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Day: March 4, 2022

New Glenside homes welcome first families

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

Katie Jenkinson and her son Finlay at the new Muir Road homes. By Lucy Ashton The first four families have moved into a new Dumbarton

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Police appeal after delivery driver robbed in Renton

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

04 March 2022 Main Street in Renton – incident took place around 4.10pm on Wednesday, 2 March, near to the junction of Leven Street and

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Scottish hospitals inquiry: What is being investigated?

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People was originally due to open in 2017. By Bill Heaney BBC Scotland is reporting that a public

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EVICTION: Owners evicted from Knockderry Castle on Rosneath Peninsula after 22-year fight over disputed bill

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

Marian Van Overwaele has fought eviction from Knockderry Castle for 22 years. The owners of Knockderry Castle at Cove on the Rosneath Peninsula overlooking the

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Computer system gets the risk level of 1,300 criminals wrong

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney It often happens when an appeal goes out on TV to the public to watch out for a particular person who is

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‘SCHIEHALLION’ RETURNS HOME AS WARD 2A/2B REOPENS AT ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

March 4, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Ward 2A/2B at the Royal Hospital for Children re-opened to patients this week after an extensive refurbishment project. The ward, which cares

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death
  • FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND
  • LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park
  • CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter
  • Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others
  • SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

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RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

RENTON: Body found in house fire as police probe ‘suspicious’ death

Fire crews were called to reports of a fire at a property in Tontine Park, Renton, early on Saturday morning West Dunbartonshire: Body found in

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FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

FLAMINGO LAND: INVESTIGATION BY NICK KEMPE OF PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND

Flamingo Land’s third planning application on Loch Lomond in trouble March 26, 2023 I had hoped to cover the members debate that took place in

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LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

LOCH LOMOND: Heather about to weather a storm of criticism about the National Park

Heather Reid, Convener of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority. Newly elected National Park Convener Heather Reid shares her thoughts on leading the

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CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

CRUACHAN DRAMA: Hill walker flown to hospital by helicopter

Mountain Rescue workers were called out to a casualty on Ben Cruachan. By Democrat reporter A hillwalker was rushed to hospital by helicopter yesterday after

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Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

Fact check: Nicola Sturgeon takes credit for success of others

By Ferret Investigative Journalists Picture by ANDREW COWAN Nicola Sturgeon faced MSPs for the final time at first ministers’ questions (FMQs) on Thursday, ahead of

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SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

SNP SHAMBLES: Fraud squad ask party about expensive purchases and gifts

Sturgeon and Murrell have resigned as questions keep coming over ‘indyref2’ cash By Democrat reporter The Sunday Mail is reporting that SNP is being probed over

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JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

JOURNALISM: How columnists were complicit in one of the great con jobs of modern times

Who says journalists never take a long, hard look at themselves in the mirror? Fintan O’Toole in The Irish Times In all the reflections this

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SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

SNP leadership favourites will each cost the taxpayer over £1.6 billion

Splash the cash Forbes says she’ll increase childcare payments to £40, and pay £15 an hour for social care workers … By Bill Heaney Pledges

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