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Day: January 17, 2023

CHAMPIONING SCOTLAND’S HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton  Jackie Baillie, pictured right, attended an event held to highlight the role Scotland’s unique heritage has to play in the country’s economic

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Mary’s Meals: the story continues

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Learn how many children are now receiving Mary’s Meals and why the cost to feed a child has risen DONATE Published on 17 Jan 2023 As

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Sarwar and Baillie’s “deafening silence” as Labour MSPs “parrot Sturgeon” on gender legislation

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Tory deputy leader Meghan Gallacher, Labour leader Anas Sarwar and deputy Jackie Baillie. By Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar and Jackie Baillie have been accused of

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NHS ‘ON LIFE SUPPORT’ AS RAH RECORDS WORST EVER A&E STATISTICS

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The NHS is ‘on life support’ warns Scottish Labour, as figures reveal another dismal week for A&E in which the RAH recorded

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ENVIRONMENT: ‘Illegal’ dumping of dead fish in Outer Hebrides continues despite ban vow

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

A beautiful beach on the shores of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. FERRET INVESTIGATION BY JAMIE MANN The “illegal” dumping of dead farmed fish

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VIOLENCE AT FOOTBALL: Record number of fans are banned for taking Class A drugs at matches

January 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Tuesday, Jan 17th 2023 12PM 2°C 3PM 2°C 5-Day Forecast SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: MailOnline finds traces of cocaine on 80 PER CENT of toilets tested at the Manchester and North London

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  • World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration
  • ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL
  • Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh
  • Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

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SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

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PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

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World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

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ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.  by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

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Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

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Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

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Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise.  The number of patients

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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