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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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  • Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …
  • SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS
  • Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …
  • HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE
  • SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …
  • Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

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Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader by Kathy Sheridan in The Irish

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SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, and Bob Doris MSP for Maryhill. by Bill Heaney First Minister John Swinney has been told he

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Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

by Lucy Ashton A new heart failure treatment could allow patients to return home from hospital days earlier than expected, a UK-wide trial has found.

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HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

by Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie, the newly elected Labour MSP for Dumbarton constituency, has called on the Scottish Government to urgently tackle the social

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SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde celebrates nurses for International Nurses Day by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is marking International Nurses Day by

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Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

by Independent political correspondent Millie Cooke  Wes Streeting has reportedly told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership contest as soon

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PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

Congratulations to Fr Eugenio Montesi, who has been awarded the annual Italian Scotland Medal in recognition of his decades of care and support for the

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POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

by Kyle Renton This group of newly elected MSPs did not march into Holyrood because Scottish communities overwhelmingly chose them. They were put there through

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