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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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  • Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …
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  • Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill
  • BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …
  • Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …
  • The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

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Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Basílica Sagrada Família en Barcelona.  Guy Hedgecoe in Barcelona for The Irish Times For much of its history, the Sagrada Família basilica has drawn crowds

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MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and Labour finance spokesperson Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney The new Deputy First Minister appeared on the BBC Sunday Show

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Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

by Democrat reporter Detectives are appealing for information following a wilful fireraising in the O’Hare area of Bonhill. The incident took place around 3.30am on

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BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

Maggie O’Farrell (above) says she wanted to tell the story of Ireland just by one plot of land. Picture by Bill Heaney Words by Katie

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Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Norfolk Police said officers raided seven addresses, including one in Dumbarton. by Matt Precey Reporting from Norwich Magistrates’ Court Updated 1 hour ago Seven men

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The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back on Thursday, 4th June at Hampden Park, Glasgow. You’re invited to come along and exhibit your business

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MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

Peter Murrell, Pauline McLean, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Ivan McKee, and Neil Gray by Bill Heaney SNP ministers have been told they must “urgently clarify”

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Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

by Lucy Ashton Newly elected Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Morven-May MacCallum had today called on Stephen Flynn to focus on

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