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Day: July 2, 2023

HOSPITALS INQUIRY: WHEN THE SPINNING HAS TO STOP AND RESIGNATIONS HAVE TO FOLLOW

July 2, 2023 heaneymedia

Updated Monday, July 3, 2023 Health chiefs spied on Jackie Baillie and Anas Sarwar after they raised concerns about scandal-hit hospital Scotland’s Labour Party leaders

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ASBESTOS DEBATE PART 2: Asbestos has added to the devastating exposure to industrial illness that we see in Scotland

July 2, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The asbestos industry in Scotland was world leading from the 1870s, Labour MSP Paul Sweeney, whose father was a shipyard worker, told

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ASBESTOS DEBATE PART 1: SONG OF THE CLYDE WAS DEATH KNELL FOR HUNDREDS OF SHIPYARD WORKERS

July 2, 2023 heaneymedia

Song of the Clyde by Kenneth McKellar I’ll sing of a river I’m happy besideThe song that I sing is a song of the ClydeOf

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NHS DENTISTRY IN ‘CHAOS’ AS EMERGENCY CALLS TO NHS24 DOUBLE

July 2, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Labour has stated that NHS dentistry is in ‘chaos’ as the number of NHS24 calls related to oral and dental health soared

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Spring bank holiday reminder for medical emergencies

Spring bank holiday reminder for medical emergencies

Spring bank holiday reminder Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 25th May, for

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CHERRY PICKER HIRE FOR ALL YOUR ROOFING PROBLEMS …

CHERRY PICKER HIRE FOR ALL YOUR ROOFING PROBLEMS …

Spiderlift Hire:  Gutter and Soffits Cleaned for a lovely couple in Alexandria. If we can be of assistance with any Painting/, facias, and soffits repairs

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DOROTHY BAIN KC STANDS DOWN AS SCOTLAND’S LORD ADVOCATE

DOROTHY BAIN KC STANDS DOWN AS SCOTLAND’S LORD ADVOCATE

by Lucy Ashton Scotland’s Lord Advocate has informed the First Minister that she plans to step down from the role.Dorothy Bain KC was appointed Lord

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TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC IN HERMITAGE PARK

TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC IN HERMITAGE PARK
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Vale of Leven Academy summer work experience …

Vale of Leven Academy summer work experience …

Summer work experience.  A reminder, these opportunities are posted in the relevant Google Classrooms.  Pupils are encouraged to keep checking for opportunities. British Antarctic Survey

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NEW WILLOX PARK HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY ARE ‘DREAM COME TRUE’ FOR BILLY

NEW WILLOX PARK HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY ARE ‘DREAM COME TRUE’ FOR BILLY

by Bill Heaney Long-term Willox Park tenant Billy Leyden has told how his new property is a ‘dream come true’. The 80-year-old has been resident

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REFORM LEADER LORD OFFOR OWNS A MANSION ON LOVELY LOCH LOMONDSIDE

REFORM LEADER LORD OFFOR OWNS A MANSION ON LOVELY LOCH LOMONDSIDE

Thousands of Scots don’t have a home. Some new MSPs have more than one … by Bill Heaney Some of Scotland’s new MSPs are landlords,

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QE2 hospital patients fear infection as ward used as overspill area …

QE2 hospital patients fear infection as ward used as overspill area …

Medical Day Unit at Queen ­Elizabeth University Hospital is hit by bed shortages The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from West Dunbartonshire. by

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