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Day: June 4, 2023

OBITUARY/TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH KEELEY

June 4, 2023 heaneymedia

Joseph “Joe”  Keeley, age 81, of Westmont, and formerly of Brucehill, Dumbarton,  passed away peacefully on May 23, 2023, in Naples, Florida. He is survived

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Warning of sunburn risk after just 30 minutes due to UV levels

June 4, 2023 heaneymedia

STV’s Sean Batty predicts that high and rare levels of UV radiation can be expected this week. By Lucy Ashton Scots are being warned that

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Peatland expanded to help National Park become a ‘carbon sink’ for Scotland

June 4, 2023 heaneymedia

Friday, 2nd June (World Peatlands Day) Harvesting peat in West of Scotland and Connemara in Ireland. Then and now. Pictures by Heather Greer and Bill

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‘Shocking and shameful’ cuts to drug and alcohol support services revealed

June 4, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton  The SNP-Green government cut nearly £20 million from the budget given to organisations supporting those with drug and alcohol problems last year,

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INCREASE IN PRISONER NUMBERS ON SUICIDE WATCH CRIES OUT FOR REFORM – CLARK

June 4, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has raised the alarm at findings that the number of prisoners placed on suicide or self-harm watch in Scotland has

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  • Dumbarton People’s Theatre: YES, PRIME MINISTER
  • HISTORY: Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven were like two separate states.
  • YOUSAF BREAKS PROMISE TO SUPPORT MILLY’S LAW
  • ‘URGENT ACTION’ MUST BE TAKEN AS LIFE EXPECTANCY GOES DOWN
  • CELEBRITY FOOTBALLER: Ally McCoist caught speeding twice in one day
  • Five men to stand trial over £6.5 million NHS Scotland corruption and bribery

Previously: THE DEMOCRAT

Dumbarton People’s Theatre: YES, PRIME MINISTER

Dumbarton People’s Theatre: YES, PRIME MINISTER

Dumbarton People’s Theatre   TICKETS NOW ON SALE Delighted to reveal our poster for Yes, Prime Minister and announce that tickets are now on sale! Dumbarton

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HISTORY: Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven were like two separate states.

HISTORY: Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven were like two separate states.

Vale of Leven History Apologies for not posting for a while, I have been rehearsing for a DPT production and it takes up most of my

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YOUSAF BREAKS PROMISE TO SUPPORT MILLY’S LAW

YOUSAF BREAKS PROMISE TO SUPPORT MILLY’S LAW

Labour’s Jackie Baillie and First Minister Humza Yousaf. By Bill Heaney First Minister Humza Yousaf and his SNP colleagues have remarkably rejected the majority of

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‘URGENT ACTION’ MUST BE TAKEN AS LIFE EXPECTANCY GOES DOWN

‘URGENT ACTION’ MUST BE TAKEN AS LIFE EXPECTANCY GOES DOWN

Dame Jackie Baillie and Health Secretary Michael Matheson. By Bill Heaney Urgent action must be taken to improve health outcomes which will result in local

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CELEBRITY FOOTBALLER: Ally McCoist caught speeding twice in one day

CELEBRITY FOOTBALLER: Ally McCoist caught speeding twice in one day

The former Rangers and Scotland legend was fined £510 for driving over the speed limit in Tarbet and Arrochar on the same day Glasgow Rangers

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Five men to stand trial over £6.5 million NHS Scotland corruption and bribery

Five men to stand trial over £6.5 million NHS Scotland corruption and bribery

Lucrative contracts were allegedly handed out by managers NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and other health boards in in return for cash and gifts across

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FERRET INVESTIGATION: Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution

FERRET INVESTIGATION: Watchdog investigates Sepa ‘failure’ to stop sewage pollution

Author: Rob Edwards in The Ferret The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is under scrutiny by a new government standards watchdog for allegedly failing to

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Consumption room for illegal drugs given go-ahead

Consumption room for illegal drugs given go-ahead

Portugal’s consumption rooms embody the country’s ‘harm reduction’ approach to drugs. By James Cook Scotland editor, BBC News The UK’s first official consumption room for

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