme has already delivered a booster to more than half of

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STAY HOME: Sturgeon profoundly concerned by the scale and immediacy of the challenge that omicron poses

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

By FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON Yesterday, 5,951 cases were reported, and 45.4 per cent of cases now show the S-gene dropout that is indicative of

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Legitimate news is often taken down by algorithms that have mistaken it for misinformation or abuse

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

Justice secretary calls for a new British Bill of Rights  Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has announced a three-month consultation period on a new British Bill

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FASLANE SAILOR CARRIES WEIGHT OF THE WORLD (CHAMPIONSHIPS) ON HIS SHOULDERS

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A ROYAL NAVY powerlifter based at HM Naval Base Clyde has represented Great Britain at the world powerlifting championships in Lithuania. Petty

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HEALTH MATTERS: New Clydebank Health and Care Centre at Queen’s Quay nears completion

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

New Clydebank Health and Care Centre at Queen’s Quay nears completion. By Lucy Ashton The new Clydebank Health and Care Centre took one step closer

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LIFE RETURNS TO THE OLD DISTILLERY SITE ON DUMBARTON RIVERSIDE

December 16, 2021 heaneymedia

Published 15 December 2021 Council tenant praises new waterfront home as development is completed Published 15 December 2021 By Lucy Ashton A local woman who

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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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