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Day: January 26, 2023

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry now costing taxpayer £65 million 

January 26, 2023 heaneymedia

Inquiry costs have soared by £13 million from the end of 2021 Lady Smith, Chair of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. By Democrat reporter The

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Sturgeon ‘humiliated’ as SNP MP urges Jack to intervene in gender row

January 26, 2023 heaneymedia

SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron pictured in the Palace of Westminster. (Image: Parliament) By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Daily Express is reporting that more cracks

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LibDems respond to council plans to cut teacher numbers 

January 26, 2023 heaneymedia

Teachers at Vale of Leven Academy campaigning for a pay rise. By Lucy Ashton Responding to reports that that the Education Secretary will intervene to

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JOURNALISM: SOCIETY OF EDITORS NEWS BULLETIN

January 26, 2023 heaneymedia

– News Bulletin – Scroll below for more information on: More big names join conference line-up MPs call for more support for local journalism Free mental

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GENDER: Sturgeon refuses to change rules to ban all rapists from women’s prisons

January 26, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today refused to exercise her ministerial power to impose a blanket ban on rapists being locked up in

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  • PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL
  • 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
  • Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

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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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Review into access to banking services begins …

Review into access to banking services begins …

by Lucy Ashton Former Which? Director and former board member of the FCA, Richard Lloyd OBE, seeks views as he begins his Independent Review. Evidence

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