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Day: January 18, 2022

RATBAG WHO ABUSED AND ASSAULTED TWO WOMEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN JAIL

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

Valeman Kevin Raymond guilty of horrific attacks against ex girlfriends Abuser Kevin Raymond was jailed for six years for life-threatening attacks on women. By Gordon

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Nightclub closures and the requirement for table service in hospitality will come to an end

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced all of Scotland’s covid restrictions introduced in response to the Omicron wave during the festive period will be brought to an end

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BRIAN WILSON’S COLUMN: NOTHING TO SNEER AT IN DOUGLAS ROSS CALLING OUT A DISCREDITED PRIME MINISTER

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

Would Boris Johnson, in other circumstances, have been a half-decent Prime Minister? We’ll never know and were never likely to find out, writes BRIAN WILSON

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NUTRITION: SHOP LOCAL IN SLOANS AT THE FOUNTAIN

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

 

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ENTERTAINMENT AT THE HARP CLUB IN DUMBARTON

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

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Funeral arrangements for Fr Jim Doherty RIP.

January 18, 2022 heaneymedia

Archdiocese of Glasgow Funeral arrangements for Fr Jim Doherty RIP, formerly of Our Lady and St Mark’s, Alexandria.   The Reception of Remains and Vigil will

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS
  • Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise
  • MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH
  • SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  • TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm
  • NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

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BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

BAILLIE RAGES AT HOSPITAL ‘S £6 MILLION BILL FOR SPIN DOCTORS

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has told how an inspection report into NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s flagship hospital shows that SNP neglect has led

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Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Flamingo Land – the same old planning application dressed up in a new guise

Special report on ‘new’ plans for Flamingo Land by Nick Kempe of  Parkswatch Scotland May 27, 2022 The red lines demarcate the boundaries of the

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MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

MORE FERRY STORIES FROM HOLYROOD AND WILL THERE BE TRAINS FOR THE BIG MATCH

By Bill Heaney It used to happen at primary school all the time. When the class teacher who was off sick, she was replaced by

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SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

SHOCKING FIGURES FOR ASSAULTS ON WOMEN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT

By Bill Heaney How safe are women aboard public transport?  Tory Tess White asked transport minister Jenny Gilruth to  provide an update on the consultation

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TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

TRAIN SERVICES HIT THE BUFFERS: No service after 8 pm and Leanne finishes her shift at 10.30 pm

By Bill Heaney Across the country, thousands of people are being left out of pocket and are struggling with this week’s rail chaos. There are

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NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

NATURE: Save our hedgehogs with ‘hedgehog highways’

Hedgehogs in Scotland  are in serious trouble. Repeated studies have shown that the nation’s favourite animal is being wiped out.  But there is something we

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ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

ENVIRONMENT: Health Board teams sanitising sustainably

Sam Atkinson and Bev Knight from Redeem Exchange with a recycling box. By Lucy Ashton A scheme designed to reduce the use of single use

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COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

COST OF LIVING: VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECEIVE £1,200

By Democrat reporter Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including

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