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Day: May 30, 2022

RELIGION: Sacrifices to support Ukraine against Russia are starting to hit home in the west

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

By Canon Gerry Conroy As the war in the Ukraine drags on, Russia’s gamble is entering its endgame. The gamble it bet on was that

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HEALTH: BAILLIE URGES A&E CHAOS SHOULD NOT BE NORMALISED

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has warned against normalising chaos in A&E as the latest figures show another week of poor performance. At the emergency

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SPORT: SONS MANAGER LOOKS TO FRESHEN UP THE TALENT POOL

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

Saturday 28th May 2022   Pictures by Jon Leino THE weeks are flashing past until Dumbarton’s first competitive fixtures – but manager Stevie Farrell is looking

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DEFENCE: Alarm over nuclear safety incidents at Faslane and Coulport bases

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

May 29, 2022 By Rob Edwards in The Ferret Nuclear safety incidents on the Clyde with the “potential” to cause radiation leaks contaminating people and

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NOTEBOOK: DUMBARTON DESERVES A COUNCIL SO MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire’s SNP opposition councillors appear to have suffered serious memory loss, writes Bill Heaney They are claiming that Scottish Labour, who won the local

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RELIGION: Minister becomes first woman to be appointed Principal Clerk of the General Assembly on a permanent basis

May 30, 2022 heaneymedia

The Rev Fiona Smith (left) take over from the Rev George Whyte at the General Assembly. By Cameron Brooks A minister has become the first

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  • SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell
  • HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION
  • PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy
  • DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5
  • COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon
  • LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

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SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP in ‘tremendous mess’ leadership contest, says Mike Russell

SNP President Mike Russell, back in charge. BBC Scotland is reporting that there is “tremendous mess” in the SNP over the party’s leadership race, the

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HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

HEALTH: PRIMARY CARE INVESTIGATION

Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists

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PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

PROTEST: Green’s co-leader Patrick Harvie says an independent Scotland would abolish the monarchy

Patrick Harvie slated after confirming he would be protesting against King Charles during Coronation Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie The Scottish Greens have announced that

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DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

DUMBARTON 1 ALBION ROVERS 5

It was a day to wear black at the Rock yesterday. Sons had that funereal look about them as they went down 5-1 to Albion

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COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

COVID: Jason Leitch says ‘half the country’ didn’t like Sturgeon

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Jason Leitch both played huge roles in governing our lives during the pandemic. In a talk at a church

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LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

LEADERSHIP: Ash Regan ‘ready to hit ground running’ if she wins FM race

First Ministerial candidate met with Scotland’s top civil servant to lay out her vision for the country By Democrat reporter SNP leadership contender Ash Regan

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FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

FERRIES FIASCO: FERGUSON FINANCE BOSS JUMPS SHIP DURING BONUS ROW

Ferguson Marine finance boss has quit amid backlash at ‘reprehensible’ bonus payments Chief financial officer George Crookston, who picked up £17,500 in ‘performance-related’ bonus cash,

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POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

POLICE: Seven charged with ‘mobbing and rioting’ in Brucehill 

Street violence taking place in West Dunbartonshire on Thursday. Seven people accused of mobbing and rioting in Dumbarton are set to appear in court on Monday after

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