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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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  • General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2026 – Sunday service at St Giles Cathedral
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  • Church of Scotland Guild has raised more than £224,000
  • DISMAYED DEMONSTRATORS AT RHU POINT DEMAND SEWAGE ACTION

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2026 – Sunday service at St Giles Cathedral

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2026 – Sunday service at St Giles Cathedral
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Byrne’s Night Dumbarton is at Dumbarton Football Club

Byrne’s Night Dumbarton is at Dumbarton Football Club

by Democrat Showbiz Reporter I have been sharing all your posts about Byrne’s Night and hadn’t got round to making one of my own because

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AFTER THE MATCH MESSAGE FROM SPFL

AFTER THE MATCH MESSAGE FROM SPFL

To the Editor: Firstly, we send our congratulations to Celtic on winning the William Hill Premiership in the most exciting of circumstances and send our

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Save The Tower Arts Centre

Save The Tower Arts Centre

Helensburgh and Lomond Community Group Introducing TADAH — Theatre and Dramatic Arts Helensburgh. The Tower is acting up!! We’re forming a brand‑new theatre group and

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Church of Scotland Guild has raised more than £224,000

Church of Scotland Guild has raised more than £224,000

Church of Scotland by Lucy Ashton The Church of Scotland Guild has raised more than £224,000 for its four project partners over the last 12

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DISMAYED DEMONSTRATORS AT RHU POINT DEMAND SEWAGE ACTION

DISMAYED DEMONSTRATORS AT RHU POINT DEMAND SEWAGE ACTION

Rhu Bay Dozens of paddle-boarders gathered at Rhu Point alongside the charity Surfers Against Sewage to protest against water pollution. The demonstrators demanded greater transparency,

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BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND OF BOATING ACTIVITY ON THE FIRTH

BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND OF BOATING ACTIVITY ON THE FIRTH

Our local waters were a vibrant display of maritime activity, from the Gareloch One Designs, Helensburgh/Cove Sailing Clubs, to coastal rowers and jet-skiers on Loch

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Clean-up group have summer volunteering places for two more young people over 18

Clean-up group have summer volunteering places for two more young people over 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore So many people love Dumbarton’s shores! Renton Primary couldn’t wait to learn about river biodiversity while picking the east shore. Murray

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