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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

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

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

December 2, 2023 heaneymedia

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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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • BRING YOUR PURSE — DAME JACKIE BAILLIE INVITES SNP STAR GOODLAD TO DUMBARTON
  • ENTERTAINMENT: Plans for Hoolie in the Hydro hot up as Phil and Aly join the party
  • Accident and Emergency Waiting Times: this year, there have been 600 avaoidable deaths associated with long waits in A and E
  • Health Board failed to investigate properly why a patient died on the operating table and children put at risk
  • Christie Park Primary and ELCC praised for nurturing environment and strong leadership
  • Tenants settle into new homes as part of Council’s house building programme

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BRING YOUR PURSE — DAME JACKIE BAILLIE INVITES SNP STAR GOODLAD TO DUMBARTON

BRING YOUR PURSE — DAME JACKIE BAILLIE INVITES SNP STAR GOODLAD TO DUMBARTON

Dame Jackie Baillie, Hannah Mary Goodlad and Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth whom she invited to invest in Dumbarton. by BILL HEANEY The SNP’s rising

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ENTERTAINMENT: Plans for Hoolie in the Hydro hot up as Phil and Aly join the party

ENTERTAINMENT: Plans for Hoolie in the Hydro hot up as Phil and Aly join the party

by Lucy Ashton Plans are hotting up for Scotland’s single biggest night of traditional music, Hoolie in the Hydro, as organisers reveal legendary Scottish folk duo Phil

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Accident and Emergency Waiting Times: this year, there have been 600 avaoidable deaths associated with long waits in A and E

Accident and Emergency Waiting Times: this year, there have been 600 avaoidable deaths associated with long waits in A and E

Will the First Minister accept that people are now paying for those waits with their lives? Hospitals which serve West Dunbartonshire and Argyll – Queen

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Health Board failed to investigate properly why a patient died on the operating table and children put at risk

Health Board failed to investigate properly why a patient died on the operating table and children put at risk

by BILL HEANEY Parents of sick children throughout Scotland will be horrified by the appalling inspection report on NHS Grampian that was published yesterday, according

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Christie Park Primary and ELCC praised for nurturing environment and strong leadership

Christie Park Primary and ELCC praised for nurturing environment and strong leadership

Picture caption to come from West Dunbartonshire Council. Published 12 November 2026 by LUCY ASHTON Christie Park Primary School and Early Learning and Childcare Centre

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Tenants settle into new homes as part of Council’s house building programme

Tenants settle into new homes as part of Council’s house building programme

Harry Weatherall and his wife Isa at heir new home with Gurdeet Singh and council officers. Above, the high flats at West Bridgend where the

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AN EVENING WITH CELTIC LEGEND PAUL MCSTAY AT THE HARP CLUB IN HIGH STREET, DUMBARTON

AN EVENING WITH CELTIC LEGEND PAUL MCSTAY AT THE HARP CLUB IN HIGH STREET, DUMBARTON

Dumbarton Harp Social Club We are into extra time. But as everyone knows, that can work out well for Hoops followers.  The legendary Paul McStay

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Scandal-hit Historic Environment Scotland labelled yet another basket case

Scandal-hit Historic Environment Scotland labelled yet another basket case

CASTLES UP IN THE AIR Historic Environment Scotland has been rocked by a series of controversies in recent years Dumbarton Castle, top, behind a strategically

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