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Day: May 12, 2023

International Nurses Day – Meet the amazing nurses delivering care

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton To mark International Nurses Day 2023, NHSGGC is celebrating the fantastic contribution nurses make to the health service by spotlighting some of

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Church leaders call to ensure fair pay for social care workers

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Two senior Church figures have signed a declaration calling on the Scottish Government to “do everything within its power” to ensure frontline

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First Minister must act to avert council strikes, says UNISON

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Danny Phillips UNISON, together with other unions, has called on the Scottish government to provide additional funding to improve the pay offer for council

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MORE MADISON SQUARE GARDENS THAN HOLYROOD /NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

First Minister Humza Yousaf, Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone, Conservative leader Douglas Ross and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. By Bill Heaney The gloves were definitely

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JUSTICE: Solicitors accuse the Scottish government of “political meddling” in rape trials

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney A steadily increasing number of solicitors have stated they will join a boycott of plans to pilot rape trials without juries in

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NHS boards asked for plans if junior doctors strike

May 12, 2023 heaneymedia

Health Secretary Michael Matheson and Labour spokesperson Jackie Baillie. By Lucy Ashton Dumbarton constituency MSP Labour’s Jackie Baillie asked new Health Secretary Michael Matheson him

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  • Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection
  • Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years
  • Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation
  • Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure
  • Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight
  • Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

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Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection

Arrest made over theft of historic gold trophy from Sir Thomas Lipton museum collection

Lipton’s eight-carat gold trophy vanished from museum last year by BILL HEANEY An elderly man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a

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Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years

Childminder who admitted neglecting and abandoning children jailed for two years

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER A childminder who admitted to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years. Amanda Mathewson had

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Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation

Six men convicted following illegal cryptocurrency operation

by BILL HEANEY Six men have been convicted following an illegal cryptocurrency operation valued at more than £6 million. Asim Afzal, 34, Aftab Allah, 36,

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Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure

Andy Burnham: Journalism Is A Vital Part Of Our National Infrastructure

Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure, and local news media is critical to the success of the government’s headline devolution agenda, Andy

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Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight

Controversial cemetery memorial, part paid for by Scottish travelling community, dismantled overnight

White marble statues removed from the grave of Willy McGinley amid an ongoing planning investigation into the 4.5m-high structure.  The memorial pictured after the overnight

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Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Minister announces public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation.

by Mairi McAllan, Minister for Education Child sexual abuse and exploitation are among the most serious harms that can be inflicted on a child. Our

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Date set for Scotland grooming gang inquiry chaired by Alexis Jay

Date set for Scotland grooming gang inquiry chaired by Alexis Jay

Thursday 5 November 2026 by BILL HEANEY Scotland’s Education Secretary, Màiri McAllan, has announced that the public inquiry into group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation

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ROSNEATH CASTLE: Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu

ROSNEATH CASTLE: Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu

Someone had to taste the Christmas Menu.  We’ve been trying some of the dishes coming to Castle Isle this December, and choosing a favourite wasn’t

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