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Day: September 11, 2023

JOURNALISM: LibDems implore government to protect trainee journalists

September 11, 2023 heaneymedia

By Dumbarton Democrat reporter Liberal Democrat media spokesperson, Jamie Stone, has today written to the government asking for support for trainee journalists. The call follows

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GIVE US THE MONEY BACK: LABOUR DEMANDS RETURN OF SOCIAL CARE CASH

September 11, 2023 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has demanded the SNP reverses its £331 million raid on IJB reserves as services across Scotland face swingeing cuts. Health

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BOOKS: STAKEKNIFE’S DIRTY WAR The sensational Inside Story of Freddie Scappaticci

September 11, 2023 heaneymedia

PUBLISHING SEPTEMBER 15th STAKEKNIFE’S DIRTY WAR The Inside Story of Scappaticci, The IRA’s Nutting Squad, and the British Spooks who Ran the War RICHARD O’RAWE

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GPS “FALLING APART” WARNS BAILLIE – £78 MILLION BACKLOG REVEALED

September 11, 2023 heaneymedia

Dumbarton, Clydebank and the Vale of Leven Health Centres. By Bill Heaney GP surgeries are “falling apart”, Scottish Labour has warned as it reveals a

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  • SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE
  • PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL
  • World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration
  • ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL
  • Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh
  • Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

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SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

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PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

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World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

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ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.  by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

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Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

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Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

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Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise.  The number of patients

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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