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Day: April 23, 2023

SNP: Angus Robertson given ‘secret’ £33,000 salary top-up

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

Scottish Labour condemns a ‘festering culture of secrecy’ in the SNP after the latest financial revelation Who’s a cheeky boy then? Angus Robertson (left) led

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TRADE UNIONS: GMB union 94% reject pay offer from COSLA

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

By Tara Fitzpatrick for STV News Council workers in the GMB union, including cleaners, carers and bin collectors, have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer. More

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CALLING ALL REGISTERED NURSES: JOB AT VALE OF LEVEN HOSPITAL

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

Calling All Registered Nurses Apply for job Job reference: 144309 Salary: Band 5 (£28,384 – £35,365) Job closing date: 25/04/2023 Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery Location: Vale of Leven General

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HEALTH: Royal Alexandra Hospital celebrates new greenspace and arts projects

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A project which has transformed a dilapidated and underused pond in the grounds of the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) into a haven

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SNP ‘burner’ phones, luxury pens and even a fridge being probed as crisis deepens

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

Feeling the strain – former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon looks stressed. By Democrat reporter Operation Branchform is looking into money raised for a second Scexit referendum

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HEALTH: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde dental nurse recruitment

April 23, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Some dentists in West Dunbartonshire are beginning to take appointments from patients again following the cancellation during Covid pandemic. And NHS Greater

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  • Ex-police officer jailed seven years for a series of violent and sexual offences.
  • Police hunt for thug who threw a firework at family with baby in pram
  • Investigation launched following disorder ahead of semi-finals at Hampden
  • Scottish Liberal Democrats call on Government to redouble support for fire and flood safety
  • HM Naval Base Clyde: Submariners Association’s Annual Remembrance Weekend
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Ex-police officer jailed seven years for a series of violent and sexual offences.

Ex-police officer jailed seven years for a series of violent and sexual offences.

by Democrat reporter A former policeman has been jailed for seven years for a series of violent and sexual offences. Derek McNee, 42, committed the

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Police hunt for thug who threw a firework at family with baby in pram

Police hunt for thug who threw a firework at family with baby in pram

02 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Police Scotland officers are appealing for information after a child was struck by a firework in Glasgow. Around 6.35

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Investigation launched following disorder ahead of semi-finals at Hampden

Investigation launched following disorder ahead of semi-finals at Hampden

by BILL HEANEY There was more football-related violence at the weekend. An investigation has been launched after officers were targeted during disorder on Curtis Avenue

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Scottish Liberal Democrats call on Government to redouble support for fire and flood safety

Scottish Liberal Democrats call on Government to redouble support for fire and flood safety

Scottish Liberal Democrats are calling on the Scottish Government to redouble its support for fire and flood safety after the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

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HM Naval Base Clyde: Submariners Association’s Annual Remembrance Weekend

HM Naval Base Clyde: Submariners Association’s Annual Remembrance Weekend

HM Naval Base Clyde The Submariners Association’s Annual Remembrance Weekend brought together serving and retired submariners, families and veterans in London to honour those who

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At McMonagles Fish & Chips, we’re proud to serve Scotland’s favourite dish from our one-of-a-kind floating restaurant boat on the Forth & Clyde Canal. Known

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Salvador Dali lithograph collection to go to auction

Salvador Dali lithograph collection to go to auction

The artworks are expected to fetch as much as £120,000 at auction. By Benjamin Russell A private art collection which includes more than 30 hand-signed

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The Pawn, Alexandria: Round up your pals, dig out the cowboy boots …

The Pawn, Alexandria: Round up your pals, dig out the cowboy boots …

The Pawn, Alexandria  SAVE THE DATE!  Leave a wee gap in the Christmas diary… we’re going country! Country Rox with Eileen & Natalie are coming

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