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Day: January 13, 2023

SCHOOLS CRISIS: Teaching union blasts ‘wasted opportunity’ as further strikes loom

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association said it has ‘no option’ but more strike action after failed talks ‘Wasted opportunity’: Teaching strikes are set to continue after

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COUNCIL VICTIMISED AND UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST DISABLED EMPLOYEE: UPDATED TODAY, JAN 13, 2023

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

Picture: Former council health and safety officer Brian Gourlay walking his dogs in Dumbarton. SPECIAL REPORT by Bill Heaney Updated Friday, January 13, 2023 West

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NHS CRISIS: BAILLIE DEMANDS SNP USE VACANT WARDS AT VALE OF LEVEN HOSPITAL

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has called for unused wards at the Vale of Leven Hospital to be used to tackle the crisis in the

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WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT BULLETIN

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

Parliamentary business Chamber business starts with time for reflection on Tuesday at 2 pm and includes First Minister’s Questions (with British Sign Language – BSL – interpreting) at 12 noon on

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CLYDE BID FOR FIRST GREEN FREEPORTS IGNORED BY GOVERNMENTS

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Sites at Cromarty Firth and the Forth have been selected to host Scotland’s first green freeports – but Clydeside has been overlooked.

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Cardinal George Pell dies, aged 81, following hip surgery

January 13, 2023 heaneymedia

By David Estcourt and Georgina Mitchell The Vatican plans to hold a Requiem Mass to commemorate Cardinal George Pell, who died of cardiac arrest following hip replacement

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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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