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Day: March 11, 2023

POWER: Annual energy bills rise by over £1,000 from next month.

March 11, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Households in West Dunbartonshire and Argyllshire expect to see their annual energy bills rise by over £1,000 from next month. And that

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FARMING: Sheep and cattle-worrying incidents and the associated unnecessary suffering

March 11, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The lambing season is underway and now the government has been asked by Emma Harper MSP what action it is taking to

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JACKIE BAILLIE TACKLES STURGEON ON PRIVATE HEALTH CARE

March 11, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney  BBC Scotland revealed that one in five people had paid for private medical care in the past 12 months, Jackie Baillie MSP

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DRUGS: SNP candidates’ “shameful silence” on drugs-deaths epidemic

March 11, 2023 heaneymedia

The scourge of drug deaths in Scotland requires SNP minister Angela Constance’s full backing for Right to Recovery Bill. By Bill Heaney The SNP leadership

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  • ON YER BIKE: How NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for two
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BAILLIE WELCOMES CAMERON HOUSE REPORT BUT IS DISAPPOINTED BY SLOW ACTION

BAILLIE WELCOMES CAMERON HOUSE REPORT BUT IS DISAPPOINTED BY SLOW ACTION

Grieving mother Jane Midgley and Dame Jackie Baillie MSP. By Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie has welcomed recommendations from a working group established following the

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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Taking action to tackle child poverty

ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL: Taking action to tackle child poverty

By Aileen Maclennan Supporting families facing financial hardship and ensuring that children do not grow up in poverty remains a top priority in Argyll and

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PAY: What is the minimum wage and how much is it?

PAY: What is the minimum wage and how much is it?

By Bill Heaney The national living wage will increase from next April, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to confirm on Monday. It means the minimum wage

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ON YER BIKE: How NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for two

ON YER BIKE: How NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for two

Scotland’s Climate Week: how NHSGGC is helping staff to swap four wheels for twoAs part of Scotland’s Climate Week, NHSGGC has been encouraging staff to

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COUNCIL RECEIVES PROMISE OF £40 MILLION BUT LACKS IDEAS HOW TO SPEND IT

COUNCIL RECEIVES PROMISE OF £40 MILLION BUT LACKS IDEAS HOW TO SPEND IT

Clydebank from the air with the Golden Jubilee Hospital’s green roofs bottom centre and Dalmuir and the Forth and Clyde Canal and Duntocher Road to

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Rangers: Michael Beale sacked as manager

Rangers: Michael Beale sacked as manager

Ulsterman Steven Davis takes interim charge at Ibrox Stadium Michael Beale has been sacked as Rangers manager following Saturday’s home defeat by Aberdeen which left

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O’HARA TIPPED TO WIN NOMINATION IN NEW SEAT

O’HARA TIPPED TO WIN NOMINATION IN NEW SEAT

Contest for Argyll, Bute and Lochaber South seat Former SNP chief whip Brendan O’Hara currently represents Argyll and Bute, but is facing a contest for

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GOLF: Oban’s Robert MacIntyre hails Team Europe’s ‘incredible’ Ryder Cup victory 

GOLF: Oban’s Robert MacIntyre hails Team Europe’s ‘incredible’ Ryder Cup victory 

Robert MacIntyre says that the final day of the Ryder Cup was ‘nerve-wracking’ MacIntyre declared that winning the Ryder Cup with Europe is ‘unforgettable’ Oban’s

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