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Day: February 6, 2022

Renewed calls for Rest and be Thankful solution after Baillie calls for urgency

February 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie drew the Scottish Government attention last week to the ongoing disruption and dangers to motorists crossing the Rest

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KIRSTY YOUNG PLEDGES NEW ISLAND OWNERSHIP POSES NO THREAT TO WILDLIFE

February 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Sunday February 06 2022, 12.01am, The Sunday Times A wallaby on Inchconnachan, Loch Lomond. By Mark Macaskill Wallabies on a Scottish island owned by the

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MOVE OVER BORIS: PARTY TIME FOR RANGERS

February 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Murdo Fraser has seconded the motion from Sandesh Gulhane MSP. The Scottish Sun is reporting that the Scottish Parliament has been asked to pass a

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RELIGION: THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

February 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Canon Gerry Conroy I find it striking how often in the Bible, there is the injunction, not to be afraid, especially when someone encounters

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JOBS IN THE LOCH LOMOND NATIONAL PARK

February 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Search  You are here: Job opportunities If you’d like to join an amazing team of passionate people, take a look at our vacancies and see

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

I was in Edinburgh for the weekend attending a graduation cum birthday party for my granddaughter, Jane Heaney, which gave me some time off to

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HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

In an extraordinary turnaround, Argyll and Bute Council has launched a statutory public consultation regarding Helensburgh waterfront. In line with Section 104 of the Community

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Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA The Scottish SPCA’s supporters are playing their part to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home.

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Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Helensburgh is one area that would be affected by the visitor levy by Bill Heaney A public consultation is to be launched over a potential

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Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

New enforcement unit pursues billions lost to British taxpayers during pandemic Recovery efforts intensify as nearly 2,000 company directors are banned and 86 criminals are

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COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

Published 25 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Ellen McBride, a former teacher in St Stephen’s, Dalmuir, and one-time head teacher at St Peter’s, Bellsmyre, has

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ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

by Kim Hardie The arrival of two unassuming shipping containers at HM Naval Base Clyde marks a significant step forward in how the Royal Navy

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End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he

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