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Day: January 1, 2023

A Balloch JP, footballers, fund-raisers and artists among those in New Year Honours list

January 1, 2023 heaneymedia

 King Charles: The new monarch has issued his first New Year’s Honours list. By Lucy Ashton A Dumbarton Justice of the Peace, footballers and a

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COUNCIL HOUSING: Rent setting consultation for 2023/24

January 1, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The headline says it all – Your rent –Your say But that could be confusing since although tenants may well have a

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HEALTH: One in six resort to “DIY Doctor” after failing to secure face-to-face GP appointment

January 1, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Liberal Democrats have today revealed polling data showing that people are turning to self-prescribing medication. And that they are carrying out medical

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MSP says rape case reveals “huge gaps” in university sexual assault guidelines

January 1, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Pam Gosal MSP has written to the SNP Government to raise concerns over “huge gaps” in sexual assault policies at Scottish universities

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PRISONS: Drug use has soared by 1,100% on Nicola Sturgeon’s watch

January 1, 2023 heaneymedia

Tory spokesman Russell Findlay, Drugs minister Angela Constance and the prison drugs scene. By Bill Heaney The number of prisoners caught with drugs in Scotland’s

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  • TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION
  • PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs
  • ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE
  • Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager
  • £470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 
  • EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

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TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

TORY FAILURE HAS COST SCOTLAND £8.5 BILLION

By Lucy Ashton New research from Labour has revealed the Tory government’s economic mismanagement has left Scots £1,633 a year worse off. That’s about £30

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PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

PLANNING: Costa lobbyists tried to write rules on building of drive-throughs

Investigation by Paul Dobson in The Ferret Coffee giant Costa – they have a branch at the old Claude Alexander’s tailor shop in Dumbarton High

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ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

ROYAL NAVY: BASE CAPTAIN GIBBON SAYS FAREWELL TO FASLANE

HM NAVAL BASE CLYDE By Kim Hardie PERSONNEL at HM Naval Base Clyde bid a fond farewell to Captain Gibbons on Thursday, June 1, as

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Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Tottenham reach agreement with Celtic’s Postecoglou to become their new manager

Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic beat Inverness Caley in the Scottish Cup final Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has agreed to become Tottenham Hotspur’s ‘s new manager on

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£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

£470 million solution unveiled for landslip-plagued Rest and Be Thankful 

A debris flow shelter estimated to cost up to half a billion pounds is being planned for Rest route By Christina O’Neill on STV News A long-term

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EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

EVERYONE’S LEARNING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT

Thousands of people across Scotland have started their journey to become Carbon Literate. By Lucy Ashton Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has expanded its range

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ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS  

ONLY THREE LOCH LOMOND JETSKI HOOLIGANS PROSECUTED IN 21 YEARS   

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has called for a clear and robust increase in enforcement after it emerged that only three people have been prosecuted

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DON’T DIVE IN: LibDem plea to accelerate measures to clean up sewage

DON’T DIVE IN: LibDem plea to accelerate measures to clean up sewage

By Bill Heaney Going “roon the shore” for a dook or a paddle was the thing to do in Dumbarton in the past when the

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