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Day: February 1, 2022

RETAIL: Co-op workers win legal argument in equal pay fight

February 1, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Co-op shop floor workers have won a key legal argument in a battle to secure equal pay with warehouse staff. More than

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FERRIES: Council to seek views on new Kilcreggan ferry terminals proposals

February 1, 2022 heaneymedia

The PS Waverley to have better terminals at Kilcreggan and Dunoon. Picture by Bill Heaney By Ruth Crosbie Plans for improved ferry terminals at Kilcreggan

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Court of Session to hear key trans case on Wednesday this week

February 1, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The Court of Session in Edinburgh will hear arguments in a key trans equality case tomorrow (Wednesday). Scottish Trans, part of LGBTI

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Gray report: Boris Johnson brass necks it out/ SNP leader thrown out of Commons/ Starmer says families overcome by rage, grief and guilt

February 1, 2022 heaneymedia

Laura Kuenssberg Political editor BBC Sue Gray’s initial report might be short on detail. But what she makes perfectly clear is that even the bare

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SNP GOVERNMENT don’t know if classrooms have air filters and can’t be bothered to find out 

February 1, 2022 heaneymedia

LibDem education spokesperson Willie Rennie and the SNP’s Shirley-Anne Somerville. By Bill Heaney The wind of change that was promised to blow through Scotland’s classrooms

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  • Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills
  • Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …
  • MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’
  • West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk
  • SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers
  • SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

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Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland recorded 744 stalking offences between 1 April and 31 December 2025, up from 686 in the same period the year

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MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

* Tallagh is a deprived city suburb Dublin chef’s new MasterChef role is one of the highest profile gigs in cooking reality television by Róisín

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West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’  · Nancy Sinatra · Kiltwalk weekend is here, and our fantastic team of 14 is “ready” to trek to raise funds for

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SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today slammed the SNP for a “reckless” rule change that has made Glasgow a magnet for asylum seekers.

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SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

by Lucy Ashton When, after the Sunday Show, in which Màiri McAllan refused to take responsibility for the SNP’s failures on housing, Scottish Labour Finance

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Shooting at White House press event won’t ‘deter’ Trump from Iran war …

Shooting at White House press event won’t ‘deter’ Trump from Iran war …

Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks; Strait of Hormuz still largely closed US president Donald Trump was rushed from the White House Correspondents’

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Emotional day as River City films last ever scenes after 24 years in Dumbarton …

Emotional day as River City films last ever scenes after 24 years in Dumbarton …

Pauline McLean, BBC Scotland arts correspondent It was a bittersweet day in Shieldinch as the cast and crew of BBC drama River City filmed their

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LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

Labour reveals NHS Scotland’s £635 million bill for agency nurses …  by Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has pledged to end the SNP’s “wasteful and dangerous”

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