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Day: December 17, 2023

Superb picture of Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, taken by Pedro

December 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Levengrove Park was gifted to the town in the late 19th Century by Messrs. William Denny and John MacMillan of Dumbarton, both eminent local shipbuilders.

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Strictly Come Dancing: Ellie Leach becomes youngest celebrity to win

December 17, 2023 heaneymedia

Sunday, 17 Dec 2023  Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola lift the glitterball trophy By Lucy Ashton Ellie Leach has said that Strictly Come Dancing was a “life-changing

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Why Covid is still flooring some people in West Dunbartonshire

December 17, 2023 heaneymedia

People’s antibody levels against Covid are probably as low now as they have ever  been. By James Gallagher Inside Health presenter, BBC Radio 4 What

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Lady Michelle Mone tells BBC that lying over PPE contract links ‘not a crime’

December 17, 2023 heaneymedia

In her first major broadcast interview since the scandal emerged, the middle-aged bra model has insisted that lying to the media is ‘not a crime’

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PLANNING: Land, climate change and Scotland’s planning system – putting people at risk and the solutions

December 17, 2023 heaneymedia

December 17, 2023 By Nick Kempe of Parkswatch Scotland Photo from Daily Mirror. The house was destroyed by rockfall not a landslide as such. This

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SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS

First Minister John Swinney, Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie, and Bob Doris MSP for Maryhill. by Bill Heaney First Minister John Swinney has been told he

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Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …

by Lucy Ashton A new heart failure treatment could allow patients to return home from hospital days earlier than expected, a UK-wide trial has found.

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HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE

by Lucy Ashton Dame Jackie Baillie, the newly elected Labour MSP for Dumbarton constituency, has called on the Scottish Government to urgently tackle the social

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SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde celebrates nurses for International Nurses Day by Lucy Ashton NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is marking International Nurses Day by

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Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

by Independent political correspondent Millie Cooke  Wes Streeting has reportedly told allies that he is preparing to resign and trigger a leadership contest as soon

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PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

PRIEST AWARDED ANNUAL ITALIAN SCOTLAND MEDAL

Congratulations to Fr Eugenio Montesi, who has been awarded the annual Italian Scotland Medal in recognition of his decades of care and support for the

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POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

POLITICS: HOW THE LIST SYSTEM WORKS AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

by Kyle Renton This group of newly elected MSPs did not march into Holyrood because Scottish communities overwhelmingly chose them. They were put there through

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Trump brushes off Iran war’s cost at home …

Trump brushes off Iran war’s cost at home …

‘I don’t think about the American financial situation,’ says the US President The president’s stunning admission comes as Americans struggle with surging inflation and record

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