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Day: April 6, 2022

MENTAL HEALTH: MORE THAN HALF CHILDREN LEFT WAITING LONGER THAN 18 WEEKS

April 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton constituency, has demanded action on ‘shocking’ waits for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) with the

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A domestic Scottish game without the Old Firm would feel like liberation, says Gerry Hassan in The Scottish Review

April 6, 2022 heaneymedia

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon must be embarrassed by the disgrace that attaches itself to every Rangers V Celtic game. Scotland’s SNP government has been in 

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EDUCATION: Argyll and Bute feature in Scotland’s national review

April 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Aileen Maclennan Argyll and Bute Council’s ongoing work to develop nurturing cultures across its school communities has been highlighted in Education Scotland’s National Health and Wellbeing Review.

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Ukraine has experienced “the most terrible war crimes” since the Second World War, says Zelensky

April 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By agency reporters Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for the establishment of trials similar to those conducted in Nuremberg after the second World War to

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GENDER: ‘Safe To Be Me’ LGBT conference cancelled after boycott

April 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Josh Parry, LGBT producer & Lauren Moss, LGBT correspondent BBC News , The BBC understands there were hours of talks in an attempt to

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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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LibDems: SNP must do better for care-experienced children

LibDems: SNP must do better for care-experienced children

by Democrat reporter Scottish Liberal Democrat education and children spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP has today said that the SNP need to do better for care-experienced

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A BOOK AND A BEER AT THE WAVERLEY BAR IN BRIDGEND

A BOOK AND A BEER AT THE WAVERLEY BAR IN BRIDGEND

The Waverley Bar It`s Book Club night! Whether you’ve finished the chapters or just fancy the chat or just want to take advantage of our

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SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

SCANDAL of Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority member elections and treatment of Sid Perrie

by Nick Kempe of Parkswatch An article (see here) that appeared in the Helensburgh Advertiser on June 13 in the name of Dr Heather Reid, the Convener

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LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LABOUR JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON PAULINE MCNEILL SOUNDS ALARM AS CRIME RISES

LibDems say the scale of the challenge facing police officers and our wider justice system is huge by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has demanded action as

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