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Day: October 15, 2022

CAMPAIGN: Jagtar Singh Johal Trial date for Scot facing terrorism charges

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Mr Singh was detained by police in the Indian state of Punjab just two weeks after his wedding in 2017 By Bill Heaney BBC Scotland

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PLANNING: National Trust opposes Loch Lomond tourist resort

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Flamingo Land withdrew its first planning application in 2019 when more than 55,000 people objected By David Meikle in The Times of London There are

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GOVERNMENT TURMOIL: Who is in charge? Liz Truss or Jeremy Hunt?

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

By Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Who is in charge? Over the last couple of days you’d be forgiven for wondering if anyone

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Through its unimaginably darkest hour, where 10 lives were so abruptly ended, the best of Creeslough and Donegal shone through

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Creeslough: ‘This county is used to its share of tragedy. But nothing of this scale’ The village of Creeslough nestled below nearby Muckish mountain on

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FUNERALS: Mourners in Creeslough told father and daughter ‘always together’

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Updated / Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 16:02 The funerals of Robert Garwe and Shauna Flanagan Garwe were the final two of the ten victims of

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DONEGAL TRAGEDY: More than €1m fundraised for Creeslough community

October 15, 2022 heaneymedia

Saturday, 15 Oct 2022 16:26 Gardaí said yesterday that the investigation into the circumstances of the explosion at the Applegreen garage on the outskirts of

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Recent Posts

  • Kirk Moderator embarks on unprecedented ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan
  • Ash Regan says NO biological males should be placed in female prisons
  • Prison Service halts movement of trans inmates to women-only jails
  • TAXI FOR NADHIM: Zahawi sacked as Tory chairman over tax affairs row
  • Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire
  • HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

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Kirk Moderator embarks on unprecedented ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan

Kirk Moderator embarks on unprecedented ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan

By Cameron Brooks  The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is visiting South Sudan with Pope Francis and the Archbishop of

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Ash Regan says NO biological males should be placed in female prisons

Ash Regan says NO biological males should be placed in female prisons

All cases should be reviewed to protect the safety rights of female inmates SNP MSP Ash Regan said the policy has to protect women. By

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Prison Service halts movement of trans inmates to women-only jails

Prison Service halts movement of trans inmates to women-only jails

The Scottish Daily Express is reporting that the Scottish Prison Service has halted the movement of transgender prisoners to the female estate. The body has

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TAXI FOR NADHIM: Zahawi sacked as Tory chairman over tax affairs row

TAXI FOR NADHIM: Zahawi sacked as Tory chairman over tax affairs row

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was “clear that there has been a serious breach of the ministerial code”, but Mr Zahawi made no apology

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Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire

Holocaust Memorial Day in West Dunbartonshire

Published 27 January 2023 Provost Douglas McAllister today led councillors, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, official and West Dunbartonshire residents in sombre remembrance at a flag-raising

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HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

HEALTH: Doctor recognised with lifetime achievement award 

By Democrat reporter A doctor from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has been recognised with a prestigious award for his work in developing

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Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Jailing of trans rapist Isla Bryson is ‘shambles’, says prison chief

Isla Bryson was convicted of the rapes of two women which were said to have been carried out before she changed gender. By Lucy Ashton

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PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

PETRIE HEADS ITALIAN UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TAKING COURT ACTION ON PAY

By Lucy Ashton The European Commission is threatening to take Italy before the Court of Justice of the European Union in two months should Italy

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