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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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  • HEALTH: Four Days After Transplant
  • PLANNING: Energy efficient homes in Bonhill given green light
  • JOURNALISM: National World strike at 19 weekly newspapers plus The Scotsman
  • EDUCATION: WILL THERE STILL BE A SCHOOL STRIKE NEXT WEEK?
  • 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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