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Day: April 19, 2023

PAY ROW: JobCentre and Passport workers to stage fresh strike action

April 19, 2023 heaneymedia

PCS union said more than 600 of its members at JobCentres will walk out for five days from May 2 JobCentre: Hundreds of civil servants

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BAILLIE: MATHESON MUST ‘ACT NOW’ TO END PERSISTENT A&E CHAOS

April 19, 2023 heaneymedia

 By Bill Heaney Jackie Baillie has urged the new Health Secretary to recover our NHS after Humza Yousaf’s stewardship, as new figures show A&E performance

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Royal Marine dies after falling from mountain

April 19, 2023 heaneymedia

Richard Melia, 40, died after falling while climbing Stob Dear’s Crowberry Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor. By Democrat reporter A 40-year-old man who died after

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SARWAR BLASTS “ECONOMICALLY ILLITERATE” SNP AS POVERTY SOARS

April 19, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar has accused the SNP of “failing Scottish workers” as working age poverty in Scotland soars at the fastest rate in

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SNP Ministers ‘did not know’ about problems at scandal-hit hospital before the official opening …

SNP Ministers ‘did not know’ about problems at scandal-hit hospital before the official opening …

A public inquiry was ordered after a number of deaths and high levels of infection at the Queen Elizabeth University and Royal Children’s Hospitals. by

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The Dumbarton Democrat We have the best coverage of local politics in West Dunbartonshire. Our newspaper is edited by Bill Heaney, who has a hat

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OBITUARY: FRANK HURLEY OF THE SUNDAY MAIL

OBITUARY: FRANK HURLEY OF THE SUNDAY MAIL

Outside of journalism, Frank Hurley’s passion was the countryside Obituary: Frank Hurley, journalist who meted out justice as The Judge By John McGurk Frank Hurley, newspaper

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Glittering opening for Glasgow 2026 Clyde-built experience for the world

Glittering opening for Glasgow 2026 Clyde-built experience for the world

by Lucy Ashton Organisers of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games have announced the city’s OVO Hydro venue is to host an ‘unforgettable’ opening ceremony. The showpiece event

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BIG SALARY HIKE FOR CHIEF CONSTABLE JO FARRELL

BIG SALARY HIKE FOR CHIEF CONSTABLE JO FARRELL

Chief Constable’s salary soars to a whopping £281k after another above-inflation pay rise. Jo Farrell has been urged to consider whether it’s ‘appropriate’ to accept

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Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants as oil prices plummet

Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants as oil prices plummet

Trump says there have been ‘productive conversations’ about a ‘complete and total resolution’ to the conflict in the Middle East President Donald Trump speaks to

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Young prisoners ‘spending far too long locked in cells’, watchdog warns

Young prisoners ‘spending far too long locked in cells’, watchdog warns

HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland also warned that mental health services were coming under growing strain by Lucy Ashton Young prisoners at Polmont young

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Govan Music Festival is on song as fifth edition gets underway

Govan Music Festival is on song as fifth edition gets underway

Everything from Bhangra beats and soaring symphonies to community choirs and foot-stomping folk is on display in Glasgow this week as the milestone fifth edition

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