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Day: September 3, 2023

Tin helmet time? Lib Dems call for plan to notify property owners about concrete risks

September 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Dumbarton’s dystopian 1960s-built town centre has been described as a “a concrete monstrosity” – but is it safe? Spin doctors stay silent as crisis unfolds.

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AHOY THERE ARGYLL: Piers and harbours investment sails forward [update]

September 3, 2023 heaneymedia

The Kilcreggan ferry Chieftain on the Firth of Clyde. By Aileen MacLennan Work is progressing on giving piers and harbours in Argyll and Bute a

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FERRIES: Workforce numbers at Ferguson Marine hit new low

September 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Scottish Daily Express: The Scottish Government has been urged to set out the future of the Port Glasgow shipyard as the workforce is now at

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Ten funeral traditions from around the world

September 3, 2023 heaneymedia

Dumbarton Cemetery: What music should be played? What should people wear? What poem should be read? We don’t discuss it much in the UK, but

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …
  • COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

I was in Edinburgh for the weekend attending a graduation cum birthday party for my granddaughter, Jane Heaney, which gave me some time off to

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HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

HELENSBURGH WATERFRONT CONSULTATION OPENS TODAY

In an extraordinary turnaround, Argyll and Bute Council has launched a statutory public consultation regarding Helensburgh waterfront. In line with Section 104 of the Community

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Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA: Make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

Scottish SPCA The Scottish SPCA’s supporters are playing their part to make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home.

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Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Argyll and Bute Council to launch consultation on visitor levy

Helensburgh is one area that would be affected by the visitor levy by Bill Heaney A public consultation is to be launched over a potential

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Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

Government fraud squad hunts down Covid loan scams …

New enforcement unit pursues billions lost to British taxpayers during pandemic Recovery efforts intensify as nearly 2,000 company directors are banned and 86 criminals are

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COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

COUNCIL OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL TO CLOSE ST MARTIN’S RETIRES

Published 25 June 2026 by Bill Heaney Ellen McBride, a former teacher in St Stephen’s, Dalmuir, and one-time head teacher at St Peter’s, Bellsmyre, has

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ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

ASTUTE MOVE: NEW WORKSHOPS SET TO TRANSFORM SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE

by Kim Hardie The arrival of two unassuming shipping containers at HM Naval Base Clyde marks a significant step forward in how the Royal Navy

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End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

End delays to domestic abuse protections, says LibDems leader

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today challenged the First Minister on a sharp rise in sexual crime, as he

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