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Month: June 2022

FLAMINGOLAND: Save Loch Lomond campaign rebooted as new application lodged

June 1, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A Green campaign which saw a record 60,000 objections lodged against a Flamingoland development at Loch Lomond has been rebooted after the

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POLICE MESSAGE: Suspicious fire in Dumbarton

June 1, 2022 heaneymedia

Police Scotland is appealing for information following a suspicious fire in Dumbarton. Around 11.25pm on Tuesday, 31 May, 2022, police received a report of a

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CRIME: MURDER HUNT MAY BE CALLED OFF AFTER PRIME SUSPECT FOUND DEAD

June 1, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Pedophile Norman Duncan died suddenly at his home in Vale of Leven last week leading to unconfirmed speculation that he murdered and

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Recent Posts

  • SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS
  • Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …
  • HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE
  • SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …
  • Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’
  • PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

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SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, and Bob Doris MSP for Maryhill. by Bill Heaney First Minister John Swinney has been told he

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Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

by Lucy Ashton A new heart failure treatment could allow patients to return home from hospital days earlier than expected, a UK-wide trial has found.

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HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

by Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie, the newly elected Labour MSP for Dumbarton constituency, has called on the Scottish Government to urgently tackle the social

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SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde celebrates nurses for International Nurses Day by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is marking International Nurses Day by

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Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

by Independent political correspondent Millie Cooke  Wes Streeting has reportedly told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership contest as soon

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PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

Congratulations to Fr Eugenio Montesi, who has been awarded the annual Italian Scotland Medal in recognition of his decades of care and support for the

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POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

by Kyle Renton This group of newly elected MSPs did not march into Holyrood because Scottish communities overwhelmingly chose them. They were put there through

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Trump brushes off Iran war’s cost at home …

Trump brushes off Iran war’s cost at home …

‘I don’t think about the American financial situation,’ says the US President The president’s stunning admission comes as Americans struggle with surging inflation and record

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