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Day: October 14, 2022

DONEGAL FUNERALS: Hugh Kelly remembered as a happy man with a cheeky grin

October 14, 2022 heaneymedia

Updated / Friday, 14 Oct 2022 13:15 The remains of Hugh Kelly are taken into St Michael’s Church, Creeslough By Eileen Magnier, North West Correspondent

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HEALTH: MORE THAN FUN AND GAMES AS HOSPITAL’S PLAY TEAM CHANGES LITTLE EMILY’S LIFE

October 14, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The mother of a patient at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, pictured above, has praised the incredible impact the Play

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Children’s residential home receives top marks from Care Inspectorate

October 14, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Staff at Blairvadach Children’s House at Shandon on Garelochside have been hailed for displaying the highest standards of professionalism in their work

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CHAOS IN DOWNING STREET: KWASI KWARTENG SACKED AND REPLACED BY JEREMY HUNT

October 14, 2022 heaneymedia

Prime Minister Liz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer following the disastrous reception to last month’s tax-cutting budget. The decision comes

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New Mountain Bike Trail proposed for Balloch Park

October 14, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A new mountain bike trail network and skills area is being proposed for Balloch Park. The project, a partnership between West Dunbartonshire

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  • WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOL PUPILS EXPERIENCE WHAT REAL WORK’S LIKE
  • SNP Health Secretary Angela Constance visits Golden Jubilee Hospital
  • Community organisations successful in securing £600k grant funding
  • Why Clint Eastwood never yelled cut: The 7 best stories from his sets …
  • BUSINESS RATES: We need to build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive
  • Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOL PUPILS EXPERIENCE WHAT REAL WORK’S LIKE

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOL PUPILS EXPERIENCE WHAT REAL WORK’S LIKE

Senior pupils in West Dunbartonshire have had a busy few weeks getting to take part in a range of hands-on work experiences to help them

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SNP Health Secretary Angela Constance visits Golden Jubilee Hospital

SNP Health Secretary Angela Constance visits Golden Jubilee Hospital

SNP Health Secretary Angela Constance today made “a dismal attempt to defend the indefensible” in a car crash interview in which she was quizzed over

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Community organisations successful in securing £600k grant funding

Community organisations successful in securing £600k grant funding

by Lucy Ashton Community groups are celebrating after receiving a share of £600,000 from the Pride in Place Impact Fund community grant scheme. Community groups

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Why Clint Eastwood never yelled cut: The 7 best stories from his sets …

Why Clint Eastwood never yelled cut: The 7 best stories from his sets …

  As the filmmaker and actor’s composer son announces his dad has retired, we’ve looked back on some of the nicest, strangest, and funniest anecdotes

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BUSINESS RATES: We need to build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive

BUSINESS RATES: We need to build a system that incentivises growth, creates jobs, and helps towns thrive

SNP’s Jenny Gilruth and Labour’s Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged the SNP to back its calls for a review of business

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Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt

Court rules that SNP failure to comply with FOI decision timescale was contempt

3 June 2026 First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie and Information Commissioner David Hamilton. by Bill Heaney The Court of Session has issued

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Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland More than £660,000 raised by the SNP for an independence referendum campaign has been used on the

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IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

Former Dumbarton-based reporter Eric Wishart discusses the mistreatment of journalists. by Democrat reporter The importance of solidarity among journalists was a key theme in the

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