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Day: October 6, 2022

NOTEBOOK ON NEW TOWN CENTRE PLANS

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

  Dumbarton Town Centre (bottom left), the High Street and River Leven plus Kirktonhill, West Bridgend, Oxhill and Brucehill. Picture from the air by Bill

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MORTGAGES: Struggling families are left to pick up the tab for shambolic Tory budget

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Liberal Democrats demand the Government to step in to save homeowners unable to keep up with spiralling mortgage costs, warning “peoples’ homes

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HEALTH: Gold award for children’s hospital is first in Scotland

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Charis Samuels, Bliss Baby Charter Scotland Programme Officer, Zoe McFall, Senior Staff Nurse NICU, Ainsley Ballantyne, Senior Charge Nurse NICU and Maree Todd MSP, Minister

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HEALTH: Lib Dems condemn SNP neglect as 204,000 suffer from long Covid  

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, RIGHT,  today condemned the First Minister for neglecting long Covid care, following new figures published

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Labour councillor charged after ‘being caught with child abuse images’ in home raid

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Councillor Craig Edward was arrested on Monday following a police raid on his home. By Bill Heaney A LABOUR councillor in West Dunbartonshire has been

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FOREIGN NEWS: Thailand mass shooting. At least 34 people killed

October 6, 2022 heaneymedia

Gunman kills himself, wife and child during massacre at children’s day-care centre More than 30 people, mostly children, were killed when a gunman opened fire

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Epidemic of violence against women and girls demands immediate action, Dumbarton MSP tells Parliament
  • CARMAGEDDON: SCOTTISH WATER’S £4 MILLION DALREOCH SEWAGE PIPE PROJECT CAUSES CHAOS
  • Scots heroine of the Holocaust recognised at Auschwitz
  • FARMER JOHN SAYS SLOW DOWN: Helensburgh and Lomond 20mph speed limits proposed across the area
  • SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE
  • SCOTLAND’S CASTLES UP IN THE AIR: Staff demand probe into series of high-profile resignations

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Epidemic of violence against women and girls demands immediate action, Dumbarton MSP tells Parliament

Epidemic of violence against women and girls demands immediate action, Dumbarton MSP tells Parliament

Dame Jackie Baillie, First Minister John Swinney and Lord Advocate Ruth Charteris. by BILL HEANEY Violence against women and girls is a global problem and

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CARMAGEDDON: SCOTTISH WATER’S £4 MILLION DALREOCH SEWAGE PIPE PROJECT CAUSES CHAOS

CARMAGEDDON: SCOTTISH WATER’S £4 MILLION DALREOCH SEWAGE PIPE PROJECT CAUSES CHAOS

by John Young An inauspicious start to Day One of the roadworks in Dumbarton was caused by Scottish Water installing a new sewer pipe at

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Scots heroine of the Holocaust recognised at Auschwitz

Scots heroine of the Holocaust recognised at Auschwitz

03 September 2026 The name of a Scot who died in the Holocaust after refusing to abandon Jewish children in her care has been added

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FARMER JOHN SAYS SLOW DOWN: Helensburgh and Lomond 20mph speed limits proposed across the area

FARMER JOHN SAYS SLOW DOWN: Helensburgh and Lomond 20mph speed limits proposed across the area

03 September 2026 by LUCY ASHTON The design stage for the proposed 20mph speed limits across Helensburgh and Lomond is now complete – an important

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SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE

SUPPORTERS ARE ASKING IF POLICE SCOTLAND ARRESTS OF OLD FIRM FANS ARE DISPROPORTIONATE

Save our city: This mayhem needs to stop now by BILL HEANEY Are Celtic fans getting a fair deal from Police Scotland, whose officers continue

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SCOTLAND’S CASTLES UP IN THE AIR: Staff demand probe into series of high-profile resignations

SCOTLAND’S CASTLES UP IN THE AIR: Staff demand probe into series of high-profile resignations

Heritage quango, which looks after historic sites such as Dumbarton Castle, has been embroiled in numerous scandals Historic Environment Scotland is in charge of the

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Traitors star Stephen Libby to co-host Hoolie as Scottish heroes line up for Hydro night

Traitors star Stephen Libby to co-host Hoolie as Scottish heroes line up for Hydro night

Thursday 3 September 2026 Call for community champions to be part of Local Hero celebrations   Julie Fowlis – favourite Scottish songbird will be at

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Baby among at least 80 found dead on boat off Canary Islands after 26 days at sea

Baby among at least 80 found dead on boat off Canary Islands after 26 days at sea

Inscriptions on the boat’s hull suggest that it had travelled from Gambia Alex Croft in the Independent Thursday 03 September 2026 At least 80 people,

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