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Day: January 20, 2022

POLITICS: GIRD YOUR LOINS FOR MORE BUDGET CUTS FROM THE SNP

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council’s SNP group leader is being hamstrung by his Nationalist colleagues in Edinburgh when it comes to finance for hard-pressed

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Sprain, strain or suspected fracture at the gym? Avoid A&E queues and book with MIU

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

As the annual drive to get fitter and healthier in the New Year is well underway, the Health Board is advising anyone who has a

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More than £16m lost in Covid fraud and errors

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

Responding to comments from Auditor General Stephen Boyle to the Public Audit Committee that “somewhere between £16 million and £32 million” of the money committed

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POLITICS: Tories who want Boris to resign ‘facing intimidation and blackmail’ and should contact police, MP says

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

MPs who are, or assumed to be wanting to oust the PM, have been threatened with having funding for projects in their constituencies pulled, a

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SNP/GREENS INSIST NEW FIRE ALARM LEGISLATION COMES INTO FORCE IN FEBRUARY

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

The Democrat’s Bill Heaney with Sarah Boyack and Housing Minister Shona Robison. By Bill Heaney Every household in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute, which

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RELIGION: Report faults retired Pope Benedict XVI for handling of sexual abuse cases

January 20, 2022 heaneymedia

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter’s Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year.  A long-awaited report on

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland
  • GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES
  • CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million
  • West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall
  • Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament
  • Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

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Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland A minister who works in Scotland’s biggest jail has become the first

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GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government’s refusal to disclose the expected total cost of its plan to reduce class contact time for teachers in West

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CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

There was a man who built a boat to sail away, and it sank – JP Donleavy, The Ginger Man by BILL HEANEY  CalMac’s annual

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West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage Opening tomorrow, please do come along to Gallery 5 at Clydebank Town Hall to see an excellent variety of work

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Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

SNP MSP Bob Doris, Health Secretary Angela Constance and Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie. by BILL HEANEY Valeman Bob Doris MSP has raised the progress of

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Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute We’re looking for SWI members skilled in needle felting to become Evelyn Baxter Craft Scholars for 2027. Successful applicants will receive expert

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TRIBUTE TO RONNIE JARDINE OF RENTON BOWLING CLUB

TRIBUTE TO RONNIE JARDINE OF RENTON BOWLING CLUB

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our former President and Club Champion, Ronnie Jardine.Ronnie was a hugely respected member of

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DO WE HAVE ENOUGH POLICE ON DUTY TO MAKE US FEEL SAFE IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE?

DO WE HAVE ENOUGH POLICE ON DUTY TO MAKE US FEEL SAFE IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE?

Katherine Sangster MSP, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, and Justice Secretary Neil Gray. by BILL HEANEY Does the number of police officers allocated to your area

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