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Day: August 23, 2022

Dirty Day Five: Edinburgh’s mess is piling up, and so is Scotland’s 

August 23, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney While First Minister Nicola Sturgeon continues to look the other way, Edinburgh enters its fifth day of bin strikes,. Deeply concerned about

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JOURNALISM: Support the Reach strike at Lennox, Record and Sunday Mail

August 23, 2022 heaneymedia

Journalists at Reach, the national newspaper company which owns The Dumbarton Lennox Herald, Daily Record and Sunday Mail, have rejected an offer of 3 per

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Jagtar Singh Johal: Dumbarton family astonished by Secret Service tip-off claim

August 23, 2022 heaneymedia

Jagtar Singh Johal (pictured right with his brother Gurpreet) has been held in India since November 2017. Picture credit Gurpreet Johal By Bill Heaney BBC

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JOURNALISM: The Herald appoints Catherine Salmond as first female editor

August 23, 2022 heaneymedia

Catherine Salmond is currently editor of The Scotland on Sunday The Herald newspaper in Glasgow has appointed Catherine Salmond as the first female editor in

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HOLYROOD ELECTION RACE IS OFF AND RUNNING …

HOLYROOD ELECTION RACE IS OFF AND RUNNING …

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) have announced candidates for Holyrood including for Dumbarton, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, where well

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION: CANDIDATES SEEK YOUR VOTE ON MAY 7

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Remember to register to vote Residents are being reminded to ensure they are registered to vote in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections as the deadline

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION CANDIDATES FOR ARGYLL AND BUTE

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2 April 2026 Election candidates confirmed for Argyll and Bute Scottish Parliamentary Constituency The candidates seeking election to represent the Argyll and Bute Constituency in

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LOCH LOMOND SHORES: SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST

LOCH LOMOND SHORES: SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST

Loch Lomond Shores  NEW DATES: Festival now set to take place on 18th and 19th April We had hoped that despite the forecasted poor weather

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New rateable values for Town and Vale businesses have seen charges spiral amid rising costs

New rateable values for Town and Vale businesses have seen charges spiral amid rising costs

Campaigning for a new Health Centre in Dumbarton Town Centre – Dumbarton constituency Labour candidate Jackie Baillie with Cllrs David McBride and Gurpreet Singh. by

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US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search is underway for the crew, an official says

US fighter jet was shot down over Iran, and a search is underway for the crew, an official says

War in the Middle East by Ronan McGreevy and Sarah Burns in The Irish Times Main points A US fighter jet was shot down over Iran,

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