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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SECRET SCOTLAND: More than half of Scots councils do not publish data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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  • Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines
  • Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …
  • MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

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DUMBARTON WOMAN IS ONE OF FIVE NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO COURT OF SESSION

DUMBARTON WOMAN IS ONE OF FIVE NEW JUDGES APPOINTED TO COURT OF SESSION

by BILL HEANEY His Majesty the King, on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney, has appointed five new Senators to the College of Justice,

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Loch Lomond National Park Public Consultation on Camping Management Byelaws Review

Loch Lomond National Park Public Consultation on Camping Management Byelaws Review

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority launches 12-week public consultation on its pioneering Camping Management Byelaws, marking ten-year review since they were introduced in March

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Free cycling and walking events over school holidays as part of Summer of Sport initiative

Free cycling and walking events over school holidays as part of Summer of Sport initiative

by Democrat reporter A programme of free cycling and walking activities will be on offer for young people over the school holidays as part of

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Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines

Holiday warning: don’t forget essential medicines

by Bill Heaney It’s the traditional Dumbarton Fair Holiday Fortnight. Holidaymakers heading to Helensburgh or Honolulu or anywhere else over the summer are being warned

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Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …

Four arrested in major organised immigration crime crackdown …

Last updated Jul 2nd, 2026 at 16:36 STV News is reporting that four people have been arrested after police and immigration officers targeted dozens of

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MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

MSP BAILLIE PRAISES LOCAL HERO FOR LEVEN LINE COMMUNITY EFFORT

by Bill Heaney Balloch resident Kevin Osborne had the opportunity to meet the King as part of celebrations to mark the official opening of the

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SHINE’S FUN-PACKED PROGRAMME FOR PLAYTIMES DURING THE HOLIDAYS

SHINE’S FUN-PACKED PROGRAMME FOR PLAYTIMES DURING THE HOLIDAYS

by Democrat reporter West Dunbartonshire Council has launched a fun-packed programme of free and engaging activities over the school holidays.   The Council’s “School Holidays

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STENA LINE MEANS SUNNY SEASON AND SEA TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS

STENA LINE MEANS SUNNY SEASON AND SEA TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The sunny season always stirs the appetite for adventure.  So, when the time comes for the big, summer escape, pack as much luggage into the

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