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Day: February 8, 2022

BOOKS: Short story writer Kevin Barry has won the Edge Hill Prize for second time

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Martin Doyle of The Irish Times Reviews in The Irish Times are Raymond Snoddy on The BBC: A People’s History by David Hendy; Helen

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More ventilation and less wood chopping needed to keep classrooms covid safe 

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton today challenged First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to drop her “baffling adventures in woodwork” and to recognise

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MSP BAILLIE HIGHLIGHTS ENERGY HELP FOR HOUSEHOLDS

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie is urging residents across the Dumbarton constituency to check if they are entitled to additional support with energy costs to combat

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SO, YOU THINK THE POLICE HAVE AN EASY LIFE? THINK AGAIN

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Are you one of those people who think the police have an easy life?  That all they do is sit in

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BACKLASH AS West Dunbartonshire Council shows support for LGBT by flying the Rainbow flag

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The Rainbow Flag is flying high above Solidarity Plaza this February, in support of the LGBT Community in West Dunbartonshire for LGBT

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Health: Special patient storybook praised by youngster’s family

February 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A special storybook designed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde staff to help youngsters and their families process the details of complex

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  • Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions
  • No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base
  • Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament
  • Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church
  • Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres
  • Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

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Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

There were no Rangers fans at Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Celtic Park by LUCY ASHTON Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA

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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

The 34-year-old had been arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, in March. by LUCY ASHTON No action is to be taken against an

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Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

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Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

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Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba   Glasgow City Council

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ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

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The Wee Coaching Company in Helensburgh: Dyslexia Awareness Week.

The Wee Coaching Company in Helensburgh: Dyslexia Awareness Week.

The Wee Coaching Company OK, the tea is most definitely spilling now… Over the last week, we have been able to share quite a few

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