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Day: February 12, 2023

EDUCATION: Brutal council cuts mean schools could introduce a four-day week

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

Proposal to reduce learning hours is major blow to working families Vale of Leven Academy, Dumbarton Academy and Our Lady and St Patrick’s Secondary plus

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DUMBARTON 2 ANNAN ATHLETIC 1

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

DUMBARTON picked up a vital three points after an eventful 2-1 win at home to in-form Annan Athletic yesterday.  Read the match report here  https://dumbartonfootballclub.com/priceless-win-for-dumbarton/…

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ENVIRONMENT: More than 60,000 instances of fly-tipping recorded in 2022

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney More than 60,000 instances of fly-tipping were recorded in Scotland last year, according to “alarming figures” obtained by the Scottish Conservatives. Responses

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Island Depopulation: Ireland’s offshore islands a footnote in state priorities

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

Author: Jamie Mann in The Ferret Standing at the end of the pier on 20 October 1960, 24 islanders from four families prepared to depart

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EMPLOYMENT: SCOTTISH LABOUR CALLS TIME ON ECONOMIC FREE ZONE

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour are set to ‘call time’ on Scotland’s economics-free political debate, focusing on reforming Scotland’s skills regime to stimulate the economy.

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McArthur: Government creating misleading picture over financial support for electric vehicles

February 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat climate emergency spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP today accused the SNP government of creating a misleading picture about the financial

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  • 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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