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Day: February 5, 2023

SPECIAL REPORT BY CAMERON MCINTYRE: STENHOUSEMUIR 1 DUMBARTON 1

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

MATCH REPORT || DUMBARTON Given that we have just had the annual month of Rabbie Burns celebrations – and that they are still going on

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Omagh bombing: Independent inquiry announced by UK government

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Real IRA bomb that exploded in Co Tyrone killed 29 people Police officers and firefighters inspecting the damage caused by the Omagh Bomb. By Bill

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Council introduces compassionate support for mothers who lose their babies

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Labour councillors Danny Lennie and Michelle McGinty – compassionate support for parents. By Bill Heaney Parents working for West Dunbartonshire Council will be offered compassionate

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MINING: THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THAR ARGYLLSHIRE HILLS

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Phillip Day wants to expand the company and develop “satellite mines” near Cononish. By David Henderson BBC Scotland business correspondent As a four-wheel drive truck

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HOLYROOD MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS DUMBARTON MSP JACKIE BAILLIE

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Jackie Baillie: I don’t remember Nicola Sturgeon as a feminist and the GRR is all about her legacy   by Margaret Taylor 30 January 2023 Scottish

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SNP have short-changed the NHS by £17.6 billion since coming to power

February 5, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The SNP have underfunded Scotland’s NHS by a “staggering” £17.6 billion since coming to power, according to analysis of Treasury spending figures

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  • Masonic Lodges support St Margaret of Scotland Hospice
  • Anti-abortion campaigner charged over clinic protest …
  • This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church …
  • Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …
  • STV journalists to strike day after radio station launch …
  • COUNCIL WILL BE OPERATING AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OVER THE HOLIDAYS

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Masonic Lodges support St Margaret of Scotland Hospice

Masonic Lodges support St Margaret of Scotland Hospice

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice thanks Masonic Lodges We are truly overwhelmed by the extraordinary generosity and kindness shown by Robert McPherson, George Bowman, and

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Anti-abortion campaigner charged over clinic protest …

Anti-abortion campaigner charged over clinic protest …

A child in the womb. Laws banning protests near abortion facilities were created in 2024. by Bill Heaney A woman has appeared in court charged

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This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church …

This is the week when ‘lapsed Catholics’ and ‘spiritual but not religious’ go to church …

Churches will be full this week, but not everyone will find meaning when they visit them. We should ask why this is, writes Breda O’Brien

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Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …

Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …

by Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to progress with a major flood alleviation scheme to help protect properties in Silverton and Dumbarton East.

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STV journalists to strike day after radio station launch …

STV journalists to strike day after radio station launch …

by Bill Heaney Journalists at STV are to strike over job cuts and major changes to news programmes. The action by the NUJ union will

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COUNCIL WILL BE OPERATING AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OVER THE HOLIDAYS

COUNCIL WILL BE OPERATING AN EMERGENCY SERVICE OVER THE HOLIDAYS

Many Council services will be operating an emergency or out of hours service for the Christmas and New Year public holidays. Details are contained in

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Mehvish Ashraf Named Medical Leader of the Year

Mehvish Ashraf Named Medical Leader of the Year

Mehvish Ashraf MRPharmS, Non-Executive Board Member of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Medical Leader of the Year. by Lucy Ashton The 18th Scottish Asian &

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West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare

We will close tomorrow at 4pm, reopening Monday 5th of January 2026.

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