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Day: April 9, 2022

SECRET SCOTLAND: Andy Slorance’s widow says Nicola Sturgeon let her down over her husband’s death

April 9, 2022 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that the widow of a top Scottish government official has accused the first minister of failing in her

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POLITICS: Five key pledges in Scottish Labour’s council election manifesto

April 9, 2022 heaneymedia

Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour leader, with his deputy, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie at the launch of the manifesto. By Justin Bowie in The Courier Labour leader

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Inspections at fish slaughterhouses now mandatory

April 9, 2022 heaneymedia

Salmon farming off Oban in Argyll and the  product being prepared for retail. April 8, 2022 Picture by Stewart Cunningham Investigation by Billy Briggs in

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HUNTER’S CONTROVERSIAL PLAN FOR ROSS PRIORY HAS BEEN SCRAPPED

April 9, 2022 heaneymedia

The ugly leadership centre and wedding venue would have been out of place on Loch Lomondside. The Hunter Foundation, set up by philanthropist Sir Tom

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GAMBLING: ‘Asleep at the wheel’: Government accused of failing to regulate ‘parasitic’ industry

April 9, 2022 heaneymedia

An inquest into the suicide of Jack Ritchie, 24, finds that regulation, NHS treatment and government warnings about the dangers of gambling are “woefully inadequate”

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  • LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …
  • Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died
  • SOPHIE SAYS SNP IS COMMITTED TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS
  • Council leader set to join group working on future projects at the Base
  • Rennie hits out at mismatch and muddle as record number of early career teachers quitting
  • Scottish and Welsh elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

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LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

Labour reveals NHS Scotland’s £635 million bill for agency nurses …  by Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has pledged to end the SNP’s “wasteful and dangerous”

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Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died

Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died

Tributes have been paid to Tony Worthington, the former Member of Parliament for Clydebank,  The retired politician, who was elected nationally in 1987 and represented

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SOPHIE SAYS SNP IS COMMITTED TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS

SOPHIE SAYS SNP IS COMMITTED TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton The SNP is committed to protecting free prescriptions in Scotland. This policy makes a real difference for people across the

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Council leader set to join group working on future projects at the Base

Council leader set to join group working on future projects at the Base

by Lucy Ashton Argyll and Bute Council is set to appoint its leader to a working group for a project which will see the authority

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Rennie hits out at mismatch and muddle as record number of early career teachers quitting

Rennie hits out at mismatch and muddle as record number of early career teachers quitting

Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie has called for routes to be opened up to help teachers switch from primary to secondary teaching. Or

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Scottish and Welsh elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Scottish and Welsh elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Leaders of Plaid Cymru, John Swinney and SNP join talks with SF delegates in Belfast  Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and vice-president Michelle O’Neill

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SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2 …

SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2 …

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton A fairer, greener Scotland is within reach. The SNP has set out plans to cap bus fares at just £2-

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Temporary Traffic Management Order – Kiltwalk Event 2026

Temporary Traffic Management Order – Kiltwalk Event 2026

Famous faces – Sir Tom Hunter and Judy Murray taking part in the Kiltwalk. West Dunbartonshire Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them

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