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Day: January 5, 2023

QUACKING KWISTMAS AT DUCK BAY NEW YEAR DOOK

January 5, 2023 heaneymedia

These hardy citizens took to the waters of Loch Lomond like ducks – despite the fact it was absolutely freezing. And they said they had

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Happy New Year from Artists for Mary’s Meals

January 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Happy New Year It’s that time again when many of usΒ make New Year’s resolutions. If you are looking to set yourself a goal which will

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π“π‘πž π‹πšπ€πž 𝐈𝐬π₯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐒𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞

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𝐁𝐘 π–πˆπ‹π‹πˆπ€πŒ 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑 π˜π„π€π“π’ I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;

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WEATHER: FLOODS MAKE DRYMEN A BRIDGE TOO FAR

January 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Traffic makes its way through the flooding at Drymen Bridge on the Gartocharn-Stirling road. Pictures by James Duncan By Bill Heaney Forecasters warned that heavy

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ROADS: Only one in six pothole claims compensated by cash-strapped councils

January 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Sheep Hill (top of page picture) and Dumbuck Quarry where water is washed down making driving on the A82 a nightmare. By Bill Heaney Potholes

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE

Nice to see someone has kept their sense of humour in the trying circumstances in which the people at the end of the phone are

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Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16Β October 2026 edition

Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16Β October 2026 edition

View this email in your browser Autumn is fully upon us πŸ‚ October in Edinburgh: the leaves are changing colour, the rain is making reading

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Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme

Musicians from over 20 countries will perform at this year’s festival by Liam O’Heanai A tribute to the Beatles, a takeover of the Kelvingrove Art

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October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

Pix by Pedro

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HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

HELENSBURGH SAYS NO! Controversial supermarket plan for waterfront rejected

Locals said the new supermarket would affect the town’s character and was not needed 15 October 2026 by Bill Heaney A controversial plan to site

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INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

INVESTIGATION: WHY PLANNING APPLICATION FOR TRACK TO HONEYPOT FARM AT GARTOCHARN HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

parkswatchscotland by Nick Kempe An application for planning permission to the Loch Lomond Park Authority for a new access track to Honeypot Farm and Honeywagon

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POPE LEO’S HEALTH LATEST: A reluctance to speculate among lung disease specialists

POPE LEO’S HEALTH LATEST: A reluctance to speculate among lung disease specialists

by BRENDAN WALSH, Editor of The Tablet religion magazine I’ve been struck by the humility of the many medics I’ve spoken to about Pope Leo’s

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Monty’s Farm Park: MONTY CARDROSS TO MEET SANTA AT ARDARDAN

Monty’s Farm Park: MONTY CARDROSS TO MEET SANTA AT ARDARDAN

MEETING SANTA! A very special part of our Santa’s Elves Workshop is getting to meet the big man himself!Β  When you arrive, you’ll head into

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