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Day: March 16, 2023

FERRY STORY SAILS INTO SINKING SAGA FOR SNP AND STURGEON

March 16, 2023 heaneymedia

Ferries to be delayed for another six months and will cost even more money, says Swinney By Lucy Ashton The two ferries being built in

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Nicola Sturgeon gets that sinking feeling as she’s grilled on the ferries fiasco

March 16, 2023 heaneymedia

Douglas Ross told Nicola Sturgeon it was “a scandal” bonuses were being paid when the ferries were six years late and £350 million over budget.

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TRAVEL: St Patrick’s Day festival – All you need to know about the parades

March 16, 2023 heaneymedia

Bank holiday will mean a four-day celebration for many people Henry Street trader Tony Mooney is all set for St Patrick’s Day. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

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NOTEBOOK: DO ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES BELIEVE IN FREEDOM OF SPEECH?

March 16, 2023 heaneymedia

WESTMINSTER NOTEBOOK by Bill Heaney The Budget was not the only subject which gripped my attention at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

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

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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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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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