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Day: December 31, 2022

NHS AT BREAKING POINT: Doctors ask health board to declare major incident

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney That was the weekend that was. It was the weekend when A&E doctors urged NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board –

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CAMPAIGN TO SHUT SHOPS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney  Jackie Baillie has backed retail trade union Usdaw’s call to give shopworkers a day off on New Year’s Day. The Dumbarton constituency

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Police numbers have fallen every quarter since Keith Brown became justice secretary

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton   The number of police officers in Scotland has fallen in every quarter since Keith Brown was appointed SNP justice secretary. The officer

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RELIGION: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

December 31, 2022 heaneymedia

Top picture: Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed to Scotland by Cardinal Keith O’Brien and the Scottish bishops with Monsignor Paul Conroy, Secretary to the Scottish

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  • Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election    
  • School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately
  • DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans
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  • HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant 
  • Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

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Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election    

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election     

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP.   South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

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School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

School strikes to go ahead as union rejects demand to return to work immediately

By Lucy Ashton Strikes that will close schools across Scotland are set to go ahead after UNISON unsurprisingly rejected a new pay deal which the

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DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

DENTAL CHARGES: Dependent on overall treatment plans

By Bill Heaney Getting a straight answer to a question in the Scottish Parliament can often be like pulling teeth. And so it was when

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PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

PARLIAMENT: WILL THERE BE A COUNCIL TAX HIKE?

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison and Labour leader Anas Sarwar By Bill Heaney The consultation on the council tax multiplier is looking at how we

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HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant 

HEALTH: Celebrating 10 years of my kidney transplant 

Lynn Smith discovered that she had kidney failure two years after giving birth to her now 17-year-old daughter, Erin. Five years later she had a

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Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Cost of a bottle of whisky to soar to £18.20

Price of drink up again as SNP roll out a 65p minimum unit price The Scottish Government wants to ‘hit responsible drinkers during a cost-of-living

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COUNCILS LIED ABOUT MONEY DURING SCHOOL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

COUNCILS LIED ABOUT MONEY DURING SCHOOL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

They are now ‘demanding’ strike suspension as ‘best and final’ offer made Most primary and secondary schools in Scotland face closures from Tuesday, September 26,

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WHY CUTS IN SERVICES HAVE COME BACK TO HAUNT POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

WHY CUTS IN SERVICES HAVE COME BACK TO HAUNT POLITICIANS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS

Hospitals and health centres which serve patients from West Dunbartonshire. By Bill Heaney Read this and weep. All the main hospitals and health centres serving

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