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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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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed
  • Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%
  • New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients
  • Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map
  • Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people
  • RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

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Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed

Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed

 by BILL HEANEY The huge increase in Scotland’s drug deaths toll for 2025 shows the SNP’s approach to tackling the country’s drug deaths crisis has

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Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%

Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%

Celtic are in the Europa League after missing out on the Champions League September 23, 2026 Celtic have announced a loss after tax of £4.8m

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New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients

New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients

Christine McLaughlin will spearhead a programme of reform aiming to boost performance and ensure stability of NHS services by LUCY ASHTON NHS Scotland’s newly appointed

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Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map

Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map

The future of Scotland’s 32 council system hangs in the balance by Jamie McIvor, BBC Scotland news correspondent Council leaders have been voicing their concerns

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Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people

Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people

Labour Party councillors John Millar and Michelle McGinty. by LUCY ASHTON An ambitious educational Improvement Plan which sets out a clear commitment to build on

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RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Catholic bishops have been asked by the Vatican to consult with clergy and congregations to consider how the current diocesan structures

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LAURA ASKS PARLIAMENT TO PROTECT PROVENANCE OF SCOTCH WHISKY

LAURA ASKS PARLIAMENT TO PROTECT PROVENANCE OF SCOTCH WHISKY

by BILL HEANEY The Scotch Whisky Association has said that it is profoundly concerned by the Labour Government’s decision to give a geographic indicator for

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Offord brands independence debate a ‘stunt’ as he walks out of the Holyrood chamber

Offord brands independence debate a ‘stunt’ as he walks out of the Holyrood chamber

by BILL HEANEY Reform UK’s Scotland leader has walked out of the chamber at Holyrood after branding an independence debate as a “stunt” and a

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