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Day: December 2, 2023

Good Morning from a cold #Dumbarton

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

Pix By Pedro This fantastic picture of Dumbarton in the snow was taken by Pedro. The best snow picture I have seen today. It’s not

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FERRIES: IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO MAKE IT TO IRELAND FOR CHRISTMAS

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

It’s not too late to make it home for Christmas Spend Christmas in Ireland with the people and places that feel like home – whether

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ON RAGLAN ROAD BY PATRICK KAVANAGH

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On this day in 1967 – Death of poet and novelist, Patrick Kavanagh, who was born in Inniskeen, Co Monaghan in 1904. Patrick Kavanagh was

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UKRAINE: Zelenskyy says Israel-Hamas war threatens to overshadow Ukraine conflict

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

Saturday 2 December 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the war with Russia is entering a new stage.Credit: AP/Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Felipe Dana By ITN reporters

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WEEKEND: APOLOGIES, MY COMPUTER IS BEING REPLACED

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Local editor uses local computer repair and replacement business My IT equipment is as old as this picture of me when I was a young

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Israeli strikes kill over 175 people in Gaza as ceasefire ends, says Hamas

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

Friday 1 December 2023 at 10:53pm Hamas says that more than a hundred Palestinians have been killed since fighting between the proscribed terror group and

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Review into access to banking services begins …

Review into access to banking services begins …

by Lucy Ashton Former Which? Director and former board member of the FCA, Richard Lloyd OBE, seeks views as he begins his Independent Review. Evidence

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Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people

Child poverty should be a ‘priority from day one’, say young people

Two-thirds of respondents to the Save the Children Scotland and Young Scot poll said fighting child poverty was a priority by Bill Heaney Young people

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REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

REMEMBER: IT’S A BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Bank Holiday reminder Residents of Greater Glasgow and Clyde are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 15 June, due

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VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM

VALE OF LEVEN ACADEMY S6 PROM

Vale of Leven Academy celebrated its annual Broad General Education Awards Ceremonies with more than 500 students recognised for a range of curricular and extra-curricular

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FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

FORMER PUPILS MCGINN AND BRIDGES PAY WORLD CUP VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL

‘MON SCOTLAND St Peter the Apostle Secondary School had some very exciting guests recently. Comedian Kevin Bridges and Scotland star John McGinn visited the school

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MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

MOUTH WATERING SCALLOPS FROM SHETLAND

Tom Morton Tom Morton #Shetland garage food. Apologies for the messy plated picture. I was halfway through guzzling my scallops, salmon, tatties, and spinach before

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Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

Baillie says cost of NHS Scotland reliance on agency nurses is ‘eye-watering’

by Bill Heaney New figures show the “eye-watering” cost of continued reliance on NHS supplementary staffing, Scottish Labour said today. The latest NHS Scotland workforce

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Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say

by BBC reporter Olivia Ireland Published 7 June 2026, 00:02 BST Delays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK’s

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