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Day: January 12, 2023

NURSES CARRY ON AROUND THE CLOCK AS NHS CRISIS DEEPENS

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

Sixty avoidable deaths every week in NHS hospitals confirmed by First Minister By Bill Heaney  The Scottish National Party’s flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which

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DUMBARTON MSP BAILLIE EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER GP NUMBERS

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Pressure on is mounting on local doctors and Dumbarton constituency MSP Jackie Baillie wanted answers this week from  the Scottish Government as

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QUIT SMOKING: Help to become smoke free in 2023.

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton As part of our Health and Wellbeing series, the Health Improvement Team at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will be sharing information

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ENTERTAINMENT: Celtic Connections gears up for 30th edition 

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

An exceptional extravaganza of stars from an eclectic range of genres lined up for the festival. By Bill Heaney Preparations are well underway for Celtic Connections,

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JOURNALISM: SOCIETY OF EDITORS NEWS BULLETIN

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

– News Bulletin – Scroll below for more information on: Future of Royal Reporting at SoE conference New-look newsletter National Security Bill Editors’ Code consultation Future

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 FIRST MINISTER: Sturgeon defends Yousaf’s handling of SNP NHS crisis

January 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Nicola Sturgeon today defended Humza Yousaf’s handling of the crisis in Scotland’s NHS, while she accepted that 60 people per week were

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  • Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery
  • Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond
  • YER HAVING A LAUGH. NO WONDER OUR COUNCIL TAX IS EXTORIONATE
  • Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition
  • Celtic Connections reveals 2027 festival programme
  • October progress on the roadworks at The Milton, near Dumbarton, which look nearly complete now

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Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo X1V discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

By Sarah Rainsford Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent. Reporting from Rome 17 October 2026, 13:37 BST Updated 1 hour ago Pope Leo XIV has been discharged

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Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash at Drymen, near Loch Lomond

The light aircraft crashed a few miles north east of Drymen near Stirling by Claire Diamond BBC Scotland News 17 October 2026 A 16-year-old boy

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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: 16 October 2026 edition

Edinburgh Book Festival E-news: 16 October 2026 edition

View this email in your browser Autumn is fully upon us 🍂 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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