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Day: January 6, 2022

FERRET INVESTIGATION: Sturgeon urged to introduce annual sewage leak reports

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

THE FULL STORY ON THIS ENVIRONMENT SCANDAL IS ON THE FERRET WEBSITE Investigation by Jamie Mann in The Ferret Desperate residents whose streets and parks

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TOURISM BOSS ON THE DIFFERENCE FLAMINGOLAND MIGHT MAKE TO BALLOCH, LOCH LOMOND

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By James Fraser in Parkswatch Scotland James Fraser is a qualified planner and a tourism specialist with a lifetime’s experience in tourism having held senior

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SCOTLAND TODAY: TEACHERS SAY SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT HAVE RETURNED AFTER THE HOLIDAY

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Scottish Government ‘should be prepared to return schools to remote learning’. By Lucy Ashton The reopening of schools after the Christmas holidays should have been

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SNP “legalising littering” as 135,000 flytipping incidents reported but only 34 make it to prosecutors 

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Litter is a huge problem in West Dunbartonshire and Loch Lomondside. By Lucy Adams Scottish Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson Willie Rennie has warned that the

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HEALTH BOARD: Urgent public A&E appeal as staff struggle to cope with demand

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Amidst unprecedented and unsustainable demand on emergency services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is urging the public not to attend A&E without

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No delay to Online Safety Bill, says Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries

January 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Happy New Year from the Society of Editors On behalf of our Executive Director Dawn Alford and the Society’s board members, we would like to

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Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Government’s intentions to reform post-school education and skills lack a clear delivery plan. Progress is slow. The government needs to

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MON SCOTLAND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

MON SCOTLAND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

The Tartan Army quickly won over the people of Boston and Miami, and now Texas can be added to that list. During the World Cup,

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SNP SPECIAL ADVISERS LIVING HIGH OFF THE HOG

SNP SPECIAL ADVISERS LIVING HIGH OFF THE HOG

Olaf Stando delivering campaign leaflets for the SNP. by DEMOCRAT REPORTER John Swinney’s entourage of special advisers racked up a huge £4,600 expenses bill in

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Consultation on Helensburgh waterfront proposal

Consultation on Helensburgh waterfront proposal

24 June 2026 by Democrat reporter Argyll and Bute Council is to ask for views on the proposal for the final part of the multi-million-pound

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LibDems: SNP must do better for care-experienced children

LibDems: SNP must do better for care-experienced children

by Democrat reporter Scottish Liberal Democrat education and children spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP has today said that the SNP need to do better for care-experienced

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A BOOK AND A BEER AT THE WAVERLEY BAR IN BRIDGEND

A BOOK AND A BEER AT THE WAVERLEY BAR IN BRIDGEND

The Waverley Bar It`s Book Club night! Whether you’ve finished the chapters or just fancy the chat or just want to take advantage of our

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SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

by Nick Kempe of Parkswatch An article (see here) that appeared in the Helensburgh Advertiser on June 13 in the name of Dr Heather Reid, the Convener

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LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LibDems say the scale of the challenge facing police officers and our wider justice system is huge by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has demanded action as

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