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Day: August 20, 2023

BBC Alba is funded to the tune of around £13 million a year

August 20, 2023 heaneymedia

£millions sunk into BBC Alba but is anyone out there listening? By Lucy Ashton BBC Scotland’s Gaelic channel is offering a money-spinning contract to media

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SNP mired in ‘total hypocrisy’ over taxpayers’ cash as LEZ is introduced

August 20, 2023 heaneymedia

LEZ in disarray as SNP fail to make fresh air scheme work One unfortunate motorist collected £900 in fines in July alone as the SNP-led

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YET ANOTHER SCANDAL: Almost 150,000 NHS 24 calls abandoned in six months

August 20, 2023 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Hang on one moment please. These are words seldom heard by people who call NHS 24 when they are feeling unwell. Indeed,

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  • Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban
  • NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
  • Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland
  • GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES
  • CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million
  • West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

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Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban

Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban

Reform UK says a previous debate they led on the issue was ended “prematurely” Democrat reporter Reform UK is set to force a vote on

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NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Who would you love to see switching on Alexandria’s Christmas lights on Saturday 21st November?Nominations are open to children AND adults! Maybe it’s a youngster who’s

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Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland A minister who works in Scotland’s biggest jail has become the first

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GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government’s refusal to disclose the expected total cost of its plan to reduce class contact time for teachers in West

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CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

There was a man who built a boat to sail away, and it sank – JP Donleavy, The Ginger Man by BILL HEANEY  CalMac’s annual

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West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage Opening tomorrow, please do come along to Gallery 5 at Clydebank Town Hall to see an excellent variety of work

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Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

SNP MSP Bob Doris, Health Secretary Angela Constance and Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie. by BILL HEANEY Valeman Bob Doris MSP has raised the progress of

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Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute We’re looking for SWI members skilled in needle felting to become Evelyn Baxter Craft Scholars for 2027. Successful applicants will receive expert

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