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Day: April 8, 2022

Man charged over bottle thrown at Celtic physiotherapist

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a glass bottle was thrown from the stands during the Rangers v Celtic

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THE SHOWS ARE BACK ON THE COMMON FOR TEN DAYS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY The Shows are coming to the Common. Their comeback will take place from April 23 until May 2 – but not

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DON’T BE A DONKEY. VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY AT ELECTIONS ON THURSDAY, MAY 5

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

This is SNP council leader Jonathan McColl who has had so many of his elected members on West Dunbartonshire Council desert him before the upcoming

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Ukraine war: 39 dead in explosion at railway station

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

Wrecked missile had ‘for’ and ‘children’ painted on it in Russian Up to 4,000 people – believed to be largely women and children – were

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GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: BILL AND BERNIE’S 50 GLORIOUS YEARS

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

  Thanks so much for the gifts, cards and congratulations. We are off to Gleneagles Hotel for a drop of champagne and a few cocktails.

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BOOKS: Humans are ethically obliged to care for others

April 8, 2022 heaneymedia

April 2022 Only Connect Review by Liza Costello in Dublin Review of Books After watching a horror movie, you can at least reassure yourself that

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  • Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18
  • ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP
  • Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

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Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Common-sense Tory rural manifesto will end two decades of SNP neglect

Russell Findlay on the election campaign trail amongst farmers. by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives will today (Wednesday) publish a dedicated rural manifesto designed to

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REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

REFORM “NOT ON THE SIDE OF WORKING PEOPLE” SAYS O’KANE

by Bill Heaney UK Reform leader Malcolm Offord today criticised increases to the minimum wage and improvements to workers’ rights across the UK. Scottish Labour

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ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN

ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN
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Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc on Saturday April 18

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore is at Havoc Dumbarton. One week to go until our big closing #litterpick of this year’s #BigClydeCleanUp at Havoc. Don’t be shy, come

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ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

ELECTION: Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton is with Brendan O’Hara MP Great to have the support of Brendan O’Hara MP. Together, we’re standing up for our communities, protecting

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Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Helicopter rescues three trapped on sinking boat in Loch Lomond

Boat began to sink between Inchmurrin Island and the Boturrich shoreline on Sunday A helicopter helped rescue three people who were trapped on a boat

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BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal

Biography Having a Reputation A new biography of James Bryce, one-time Chief Secretary of Ireland and supporter of Irish Home Rule, reveals the astonishingly varied

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LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

by Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today set out how his party will legislate to make schools smartphone-free environments, as part

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