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Day: January 9, 2023

COMPETITION: Call for school pupils to design a garden of celebration in national competition

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful has launched the 2023 edition of the Pocket Garden Design Competition in partnership with Garden for Life

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Hospitals are almost full, says First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scotland’s hospitals are “almost completely full”, with bed occupancy exceeding 95% last week, the first minister has said. Nicola Sturgeon, pictured right, 

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DISABLED: More than 24,000 disabled Scots waiting for social housing

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

Data showed there was an almost 150% increase on housing waiting lists since 2017 By Lucy Ashton More than 24,000 disabled Scots are waiting for

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EDUCATION: Teacher pay talks held ahead of school strikes

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter BBC Scotland is reporting that staff in primary schools will walk out on Tuesday followed by secondary school teachers on Wednesday. Members

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NHS CRISIS: Time for Humza Yousaf to spell out credible NHS winter recovery plan

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives are demanding that Humza Yousaf uses tomorrow’s hastily-arranged ministerial statement on health to outline a credible plan to get

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MSP SAYS SCOTLAND CANNOT AFFORD SNP DELAYED DISCHARGE BILL IN LOCAL HEALTH BOARD AREA

January 9, 2023 heaneymedia

Hospitals serving local patients include Sick Children’s, Vale of Leven, Queen Elizabeth and Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. By Bill Heaney Scotland cannot afford to

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  • BAILLIE DEMANDS ACTION AS PANDEMIC CANCER “TIME BOMB” TAKES ITS TOLL
  • RELIGION: The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together
  • 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

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RELIGION: The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together

RELIGION:  The Bible can sometimes put two completely opposing ideas together

CANON GERRY CONROY The Bible has a tendency when talking about God to place side by side two statements that are almost contradictory but that

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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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