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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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  • VALEDICTORY SPEECH BY FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

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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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POLICE: HOW SWINGEING SNP CUTS HAVE MADE OUR HOMES AND STREETS LESS SAFE FROM CRIMINALS

POLICE: HOW SWINGEING SNP CUTS HAVE MADE OUR HOMES AND STREETS LESS SAFE FROM CRIMINALS

SPECIAL REPORT by BILL HEANEY Police officers up and down the country work tirelessly every day to keep us safe, and we thank them for

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LIBDEM LEADER: Sands of Scottish politics are now shifting in big and unpredictable ways

LIBDEM LEADER: Sands of Scottish politics are now shifting in big and unpredictable ways

Good and bad, this chamber will debate her legacy long after her departure Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation statement in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon,

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