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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

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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

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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

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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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EAST CLYDE ST HELENSBURGH DANGEROUS BUILDING AND ROAD CLOSURE

EAST CLYDE ST HELENSBURGH DANGEROUS BUILDING AND ROAD CLOSURE

A&BC LATEST: EAST CLYDE ST HELENSBURGH DANGEROUS BUILDING & ROAD CLOSURE The road closed on June 9, but ongoing legal disputes have delayed demolition. Argyll

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Living Memory Association: Scottish international football team in the 1950s

Living Memory Association: Scottish international football team in the 1950s

Living Memory Association Today’s picture is from a wonderful collection of postcards and postcard-sized images donated to us by a regular visitor to The Wee

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GREAT WINTER OFFERS AT THE LOCH LONG HOTEL

GREAT WINTER OFFERS AT THE LOCH LONG HOTEL
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What’s the government doing about e-bikes?

What’s the government doing about e-bikes?

Danial Johnson MSP and Pauline McNeill MSP in debate over e-bike safety. by BILL HEANEY If what your teenager wants for Christmas is an e-bike,

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Parents Group leader faces £42,000 bill for failed legal action against council

Parents Group leader faces £42,000 bill for failed legal action against council

Leanne McGuire had called for a judicial review of the council’s budget over proposed cuts to teacher jobs by SARAH HILLEY A woman is facing

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POLICE: Man given Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Order for exploitation as part of Operation Dynos

POLICE: Man given Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Order for exploitation as part of Operation Dynos

03 November 2026 by LUCY ASHTON A man has been given a Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Order (TEPO) after being sentenced during an ongoing operation

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Asbestos Group campaigner says significant reforms could make huge difference to victims and their families.

Asbestos Group campaigner says significant reforms could make huge difference to victims and their families.

The way we were – workers at Denny’s Dumbarton and John Brown’s shipyard, Clydebank. by BILL HEANEY What is the appropriate compensation for former Clydeside

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SNP TO DOUBLE FUNDING TO £4 MILLION TO ASSIST ABUSED WIVES TO LEAVE HOME WITH THEIR CHILDREN

SNP TO DOUBLE FUNDING TO £4 MILLION TO ASSIST ABUSED WIVES TO LEAVE HOME WITH THEIR CHILDREN

Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher and Justice Secretary Neil Gray. by BILL HEANEY Women who are being abused were able to benefit from a fund to

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