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Day: December 27, 2023

DRINKING: Pint sized wine to go on sale in 2024 

December 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Wine will soon be available in more bottle sizes in Scotland. By Lucy Ashton Pint sized bottles of wine will soon be on sale in

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HEALTH: NHSGGC volunteer given just 0.5% chance of survival tells remarkable story of recovery

December 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Lauren volunteers two days a week helping staff at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital From horror crash to helping others: NHSGGC volunteer given just 0.5%

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Conservation failure at Balmaha on Loch Lomondside

December 27, 2023 heaneymedia

The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and conservation failure at Balmaha December 23, 2023 By Nick Kempe, of Parkswatch The car park was almost

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Police officer recognised for outstanding bravery

December 27, 2023 heaneymedia

Police officer recognised for outstanding bravery PC Amy Burton (third from the right) was one of three officers from Argyll, who won an award. Photograph:

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  • Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …
  • SWINNEY MUST APOLOGISE FOR ‘DISGRACEFUL’ QEUH WITCH HUNT REMARKS
  • Innovative heart failure treatment proves transformative for patients …
  • HELENSBURGH MAN’S HOSPITAL ORDEAL ‘SHOWS WHY GOVERNMENT MUST PRIORITISE SOCIAL CARE,’ SAYS DAME JACKIE BAILLIE
  • SCOTLAND CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY …
  • Streeting ‘preparing to resign and trigger leadership contest tomorrow’

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Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

Nigel Farage’s success is the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party meme come to life …

It’s a bit late now for the British media to start asking hard questions about the Reform UK leader by Kathy Sheridan in The Irish

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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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