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Day: December 14, 2022

RELIGION: Is that expectation we have of God so wrong? 

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

CANON GERRY CONROY I don’t know what John the Baptist expected from Christ, but I think he raises an important question for us on our

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Changes to waste collections for over Christmas and New Year

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Council Changes to waste collections for over Christmas and New Year period are as follows; If you are due a collection on Monday

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HEALTH: Public concern in response to the deaths of children with GAS infections

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

13 DECEMBER 2022 Deadly GAS Professor Hugh Pennington  Streptococcus pyogenes is also known as Lancefield Group A. In the 1920s and 1930s, at the Rockefeller Institute in

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Winter plan up and running to keep Argyll and Bute – from Helensburgh north – moving

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

December 14, 2022 By Aileen Maclennan Argyll and Bute Council’s winter roads’ maintenance plan is now up and running to tackle the worst of the

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Police Scotland and Mountain Rescue teams urge climbers and walkers to stay safe this winter

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Police Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Mountain Rescue, is urging people to plan and prepare before venturing out into the hills this

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THIS IS AMERICA: Brittney Griner’s Race and Sexuality Are Irrelevant

December 14, 2022 heaneymedia

Brittney Griner of the United States in action with Maki Takada of Japan during the women’s basketball gold medal match at Saitama Super Arena in

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers
  • SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 
  • Shooting at White House press event won’t ‘deter’ Trump from Iran war …
  • Emotional day as River City films last ever scenes after 24 years in Dumbarton …
  • LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …
  • Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died

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SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today slammed the SNP for a “reckless” rule change that has made Glasgow a magnet for asylum seekers.

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SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

by Lucy Ashton When, after the Sunday Show, in which Màiri McAllan refused to take responsibility for the SNP’s failures on housing, Scottish Labour Finance

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Shooting at White House press event won’t ‘deter’ Trump from Iran war …

Shooting at White House press event won’t ‘deter’ Trump from Iran war …

Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks; Strait of Hormuz still largely closed US president Donald Trump was rushed from the White House Correspondents’

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Emotional day as River City films last ever scenes after 24 years in Dumbarton …

Emotional day as River City films last ever scenes after 24 years in Dumbarton …

Pauline McLean, BBC Scotland arts correspondent It was a bittersweet day in Shieldinch as the cast and crew of BBC drama River City filmed their

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LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

LABOUR LEADER SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP NHS WORKFORCE CRISIS …

Labour reveals NHS Scotland’s £635 million bill for agency nurses …  by Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has pledged to end the SNP’s “wasteful and dangerous”

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Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died

Tributes paid to former Clydebank MP Tony Worthington who has died

Tributes have been paid to Tony Worthington, the former Member of Parliament for Clydebank,  The retired politician, who was elected nationally in 1987 and represented

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SOPHIE SAYS SNP IS COMMITTED TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS

SOPHIE SAYS SNP IS COMMITTED TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS

Sophie Traynor SNP for Dumbarton The SNP is committed to protecting free prescriptions in Scotland. This policy makes a real difference for people across the

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Council leader set to join group working on future projects at the Base

Council leader set to join group working on future projects at the Base

by Lucy Ashton Argyll and Bute Council is set to appoint its leader to a working group for a project which will see the authority

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