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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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Recent Posts

  • GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME
  • Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes
  • West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event
  • POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP
  • NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH
  • HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

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GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

GINGER COMPANIES WANT MONEY BACK ON BOTTLE RETURN SCHEME

By Lucy Ashton Renewed calls have been made for compensation to be paid to firms hit by the SNP-Greens’ botched Deposit Return Scheme after it

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Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

Faith leaders call for asylum seekers to be given free bus passes

The Rt Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Pinar Aksu, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator at MIN.

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West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

West Dunbartonshire gears up for UCI Cycling Worlds with community event

By Lucy Ashton Residents are being encouraged to get on their bikes for a fun-filled weekend of cycling activities in West Dunbartonshire. The Community Cycling

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POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

POLITICS: Boris Johnson sensationally quits as MP

By Kate Devlin Boris Johnson has sensationally announced he is quitting as an MP claiming he is the victim of a Partygate and Brexit witch-hunt.

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NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL TAXPAYERS ARE BEING ROBBED OF THE TRUTH

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY So, West Dunbartonshire Council’s Labour Group and the SNP are at one, joined at the hip as they say. Labour supporters

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HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

HUNGRY TWENTIES: BAILLIE WARNS THOUSANDS ARE MISSING OUT ON ENERGY SUPPORT

By Lucy Ashton Jackie Baillie has urged thousands of people in Dumbarton, the Vale of Leven, Balloch, Helensburgh and Lomond on prepayment meters to claim

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BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

BOOKS: How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it

REPUBLICANISM Hold Your Hour Maurice Earls June 2023 Donate How am I? If I was any better, I couldn’t stick it. Brendan Behan A personal

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BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

BOOKS: Brendan Behan’s grandmother introduced him to drink as a child

Dublin Review of Books, Issue 152, Newsletter 1 The Dublin Review of Books, including its extensive archive, is free to all. We rely exclusively on readers’

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