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Day: June 10, 2023

Cancer treatment has been delayed by staff shortages

June 10, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The Royal College of Radiologists has painted a bleak picture of staffing pressures that affect cancer treatment services in Scotland, according to

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  • ROYAL NAVY: SILENT SERVICE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AT WINDSOR CASTLE EVENT

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HOSPICES: Minister confirms £9.4 million will be provided for independent hospices in 2026-27 budget

HOSPICES: Minister confirms £9.4 million will be provided for independent hospices in 2026-27 budget

by BILL HEANEY Hospice Care is not just for middle-class or well-heeled families, but for people from deprived backgrounds too. Marie Curie estimates that one

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Celtic ultras plan boycott amid quarrel with board

Celtic ultras plan boycott amid quarrel with board

The Green Brigade occupy a standing section at Celtic Park BBC Scotland is reporting that The Green Brigade has announced plans to boycott Celtic’s Scottish

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Catholic Church to halve number of parishes as priest numbers fall dramatically

Catholic Church to halve number of parishes as priest numbers fall dramatically

Alba The congregation at Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral on Clyde Street, Glasgow. by BILL HEANEY The Catholic Church is to halve the number of

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY: CHILD ABUSE VIGILANTE LEADER HARRASSED INNOCENT MAN

MISTAKEN IDENTITY: CHILD ABUSE VIGILANTE LEADER HARRASSED INNOCENT MAN

by BILL HEANEY The organiser of an online child abuse vigilante group has received a two-year community payback order after it was found that he

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First Minister Swinney in denial over scale of benefit fraud, claims Tory leader

First Minister Swinney in denial over scale of benefit fraud, claims Tory leader

First Minister John Swinney and Tory leader Russell Findlay clashed over benefit fraud. by BILL HEANEY John Swinney has been accused of being “in denial”

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ROYAL NAVY: SILENT SERVICE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AT WINDSOR CASTLE EVENT

ROYAL NAVY: SILENT SERVICE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AT WINDSOR CASTLE EVENT

by DEMOCRAT REPORTER ROYAL NAVY submariners celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Submarine Service were at Windsor Castle for a gala dinner to mark the

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Ysortit West Dunbartonshire: Come and join us!

Ysortit West Dunbartonshire: Come and join us!

Ysortit WestDunbartonshire Y-WOMEN CONNECT – COME ALONG & CONNECT! Are you a young woman aged 16–25 living in West Dunbartonshire? Join Y-Women Connect, a FREE

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ROAD CLOSURES FOR RESURFACING ON THE ERSKINE BRIDGE

ROAD CLOSURES FOR RESURFACING ON THE ERSKINE BRIDGE

Amey South West Trunk Roads Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential resurfacing on the A898 and A82 from Thursday 1st October until

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