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Day: December 25, 2022

Beaver family given go ahead for Loch Lomond move

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

A family of beavers has been approved for a move from Tayside to Loch Lomond. RSPB Scotland’s application to translocate the animals was agreed by NatureScot,

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Wildlife filmmaker Gordon Buchanan’s Christmas special

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

By Nicholas Cannon with Hannah Davies Snow Dogs on BBC2, sees Gordon Buchanan take a dramatic dog sled adventure across Canada’s wilderness… Snow Dogs: Into The

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SECRET SCOTLAND: SNP failing to respond to FOI within legal deadlines   

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The SNP are routinely failing to meet the legal deadline for responding to Freedom of Information requests, new research indicates. Figures obtained

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DUMBARTON 2 EAST FIFE 0

December 25, 2022 heaneymedia

PICTURES by JON LEINO FINE WIN FOR SONS ON SPECIAL DAY DUMBARTON have celebrated their 150th anniversary – and Christmas – with a 2-0 win

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • RELIGION: THE TABLET LOOKS AT THE DIVIDE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
  • HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team
  • TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE
  • HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’
  • IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative
  • Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development

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HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team. By Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team have been recognised, alongside West of

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TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE

TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE

By Bill Heaney The taxi trade plays a vital role in Scotland—it gets people from A to B; it protects vulnerable passengers; and it provides

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HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’

HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’

By Lucy Ashton A patient has praised the use of innovative technology, which kept him out of hospital over the winter by allowing clinical experts

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IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative

IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative

By Lauren Crooks Residents around West Dunbartonshire will be able to clean up their homes and gardens for free next month as part of the

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Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development

Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development

Save Loch Lomond – Greens lodged record number of objections for a planning application. By Bill Heaney Over 55,000 objections have been lodged against the

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NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

By Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, deputy leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, was not for letting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon away lightly

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PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

Labour leader Anas Sarwar and now resigned First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. By Bill Heaney We live in serious times, with the cost of living crisis

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VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

                        First Minister Nicola Sturgeon I have just concluded my 286th and final session

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