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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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  • CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland

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IT’S PARTY TIME FOR SCOTLAND IN BOSTON USA

IT’S PARTY TIME FOR SCOTLAND IN BOSTON USA

SCOTLAND 1 – HAITI 0. Scotland Claim Crucial World Cup Opener. A memorable, tense 1-0 victory over Haiti in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener

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MARY’S MEALS BRINGS FOOD AND EDUCATION TO CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD

MARY’S MEALS BRINGS FOOD AND EDUCATION TO CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD

Mary’s Meals, the Scottish charity which works out of a shed in the back garden of a house at Dalmally near Oban in Argyll, does

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MAGGIE O’FARRELL TAKES HER NEW BOOK ‘LAND’ ON A NATIONWIDE TOUR

MAGGIE O’FARRELL TAKES HER NEW BOOK ‘LAND’ ON A NATIONWIDE TOUR

Maggie O’Farrell  Now that’s what I call “a good crowd” who turned up when Maggie talked to Caroline Lang about her new novel, Land, to

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POLICE PRAISE FOR FANS WHO STAYED UP LATE TO CELEBRATE SCOTLAND WINNING

POLICE PRAISE FOR FANS WHO STAYED UP LATE TO CELEBRATE SCOTLAND WINNING

Statement from Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston following Scotland’s opening World Cup match: “I want to recognise the conduct of football fans across the country

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MURRELL: PRINCE OF DARKNESS SWINNEY IS TAKING SCOTTISH ELECTORATE FOR IDIOTS

MURRELL: PRINCE OF DARKNESS SWINNEY IS TAKING SCOTTISH ELECTORATE FOR IDIOTS

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today (Sunday) outlined 13 of the key questions that an inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal should answer.  

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CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland

CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland

by Democrat reporters BBC Scotland is reporting that an anti-racism rally in Glasgow has been disrupted by a masked group following violence in the city

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HAITI: A country hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters

HAITI:  A country hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters

by Bill Heaney Where is Haiti? Scotland, having been drawn against them in the World Cup, will not be travelling to the island to meet

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LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Red Arrows flypast by Ella Kipling Crowds gathered in

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