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Day: January 21, 2023

COURTS: Transgender rape accused tells trial she did not rape two women

January 21, 2023 heaneymedia

Isla Bryson, who identifies as a transgender woman, is on trial accused of rape By Democrat reporter A 31-year-old who now identifies as a transgender

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SALMON FARMING: Alarm over scheme allowing more lice at salmon farms

January 21, 2023 heaneymedia

Author: Rob Edwards in the Ferret An international food labelling scheme is to allow five times more lice at salmon farms, prompting Scotland’s official fisheries

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FOSTERING: Children away from their own homes need caring and loving foster families

January 21, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Foster Caring is in the middle of a parenting recruitment crisis, MSPs were told on Thursday. SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson yesterday asked

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SNP’s popularity crashed along with other independence-supporting parties in Holyrood

January 21, 2023 heaneymedia

Nicola Sturgeon’s dream shattered as new poll says she’d lose both indyref and ‘de facto’ vote Independence supporters flying the flags – but Scots are

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PRIME MINISTER SUNAK WARNED TO BELT UP BY TRAFFIC POLICE

January 21, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The Prime Minister has been issued with a “conditional offer of fixed penalty” by police after failing to wear a seat belt

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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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