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SECRET SCOTLAND: More than half of Scots councils do not publish data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

  • SCOTTISH LABOUR IS THE ONLY CHOICE FOR CHANGE, SAYS LABOUR CANDIDATE BAILLIE
  • APRIL SHOWERS FAIL TO DETER LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS — DEMOCRAT PICTURE SPECIAL
  • Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh
  • Scottish Labour says its first priority will be to cut waiting times and end the 8am rush for GP appointments
  • LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP
  • Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools

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SCOTTISH LABOUR IS THE ONLY CHOICE FOR CHANGE, SAYS LABOUR CANDIDATE BAILLIE

SCOTTISH LABOUR IS THE ONLY CHOICE FOR CHANGE, SAYS LABOUR CANDIDATE BAILLIE

John Swinney and Lord Offord – neither is fit to run Scotland, according to Dumbarton candidate  Jackie Baillie. by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour claimed victory

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APRIL SHOWERS FAIL TO DETER LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS — DEMOCRAT PICTURE SPECIAL

APRIL SHOWERS FAIL TO DETER LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS — DEMOCRAT PICTURE SPECIAL
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Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh

Save The Tower Arts Centre in Helensbsurgh

Save The Tower Arts Centre Thank you to every one of you who turned up armed with gardening tools, cleaning supplies, and plenty of enthusiasm!!

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Scottish Labour says its first priority will be to cut waiting times and end the 8am rush for GP appointments

Scottish Labour says its first priority will be to cut waiting times and end the 8am rush for GP appointments

SARWAR: ‘YOU’VE GIVEN THE SNP 20 YEARS – GIVE ME five TO FIX THE MESS, SAVE OUR NHS AND DELIVER THE CHANGE SCOTLAND NEEDS’ Hospitals

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LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP

LibDems promise to to make it easier to see your GP

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that only his party has a realistic plan to fix NHS staffing and

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Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools

Scottish Conservatives pledge parent panels to oversee sex education in schools

by Lucy Ashton Parents would be given a say on what their children are taught about sensitive issues, including sex education, under Scottish Conservative plans.

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Refusal to back Bill failure of political courage, moral clarity and leadership on violence against women and girls, says Regan

Refusal to back Bill failure of political courage, moral clarity and leadership on violence against women and girls, says Regan

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish government will not support a bill that would criminalise paying for sex, it confirmed in the final week of the

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What a weekend at Lochside!

What a weekend at Lochside!

A.T.Hughes Lochside · Lovely weather again here in Scotland, and we’re already halfway through the Easter holidays… where has that time gone?!  We’ve been busy in

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