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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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  • FOODBANK COLLECTION AT RHU AND SHANDON PARISH CHURCH TODAY (SATURDAY)
  • PICTURE SPECIAL BY JAMES DUNCAN: Loch Lomond this evening at Duck Bay

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SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2 …

SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2 …

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton A fairer, greener Scotland is within reach. The SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2-

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Temporary Traffic Management Order – Kiltwalk Event 2026

Temporary Traffic Management Order – Kiltwalk Event 2026

Famous faces – Sir Tom Hunter and Judy Murray taking part in the Kiltwalk. West Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them

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JACKIE BAILLIE CLAIMS SNP CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH YOUR MONEY

JACKIE BAILLIE CLAIMS SNP CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH YOUR MONEY

by Lucy Ashton  Labour candidate Jackie Baillie has accused the SNP of leaving “a 20-year trail of broken promises” after analysis revealed that two-thirds of

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Cole-Hamilton: Clean up the SNP sewage scandal and increase punishments for littering

Cole-Hamilton: Clean up the SNP sewage scandal and increase punishments for littering

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today joined a beach clean, where he set out his party’s plans to end the

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FOODBANK COLLECTION AT RHU AND SHANDON PARISH CHURCH TODAY (SATURDAY)

FOODBANK COLLECTION AT RHU AND SHANDON PARISH CHURCH TODAY (SATURDAY)

Rhu & Shandon Parish Church is supporting the Helensburgh & Lomond Foodbank with a collection this Saturday, 25th April, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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PICTURE SPECIAL BY JAMES DUNCAN: Loch Lomond this evening at Duck Bay

PICTURE SPECIAL BY JAMES DUNCAN: Loch Lomond this evening at Duck Bay

Loch Lomond National Park. PICTURE SPECIAL by JAMES DUNCAN

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IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN OLD KILPATRICK

IT’S ALL HAPPENING IN OLD KILPATRICK

Councillor Lauren Oxley SNP Clydebank Waterfront Ward is with Old Kilpatrick Community Council It was great to attend the Old Kilpatrick Community Council public meeting at Old

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Wishing Our Amazing Runners and Walkers the Best of Luck this weekend

Wishing Our Amazing Runners and Walkers the Best of Luck this weekend

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Wishing Our Amazing Runners and Walkers the Best of Luck this weekend. This weekend, we have an incredible group of

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