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Day: January 19, 2024

SCOTTISH CUP: DUMBARTON V RANGERS

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

The Waverley Bar, West Bridgend, Dumbarton Are you excited for tomorrow’s game? We most definitely are! See our Dumbarton boys in action live here! #dumbarton #Rangers

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ROTTEN TO THE CORE: This is one of the biggest scandals in Scottish political history

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

The UK Covid Inquiry hears the former first minister’s messages were ‘deleted in routine tidying up of inboxes or changing of phones’ while John Swinney

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CHILD ABUSE: Nuns and carer jailed for abusing orphanage children

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

No love, no compassion, no dignity and no comfort Eileen Igoe and Sarah McDermott were found guilty of abusing children. An evil trio, two nuns

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SEWAGE: Time to flush out the filth of SNP and Tory neglect  

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

Sewage blights too many Scottish shores including the River Clyde at Havoc near the so-called sewage farm at Ardoch which overflows at times of heavy

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Nearly 3000 years of school and nursery staff time lost to mental ill health  

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP , pictured right, has today warned of the “devastating toll” of mental health absences

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DUNFILLIN TOO SOON: TOO MANY DENTISTS ARE RETIRING EARLY

January 19, 2024 heaneymedia

Scot Lib Dems reveal wave of dentists taking early retirement  By Lucy Ashton Dunfillin used to be a favourite name for the homes of dentists

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  • Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …
  • Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …
  • Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills

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Late night drinking linked to more alcohol-related ambulance call-outs

Late night drinking linked to more alcohol-related ambulance call-outs

by Elizabeth McMeekin When bars are permitted to stay open for additional hours after midnight, alcohol-related ambulance call-outs and reported crimes can significantly increase, according

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Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire

Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire

Every day, police officers across Scotland step into complex and often challenging situations to help keep communities safe. Recruits are put through an intense 18-week

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SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL “END SNP NEGLECT OF WOMEN’S HEALTH”, SAYS BAILLIE

SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL “END SNP NEGLECT OF WOMEN’S HEALTH”, SAYS BAILLIE

by Lucy Ashton  A Scottish Labour government will give women’s health the attention it deserves, the party has said today.   Speaking ahead of the launch

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Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …

Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …

Children and Young People’s Commissioner hosts assembly on rights for primary-aged children. World Cup winner Rose Reilly and girls from South Morningside Primary School share

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Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …

Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …

by Lucy Ashton Dunbartonshire girl Jessica Macrae celebrated her fifth birthday yesterday, Saturday, with a fun‑filled trip to a farm park with her cousins. This

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Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills

Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills

by Bill Heaney Firefighters have tackled a series of weekend blazes across Scotland, with an extreme warning for wildfires in place in West Dunbartonshire, Argyll

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Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland recorded 744 stalking offences between 1 April and 31 December 2025, up from 686 in the same period the year

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MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

* Tallagh is a deprived city suburb Dublin chef’s new MasterChef role is one of the highest profile gigs in cooking reality television by Róisín

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