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Day: May 27, 2023

MEDIOCRITY IS WRIT LARGE ACROSS WHITEBOARDS OF OUR EDUCATION SERVICE

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Find out how your local secondary school fared in the latest league table. By Bill Heaney The SNP Government is under fire over the performance

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Over £160 million shelled out on NHS compensation since 2018

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Health Board pays out to patient whose testicle was removed without his consent By Bill Heaney Alarming new figures reveal that the Scotland’s NHS has shelled

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Children’s hearings urged to scrap volunteer model

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Liam was one of the young people who contributed their views to the report By Lucy Ashton BBC Scotland is reporting that a radical shake-up

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HEALTH: Art and well-being multi-partner approach brings garden concept to life

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Grand opening sees QEUH Gro-Garden blend greenspace, art and well-being multi-partner approach brings garden concept to life By Lucy Ashton A wonderful new garden has

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RELIGION: Kirk apology for connection with historic chattel slavery.

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

By Cameron Brooks The Church of Scotland has been instructed to prepare a statement of acknowledgment and apology for its involvement with and connection to

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POLICE: Rank and file rally to give Sir Iain a kicking

May 27, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Representatives of Police Scotland’s rank-and-file say they have been “kicked into the gutter” by their chief constable’s claim the force is “institutionally

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EASTER WEEKEND SPECIAL REPORT AND PICTURES

EASTER WEEKEND SPECIAL REPORT AND PICTURES

Pope Leo calls for global leaders to choose peace in his first Easter Mass by Jessica Rawnsley for the BBC 5 April 2026 Thousands of

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SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

The shaggy dog story, often told but seldom with the same angle, has appeared yet again in a new and, admittedly, interesting online platform. The

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Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

This report on driving improvement and building a stronger NHS sets out the progress in Scotland’s health and social care system during 2025 to 2026

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Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Exhibition at The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George offers an insight into the realities of trench warfare Scottish soldiers who fought in the First World

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Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Artizan Centre Public.  · Anyone on or off Facebook is invited to come along. Join Elspeth and Jeremy from the Lennox Heritage Society to discover the rich

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SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

A&E waiting times and delayed discharge from hospital are just two of the issues at this election. by Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has accused the

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TORY LEADER FINDLAY PROMISES £500 TAX CUT FOR PENSIONERS

TORY LEADER FINDLAY PROMISES £500 TAX CUT FOR PENSIONERS

by Democrat reporter Russell Findlay today called on pro-Union voters to back the Scottish Conservatives on their peach ballot to prevent an SNP majority and

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SNP ACCUSED OF EMBARKING ON ELECTION ‘PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN’

SNP ACCUSED OF EMBARKING ON ELECTION ‘PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN’

 by Bill Heaney The SNP has today been accused of engaging in a Scottish Parliament election “propaganda campaign” that would “make Pravda blush”. It’s a

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