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Day: March 5, 2023

BUDGET: Labour council vehemently rebut ‘pink socialists’ criticism

March 5, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Supporting communities through the cost of living crisis is at the heart of a new £1 million support package introduced as part

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Scotland braced for 15 DAYS of sub-zero temperatures

March 5, 2023 heaneymedia

By Sean Batty of STV News I’ve been warning for a few weeks now that it looked like cold conditions would develop into March after

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Joint bank account is key to Sturgeon’s resignation, says Private Eye

March 5, 2023 heaneymedia

The outgoing SNP leader and her chief executive husband are urged to answer the question about whether or not they have a joint bank account,

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LEADERSHIP: SNP contest is RIGGED in favour of Humza Yousaf

March 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Author Robin McAlpine accused Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon of hand-picking audiences for the hustings and branded the Scottish Government ‘an unrelenting deluge of f**kwittery’

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SECRET SCOTLAND: SNP refuses to livestream latest hustings – again

March 5, 2023 heaneymedia

Nothing to see here! SNP leadership hopefuls Ash Regan, Kate Forbes and Humza Yousaf will be debating ‘behind closed doors’ on Sunday. ‘Woeful’ Humza Yousaf,

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team
  • TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE
  • HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’
  • IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative
  • Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development
  • NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

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HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

HEALTH: Award joy for iCAIRD and NHSGGC Biomedical Science team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team. By Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s Biomedical Science team have been recognised, alongside West of

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TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE

TRANSPORT: LABOUR MSPs STAND UP FOR ‘NEGLECTED’ TAXI DRIVERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE

By Bill Heaney The taxi trade plays a vital role in Scotland—it gets people from A to B; it protects vulnerable passengers; and it provides

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HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’

HEALTH: ‘At home COPD care gives me peace of mind when I need it most’

By Lucy Ashton A patient has praised the use of innovative technology, which kept him out of hospital over the winter by allowing clinical experts

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IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative

IT’S FREE: Residents can dispose of rubbish free as part of Spring Clean Up initiative

By Lauren Crooks Residents around West Dunbartonshire will be able to clean up their homes and gardens for free next month as part of the

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Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development

Save Loch Lomond: Over 55,000 oppose destructive and unwanted development

Save Loch Lomond – Greens lodged record number of objections for a planning application. By Bill Heaney Over 55,000 objections have been lodged against the

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NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

NHS WAITING LISTS HAVE DOUBLED SINCE STURGEON WAS APPOINTED, SAYS MSP BAILLIE

By Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, deputy leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, was not for letting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon away lightly

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PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

PARLIAMENT: SARWAR PLACES STURGEON ON THE SPOT AT HER LAST QUESTION TIME

Labour leader Anas Sarwar and now resigned First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. By Bill Heaney We live in serious times, with the cost of living crisis

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VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

                        First Minister Nicola Sturgeon I have just concluded my 286th and final session

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