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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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  • Our Lady and St Patrick’s praised for Positive Ethos and Strong Culture
  • State-owned shipyard ‘blocked’ from bidding for new CalMac ferry …
  • ROYAL NORTHERN AND CLYDE YACHT CLUB FOR SALE
  • Dumbarton Football Club Sports Day winners …
  • Dumbarton man detained in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, say UN experts
  • STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count …

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Our Lady and St Patrick’s praised for Positive Ethos and Strong Culture

Our Lady and St Patrick’s praised for Positive Ethos and Strong Culture

by Democrat reporter Young people at Our Lady and St Patrick’s High have been praised for having a strong sense of belonging and community, according

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State-owned shipyard ‘blocked’ from bidding for new CalMac ferry …

State-owned shipyard ‘blocked’ from bidding for new CalMac ferry …

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba A concept design drawing

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ROYAL NORTHERN AND CLYDE YACHT CLUB FOR SALE

ROYAL NORTHERN AND CLYDE YACHT CLUB FOR SALE

Stewart Cunningham I have always maintained that nothing is forever but it was sad for me today when I saw that this part of my

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Dumbarton Football Club Sports Day winners …

Dumbarton Football Club Sports Day winners …

Helensburgh Black and Gold Sports Day A total of 38 players took part in the Dumbarton Football Club Sports Day in glorious conditions on Sunday

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Dumbarton man detained in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, say UN experts

Dumbarton man detained in India enduring ‘psychological torture’, say UN experts

They are calling for Jagtar Singh Johal, 39, pictured above, to be released without delay. by Bill Heaney A Dumbarton man who has spent eight

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STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count …

STV journalists to strike on day of Holyrood election count …

The NUJ said the strike will affect STV’s coverage of the Holyrood election results by Bill Heaney STV News journalists are set to strike on

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Hospital boss arrested for perverting the course of justice in Lucy Letby baby deaths inquiry

Hospital boss arrested for perverting the course of justice in Lucy Letby baby deaths inquiry

by Democrat reporter Detectives have arrested a senior hospital manager on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the inquiry into killer

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SARWAR: ‘SWINNEY WASTES MONEY – LABOUR WILL ACT TO CUT COSTS FOR FAMILIES’

SARWAR: ‘SWINNEY WASTES MONEY – LABOUR WILL ACT TO CUT COSTS FOR FAMILIES’

by Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar will today accuse John Swinney of making life harder for working families by raising taxes and wasting public money. And

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