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Day: August 22, 2022

EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL: IRISH WRITERS STRUT THEIR STUFF

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

James Joyce, whose modernist classic Ulysses will be discussed at Edinburgh Book Festival. Dan Mulhall, pictured right,  was the Republic of Ireland’s Consul General in

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BOOKS: Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood for Clifden Arts Festival

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Ireland’s longest-running community arts festival returns for its 45th installment this September, as the Clifden Arts Festival returns to full capacity across the Connemara region from

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BOOKS: Journalist’s Memoir of Life on the Tough Streets of Northern Ireland

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING A Memoir of Life on the Tough Streets Cul-de-Sacs of Bangor Colin Bateman Colin Bateman grew up in the pleasant seaside town of Bangor

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POLITICS: BAILLIE REACTS TO HELENSBURGH SCHOOL PLAN REPORT

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie has expressed relief at news that plans to cut the number of headteachers at schools in Helensburgh & Lomond look set to be

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THE DEMOCRAT IS BACK

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

The Dumbarton Democrat is set to open again in October, although we continue to operate for the moment on a reduced scale.  We announced the imminent

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BOOK FESTIVAL NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY

August 22, 2022 heaneymedia

Richard Holloway pictured at the Edinburgh Book Festival by Bill Heaney Festivals are about people, and Edinburgh Book Festival is no different from any other.

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SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL “UNLOCK FULL POTENTIAL OF ARTS INDUSTRY”, SAYS SARWAR

SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL “UNLOCK FULL POTENTIAL OF ARTS INDUSTRY”, SAYS SARWAR

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has pledged to “back Scotland’s world-class arts sector” with new plans to support artists and help creative industries grow. The

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Trump agrees to a two-week extension after threatening massive attacks

Trump agrees to a two-week extension after threatening massive attacks

By NBC News What to know TRUMP AGREES TO EXTENSION: President Donald Trump said this evening, just hours ahead of his deadline, that he had agreed

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EASTER WEEKEND SPECIAL REPORT AND PICTURES

EASTER WEEKEND SPECIAL REPORT AND PICTURES

Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass by Jessica Rawnsley for the BBC 5 April 2026 Thousands of

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SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

The shaggy dog story, often told but seldom with the same angle, has appeared yet again in a new and, admittedly, interesting online platform. The

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Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

This report on driving improvement and building a stronger NHS sets out the progress in Scotland’s health and social care system during 2025 to 2026

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Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Exhibition at The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George offers an insight into the realities of trench warfare Scottish soldiers who fought in the First World

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Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Artizan Centre Public.  · Anyone on or off Facebook is invited to come along. Join Elspeth and Jeremy from the Lennox Heritage Society to discover the rich

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SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

A&E waiting times and delayed discharge from hospital are just two of the issues at this election. by Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has accused the

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