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Day: April 15, 2022

Russia’s flagship Black Sea vessel sinks while being towed after explosion

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

All crew evacuated following what Ukraine says was missile strike by its forces The guided missile cruiser pictured sailing through Istanbul in June 2021. Reuters

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ELECTION: LIbDems prioritise Cost of Living Rescue Package at council manifesto launch

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Launching the party’s manifesto ahead of the local government elections on 5 May, Scottish Liberal Democrats, who have candidates in Helensburgh, Lomond

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Easter services update – Don’t forget your prescriptions

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

There are some changes to medical related services across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde this Easter weekend. Please see below for an overview of all

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Young people and sex: Seven tips for parents

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Prepare yourself for questions, do not panic or shut them down “Just because young people are asking these questions does not mean this is what

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DEFENCE: GLIMPSE OF FORMIDABLE FRIGATE FOR GLASGOW FALKLAND VETERANS

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

ROYAL NAVY sailors and BAE Systems apprentices recently welcomed Falkland veterans to BAE Systems’ Glasgow shipyard where the first Type 26 frigate, HMS Glasgow, is

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HEALTH: Get seen, treated and discharged in 4 hours or less at Vale Minor Injuries Unit

April 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Did you know, there are three dedicated Minor Injury Units (MIU) across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – including the Vale of Leven Hospital in

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Recent Posts

  • ELECTION: MESSAGE FROM SOCIALIST CANDIDATE LYNDA MCEWAN
  • 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
  • BOOKS: The astonishingly varied and accomplished life of a long-forgotten Liberal
  • LIBDEMS WILL MAKE SCHOOLS SMARTPHONE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS

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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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Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

Scottish Conservatives’ National Pothole Action Fund would end two decades of SNP neglect

by Bill Heaney Russell Findlay has today outlined his party’s plans to tackle Scotland’s pothole epidemic, which he says is “a monument to two decades

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Southport catastrophe which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

Southport catastrophe which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

  Southport killer’s parents ‘bear considerable blame’ for ‘preventable’ attack, damning report finds Report by Amy-Clare Martin, Crime correspondent, and Tara Cobham in The Independent Monday

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