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Day: March 12, 2022

FERRIES: TURKISH YARD BEATS THE CLYDE TO BUILD ISLAND FERRIES

March 12, 2022 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Reading reports – and there are many – about the hash the SNP government is making of Scotland’s ferry services, I

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BUSINESS RATES: We need to overhaul build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive

BUSINESS RATES: We need to overhaul build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive

SNP’s Jenny Gilruth and Labour’s Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged the SNP to back its calls for a review of business

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Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt

Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt

3 June 2026 First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie and Information Commissioner David Hamilton. by Bill Heaney The Court of Session has issued

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Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland More than £660,000 raised by the SNP for an independence referendum campaign has been used on the

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IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

Former Dumbarton-based reporter Eric Wishart discusses the mistreatment of journalists. by Democrat reporter The importance of solidarity among journalists was a key theme in the

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PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

Rhu Bay The Prince of Wales visited HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane and met the military community at Helensburgh yesterday afternoon. Travelling under his

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Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

When West Dunbartonshire Council imposed the budget cuts they were required to make on the instructions of the SNP government, did they realise they were

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High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

Pupils from three local schools have collaborated with a comic author to create a graphic novel marking 80 years since the end of World War

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Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

NHS Golden Jubilee Our volunteers had the opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the NHS Scotland Academy as part of #VolunteersWeek. From exploring

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