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Day: January 30, 2022

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEKEND

January 30, 2022 heaneymedia

Not the Broons In my The Sunday Post column today I’ve written about Alison Watt’s knockout A Portrait Without Likeness exhibition as it travels from

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WHITEBOARD JUNGLE: violence and abuse from pupils was the greatest cause of stress for teachers in the past 12 months.

January 30, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Teacher numbers have increased for six years in a row, according to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Shirley-Anne Somerville. This

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BUDGET: The workforce crisis existed before the pandemic, says Labour’s Jackie Baillie

January 30, 2022 heaneymedia

The Scottish Budget could not have come at a time of greater economic and social uncertainty for families, communities and services, according to Jackie Baillie,

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Romance scams: ‘These guys might have 40 or 50 women on the go’

January 30, 2022 heaneymedia

ISOLATION HAS BEEN LINKED TO INCREASES IN CASES OF ‘ROMANCE FRAUD’, WHERE GANGS GAIN ACCESS TO VICTIMS’ BANK ACCOUNTS VIA THEIR HEARTS January 29, 2022

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Child abuse: Former judge launches recruitment campaign for Directors of church safeguarding agency

January 30, 2022 heaneymedia

30 January 2022 Former judge launches recruitment campaign for Directors of church safeguarding agency.Former Judge Lady Rita Rae has launched a recruitment drive to select

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  • HAPPY EASTER FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT
  • LOCH LOMOND: Police Scotland and partners relaunch Operation Ballaton for 2026
  • Reform set to lose 26 constituency candidates by polling day, figures show
  • Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards
  • Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK
  • EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

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HAPPY EASTER FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

HAPPY EASTER FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT
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LOCH LOMOND: Police Scotland and partners relaunch Operation Ballaton for 2026

LOCH LOMOND: Police Scotland and partners relaunch Operation Ballaton for 2026

The Dumbarton Democrat wishes all its readers – the average number for the past 30 days around 20,000 – a Happy Easter By Bill Heaney

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Reform set to lose 26 constituency candidates by polling day, figures show

Reform set to lose 26 constituency candidates by polling day, figures show

by Bill Heaney Reform UK are set to lose a total of 26 of its Scottish constituency candidates by polling day, the Scottish Liberal Democrats

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Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards

Scottish Conservatives unveil plans to raise ‘plummeting’ school standards

Tory education spokesperson Miles Briggs and the SNP’s John Swinney. by Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have today announced plans to restore Scotland’s education system

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Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK

Nearly 1,000 Easter Eggs Given to Naval Families Across the UK

Laughter, shared moments, and a simple Easter egg can go a long way This spring, Royal Navy Family & People Support (RN FPS) brought families

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EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

EASTER WEEKEND SERVICES AT ST PATRICK’S, DUMBARTON

EASTER WEEKEND HOLY WEEK SERVICES St Patrick’s Parish, Dumbarton Thurs 2nd April – Maundy Thursday 9am – Morning Prayer 7pm – Mass of the Lord’s

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REFORM CAMPAIGN FALLING APART BEFORE OUR EYES, CLAIMS LABOUR’S JACKIE BAILLIE

REFORM CAMPAIGN FALLING APART BEFORE OUR EYES, CLAIMS LABOUR’S JACKIE BAILLIE

Labour ‘ready to deliver’ while SNP and Reform ‘mired in scandal’, says Sarwar by Dermocrat reporter Scottish Labour is “ready to deliver” for voters, Anas

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Dublin Review of Books Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’

Dublin Review of Books Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’

Irish Literature Centenary of ‘The Plough and the Stars’ Bess Rowen writes: 11 February 2026 marked a century since protesters disrupted Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the

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