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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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Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland More than £660,000 raised by the SNP for an independence referendum campaign has been used on the

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IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

Former Dumbarton-based reporter Eric Wishart discusses the mistreatment of journalists. by Democrat reporter The importance of solidarity among journalists was a key theme in the

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PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

Rhu Bay The Prince of Wales visited HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane and met the military community at Helensburgh yesterday afternoon. Travelling under his

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Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

When West Dunbartonshire Council imposed the budget cuts they were required to make on the instructions of the SNP government, did they realise they were

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High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

Pupils from three local schools have collaborated with a comic author to create a graphic novel marking 80 years since the end of World War

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Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

NHS Golden Jubilee Our volunteers had the opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the NHS Scotland Academy as part of #VolunteersWeek. From exploring

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SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Hermitage House, operated by Morar Living, is a purpose-built, 64-bed luxury care home located on Sinclair Street in Helensburgh. With the upper-floor balconies showcasing stunning

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LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE … Further delays have hit the reopening of Helensburgh’s £23m leisure centre following the discovery of severe dampness inside the

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