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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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  • TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND
  • Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions
  • No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base
  • Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament
  • Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church
  • Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

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TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

by BILL HEANEY A High Court judge has banned members of the Orange Order from parading down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern

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Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

There were no Rangers fans at Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Celtic Park by LUCY ASHTON Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA

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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

The 34-year-old had been arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, in March. by LUCY ASHTON No action is to be taken against an

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Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

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Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

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Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba   Glasgow City Council

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ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

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