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Day: February 21, 2022

Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park – outdoor recreation and access rights

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

By Nick Kempe in Parkswatch Scotland On Monday I went for a wander around Glen Ample from Loch Lubnaig in Strathyre, starting at the car

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Concerns raised about government survey of pupils asking what kind of sex they’re having

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

The survey is being sent out by councils on behalf of the Scottish Government. Concerns have been raised about a health and wellbeing survey which

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Inchconnachan and the fairness of our planning system – a desert island Special Area of Conservation?

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

February 18, 2022 By Nick Kempe, of Parkswatch Scotland Inchconnachan, the Loch Lomond island, has been in news recently because of the proposals to get

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 POLITICS: Yes campaign leaders must act over this toxic culture

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

BBC reporter Sarah Smith and JIm Sillars – “reaction to that truth was more bile.” WHEN, in a letter to the Glasgow Herald, Sarah Smith

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SECRET SCOTLAND: john swinney must make parliamentary statement on fiddling OECD report

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has today called for the Education Secretary Shirley Anne Somerville to make a statement to

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BOOKS: An enriching and engaging read, subtle and memorable in itself.

February 21, 2022 heaneymedia

MEMOIR Getting Known Gerald Dawe February 2022 A Poet in the House: Patrick Kavanagh at Priory Grove, by Elizabeth O’Toole, edited by Brian Lynch, Lilliput

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  • Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed
  • Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%
  • New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients
  • Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map
  • Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people
  • RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

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Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed

Horrific drug deaths figures confirm SNP’s approach has catastrophically failed

 by BILL HEANEY The huge increase in Scotland’s drug deaths toll for 2025 shows the SNP’s approach to tackling the country’s drug deaths crisis has

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Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%

Celtic report £4.8m loss as revenue drops by 22.7%

Celtic are in the Europa League after missing out on the Champions League September 23, 2026 Celtic have announced a loss after tax of £4.8m

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New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients

New NHS Scotland chief executive to ‘deliver better outcomes’ for patients

Christine McLaughlin will spearhead a programme of reform aiming to boost performance and ensure stability of NHS services by LUCY ASHTON NHS Scotland’s newly appointed

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Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map

Council leaders wary of radical plan to redraw Scotland’s local government map

The future of Scotland’s 32 council system hangs in the balance by Jamie McIvor, BBC Scotland news correspondent Council leaders have been voicing their concerns

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Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people

Council’s clear commitment to build on positive outcomes for children and young people

Labour Party councillors John Millar and Michelle McGinty. by LUCY ASHTON An ambitious educational Improvement Plan which sets out a clear commitment to build on

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RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

RELIGION: Important updates on possible changes to Scotland’s diocesan structures

by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Catholic bishops have been asked by the Vatican to consult with clergy and congregations to consider how the current diocesan structures

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LAURA ASKS PARLIAMENT TO PROTECT PROVENANCE OF SCOTCH WHISKY

LAURA ASKS PARLIAMENT TO PROTECT PROVENANCE OF SCOTCH WHISKY

by BILL HEANEY The Scotch Whisky Association has said that it is profoundly concerned by the Labour Government’s decision to give a geographic indicator for

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Offord brands independence debate a ‘stunt’ as he walks out of the Holyrood chamber

Offord brands independence debate a ‘stunt’ as he walks out of the Holyrood chamber

by BILL HEANEY Reform UK’s Scotland leader has walked out of the chamber at Holyrood after branding an independence debate as a “stunt” and a

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