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Day: December 10, 2023

SWEENEY: YOUNG PEOPLE BEING FAILED AS MENTAL HEALTH REJECTION REFERRAL RATE RISES

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

By Rory Murphy Children and young people are being failed by the SNP, Scottish Labour has said as rejected mental health referrals rise. Figures published

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EDUCATION: Scottish education system is ‘on the brink of collapse’

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

SNP oversee worst ever results for both maths and science, says Gillian Keegan UK Education Secretary Gillian Keegan arrives at Downing Street ahead of a

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A woman who died in a crash in Argyll has been named by police.

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

Amanda McAulay died at the scene of the crash on the A83 near Tarbert, Loch Lomond. By Bill Heaney A woman who died in a

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Health Board appeal to public following surge in hospital attendances

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

Think ABC before going to A&E – NHSGGC issues appeal to public following surge in hospital attendances People are being reminded to think ABC before

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CONTRACTS: Millionaire model Michelle Mone claims she has ‘done nothing wrong’ 

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

Middle-aged bra model says she made an “error” by denying links to firm awarded PPE contracts worth £200 million Doug Barrowman and Michelle Mone deny

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Police Scotland have no idea how many registered sex offenders have changed gender

December 10, 2023 heaneymedia

Police Scotland chief constable Jo Farrell; inside Barlinnie Prison for men, and Cornton Vale Prison women’s jail, which has now been replaced with a new

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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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