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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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  • COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES
  • ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE
  • End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader
  • Secondary school students take to the fairways at Dalmuir Golf Course
  • Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills
  • MON SCOTLAND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

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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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Secondary school students take to the fairways at Dalmuir Golf Course

Secondary school students take to the fairways at Dalmuir Golf Course

West Dunbartonshire Council Huge congratulations to all the talented golfers who competed in the West Dunbartonshire Schools Golf 2026 Championship. Our secondary school students took

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Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

Slow progress in reforming post-school education and skills

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Government’s intentions to reform post-school education and skills lack a clear delivery plan. Progress is slow. The government needs to

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MON SCOTLAND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

MON SCOTLAND! TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT. YOU’VE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT

The Tartan Army quickly won over the people of Boston and Miami, and now Texas can be added to that list. During the World Cup,

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SNP SPECIAL ADVISERS LIVING HIGH OFF THE HOG

SNP SPECIAL ADVISERS LIVING HIGH OFF THE HOG

Olaf Stando delivering campaign leaflets for the SNP. by DEMOCRAT REPORTER John Swinney’s entourage of special advisers racked up a huge £4,600 expenses bill in

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Consultation on Helensburgh waterfront proposal

Consultation on Helensburgh waterfront proposal

24 June 2026 by Democrat reporter Argyll and Bute Council is to ask for views on the proposal for the final part of the multi-million-pound

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