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Day: August 7, 2023

TRAGEDY: Three hill walkers found dead in Glencoe 

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Three hill walkers have been found dead in Glencoe after failing to return from their hike. Emergency services were called to the Aonach

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENT: RATS NO WAY TO RUN A COUNCIL

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney, the man the Council couldn’t gag West Dunbartonshire Council has come under sustained attack from the public about the way it runs

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POLICE: BLUE LIGHT GALA DAY AT LEVENGROVE PARK

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER – LEVENGROVE PARK, DUMBARTON We are hosting a Blue Light open day between

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TRAVEL: Ten things that used to be free but now cost money

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

Pricewatch: Providers are always finding new ways to charge people, but there are also things that used to cost money and are now free in

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Only one per cent of top policing jobs held by people from BAME backgrounds   

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

Chief Constables Iain Livingstone and (above) Jo Farrell and LibDem MSP Liam McArthur. By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has

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CLUB STATEMENT: DUMBARTON FC BOARD UPDATE

August 7, 2023 heaneymedia

Dumbarton FC stadium at the Rock where the club have applied to build houses in the car park. By Bill Heaney Cognitive Capital Ltd., majority

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Nicola Sturgeon has now released two further statements through top lawyer Aamer Anwar
  • DUMBARTON HARP CLUB MEMBERS HEAR HAUGHEY PROPOSALS FOR CELTIC’S FUTURE
  • Lord Advocate must ignore Swinney and publish reasons for not charging Sturgeon, says Findlay
  • Submariner accused of raping colleague at Faslane Naval Base
  • Nicola Sturgeon denied that there was anything untoward in the SNP’s finances …
  • Naval officer on trial for Faslane rape and sexually assaulting another colleague aboard submarine …

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Nicola Sturgeon has now released two further statements through top lawyer Aamer Anwar

Nicola Sturgeon has now released two further statements through top lawyer Aamer Anwar

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds a COVID-19 press briefing in St Andrew´s House, Edinburgh, wearing a pendant necklace believed to have been purchased by

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DUMBARTON HARP CLUB MEMBERS HEAR HAUGHEY PROPOSALS FOR CELTIC’S FUTURE

DUMBARTON HARP CLUB MEMBERS HEAR HAUGHEY PROPOSALS FOR CELTIC’S FUTURE

Pictures by Jim Gillen Dumbarton Harp Club this week hosted Paul McStay, business magnate Lord Willie Haughey, and publicist Matt McGlone, who came along to

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Lord Advocate must ignore Swinney and publish reasons for not charging Sturgeon, says Findlay

Lord Advocate must ignore Swinney and publish reasons for not charging Sturgeon, says Findlay

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain and Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay. by Bill Heaney  The Scottish Conservatives have renewed their call for the Crown Office to

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Submariner accused of raping colleague at Faslane Naval Base

Submariner accused of raping colleague at Faslane Naval Base

The jury was shown CCTV footage showing the woman repeatedly falling before the alleged attack by Democrat reporter A female submariner has accused a colleague

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Nicola Sturgeon denied that there was anything untoward in the SNP’s finances …

Nicola Sturgeon denied that there was anything untoward in the SNP’s finances …

by Bill Heaney How long should Nicola Sturgeon’s ex-husband, Peter Murrell, spend in jail for embezzling the SNP independence campaign funds of over £400,000? The

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Naval officer on trial for Faslane rape and sexually assaulting another colleague aboard submarine …

Naval officer on trial for Faslane rape and sexually assaulting another colleague aboard submarine …

by Democrat reporter A Royal Navy petty officer accused of raping a female colleague at Faslane is also alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman

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Arrochar torpedo station could become holiday village …

Arrochar torpedo station could become holiday village …

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority The torpedo station has been unused since the 1980s by Bill Heaney A derelict torpedo testing station

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Walker in hospital after being bitten by ‘venomous snake’ at beauty spot

Walker in hospital after being bitten by ‘venomous snake’ at beauty spot

Walker, who had a suspected snake bite at the Whangie, rushed to  hospital  by Lucy Ashton A holiday weekend walker is in hospital after being

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