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Day: March 6, 2022

Nearly 3000 secure spaces for bikes are to appear on Glasgow’s streets

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Lockdown saw more people choosing two wheels over four, but with more bikes around there’s been a rise in thefts Bike hanger: Nearly 3000 coming

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What Scotland can learn from Ireland’s gender self-ID scheme

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Scotland plans to make it easier for trans people to self-declare their gender By Polly Bartlett of STV News I went to the Republic of

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JOURNALISM: The 30-year-old man who posed as teen and went back to Scots school was Jackie Bird’s biggest scoop

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Brian Mackinnon was 32 when he returned to his old high school and fooled classmates and teachers into thinking he was a Canadian teenager 6

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ANNIVERSARY: Carnage on the Clyde: A World War II cover up

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Clydebank Blitz Memorial Service – Saturday 12 March 2022 Saturday 12 March ( 11:00 – 12:00 ) Blitz Memorial , Old Dalnottar Cemetery, Great Western Road,

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SECRET SCOTLAND: More than half of Scots councils do not publish data

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Ferret investigation by Billy Briggs March 3, 2022 Over half of councils do not make data publicly available and Scotland is “lagging behind other countries”

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Argyll and Bute pupils are being consulted on school leadership proposals

March 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Aileen Maclennan Young people in Argyll and Bute schools are having their say on their local council’s proposals for a new ‘collective’ model for

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  • CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS
  • Public services and Violence Against Women and Girls are highlighted as priorities for the Labour party
  • Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency
  • Ardardan Farm Shop, Garden Nursery & Tearoom
  • REST AND BE THANKFUL GROUP MEETS AT HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT
  • REMEMBER TO REGISTER YOUR BABY’S BIRTH

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CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS

CRISIS TALKS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COUNCIL LEADERS OVER PROPOSED REFORMS

30 October 2026 By  Bill Heaney and Phil Sim,  Scotland political correspondent for BBC Scotland News Negotiations which take place over reform of local government could

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Public services and Violence Against Women and Girls are highlighted as priorities for the Labour party

Public services and Violence Against Women and Girls are highlighted as priorities for the Labour party

Women’s health is a top priority for Marra, Baillie and Lennon. by BILL HEANEY Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra told the Labour Women’s Conference today

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Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency LAST DAY for booking places at the 2026 National Safeguarding Conference in Glasgow on Saturday 7th November 2026: ‘Sacred Spaces

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Ardardan Farm Shop, Garden Nursery & Tearoom

Ardardan Farm Shop, Garden Nursery & Tearoom

Ardardan Farm Shop, Garden Nursery & Tearoom A little festive magic at Ardardan!  Join us on 6th & 7th December for our Christmas Wreath Making

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REST AND BE THANKFUL GROUP MEETS AT HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT

REST AND BE THANKFUL GROUP MEETS AT HOLYROOD PARLIAMENT

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie was pleased to host the Rest and Be Thankful campaign group, Jenni Minto MSP and Brendan O’Hara MP for a meeting

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REMEMBER TO REGISTER YOUR BABY’S BIRTH

REMEMBER TO REGISTER YOUR BABY’S BIRTH

West Dunbartonshire Council West Dunbartonshire Registrars provide a friendly and supportive service to help families register their baby’s birth. If your baby was born outside

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HALLOWE’EN: HUBBLE BUBBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE AT THE HILL HOUSE

HALLOWE’EN: HUBBLE BUBBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE AT THE HILL HOUSE

The Hill House What’s brewing at the Hill House? This Halloween we are making a bubbling broth, but we need your help to find all

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West Dunbartonshire Libraries Children’s activities will resume at Dumbarton Library from next week. We’d love to see you so please book your place as usual.

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