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Day: February 3, 2023

EVENTS: LGBT+ Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

The Rainbow Flag will be raised by Provost Douglas McAllister at the flag pole at Solidarity Plaza, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank on Saturday, 4 February 2023

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BLOOMING LOVELY: It’s All Go At Well-being Garden’s Gazebo

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The well-being garden at the Vale of Leven hospital is ready to burst into bloom after a team of volunteers from Work

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BREAKING NEWS: Police believe missing dog walker Nicola Bulley fell into River Wyre

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Police are treating the case as missing person inquiry Police investigating the disappearance of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley say they believe she fell into the River Wyre while

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NOSTROVIA! BAILLIE WELCOMES LOCH LOMOND SPIRIT BRANDS TO ASDA

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney  Jackie Baillie has welcomed news that Asda and Loch Lomond Group have signed a new deal which will see three of the

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SNP must immediately publish full review into Adam Graham case

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Call to shut up the SNP spin doctors and come clean with the outcome of review By Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives are today demanding

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PLANNING: DUMBUCK HOTEL DEMOLITION PROPOSAL

February 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Happy days at Dumbuck Hotel, scene of celebrations for so many Dumbarton families and friends. By Bill Heaney Hundreds of Dumbartonians will be sad to

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME
  • Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
  • West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event
  • POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP
  • NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH
  • HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

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GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

By Lucy Ashton Renewed calls have been made for compensation to be paid to firms hit by the SNP-Greens’ botched Deposit Return Scheme after it

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Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Pinar Aksu, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator at MIN.

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West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

By Lucy Ashton Residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a fun-filled weekend of cycling activities in West Dunbartonshire. The Community Cycling

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POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

By Kate Devlin Boris Johnson has sensationally announced he is quitting as an MP claiming he is the victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt.

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NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY So, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour Group and the SNP are at one, joined at the hip as they say. Labour supporters

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HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has urged thousands of people in Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Balloch, Helensburgh and Lomond on prepayment meters to claim

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BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

REPUBLICANISM Hold Your Hour Maurice Earls June 2023 Donate How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it. Brendan Behan A personal

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BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

Dublin Review of Books, Issue 152, Newsletter 1 The Dublin Review of Books, including its extensive archive, is free to all. We rely exclusively on readers’

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