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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
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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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  • Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station
  • CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

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HEALTH: Four Days After Transplant

HEALTH: Four  Days After Transplant

Nicola explains what life is like four days after her kidney transplant On Friday 15th September, one week ago, Nicola Liddell  was driving her daughter,

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PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light

PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light

By Lauren Crooks A new energy efficient Council housing development in Bonhill is moving forward after planning permission was granted. The 26-home site, in Pappert, will

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JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman

JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman

By Democrat reporter Members of the National Union of Journalists in Scotland who work at The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh Evening News as well

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EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?

EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?

By Bill Heaney It is a widely held view that most things handled by the SNP government and their local councillors are yet another bourach.

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Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station

Teenager left in hospital after assault near Helensburgh station

Two men, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested and charged in connection with the assault in Helensburgh Police: Two have been arrested following the

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CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

CRIME: Co-op boss warns of shoplifting ‘anarchy’

By Bill Heaney The Co-op had stores everywhere in West Dunbartonshire – Dumbarton Equitable Co-operative Society, Valeco, Helensburgh and Clydebank Co-op for a start –

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JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

JOURNALISM: TENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR THE IRISH VOICE

By PETER DIAMOND THE Irish Voice was treated to an evening reception at the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh to celebrate the newspaper’s 10th anniversary. On

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Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election    

Conservatives beat SNP in Girvan by-election     

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Conservatives have won the Girvan and South Carrick by–election, gaining the seat from the SNP.   South Ayrshire resident Alan Lamont becomes

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