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Day: April 27, 2023

Valeman jailed for six years for raping woman tied to a radiator

April 27, 2023 heaneymedia

The court heard that Gilbert Murray was repeatedly violent to the women A man who raped two women, one of whom he tied to a

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SCOTLAND CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THIS CHAOTIC SNP GOVERNMENT – SARWAR

April 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Ghost ship Glen Sannox lying in Port Glasgow, Barlinnie Prison and Labour leader Anas Sarwar. By Bill Heaney Almost everything is going up in price

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HEALTH: Public reminded to be aware of multiple May bank holidays

April 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Vale Hospital and health centre and Clydebank Health Centre. Dumbarton HC above. By Gillian Morrison NHS 24, Scotland’s provider of the 111-service, is asking the

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FM YOUSAF MADE TO WALK PLANK OVER FINAL BILL FOR DELAYED FERRIES

April 27, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney First Minister Humza Yousaf was made to walk the plank today over the horrendous ever escalating cost of the two island ferries

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Sewage dumped on prize-winning beaches more than 400 times last year

April 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Sewage on the beach at Ganavan Sands near Oban in Argyll. Pictures by Bill Heaney By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has

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  • MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND
  • Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’
  • Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say
  • ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM
  • POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE
  • MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

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MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

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Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

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Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

  by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the

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ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

ROTARY CLUB CLASSIC CAR SHOW COMING SOON TO DUMBARTON FC STADIUM

A Classic Car Event organised by the Rotary Club of Dumbarton is taking place on Sunday, 14th June 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm

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POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

POLICE RECOVER COUNTERFEIT GOODS FROM SHOPS ACROSS WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

by Bill Heaney Police and enforcement officers have swooped on local shops and seized almost 30,000 cigarettes and £thousands in cash being held illegally across

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MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

MULTIPLE CLOSURES FOR ROADWORKS ON TYYHE ERSKINE BRIDGE THIS SUMMER

by Lucy Ashton The Erskine Bridge will be closed during June to allow extensive roadworks to take place on the 50-year-old structure over the River

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DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

DRYMEN SHOW: fantastic entries across all our agricultural sections

All at Drymen Show would like to thank everyone who joined us on Saturday, 30th May, for our 196th show. The weather fared better than

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Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill set to continue as Celtic boss  …

Martin O’Neill guided Celtic to a league and cup double last season Martin O’Neill is set to continue as Celtic manager after two interim spells

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