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Day: January 22, 2024

RACISM/SECTARIAN CHANTS AT ROCK CALLED OUT BY JOURNALIST

January 22, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Journalist Hugh Jordan, who lived in Helensburgh and Clydebank and once owned a public house in Dumbarton High Street, bit the racist/sectarian

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Menu from the Hotel Savoy in New York in 1900.

January 22, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney The menu here is remarkable. It puts that old request “beef or salmon?” from waiters in many hotels even today in the

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Billionaire lairds and Tory donors broke rules around rural subsidies

January 22, 2024 heaneymedia

FERRET INVESTIGATION: FULL STORY IS ON THE FERRET WEBSITE Author: Jamie Mann in The Ferret Billionaire lairds, sporting estates and Conservative Party donors in receipt

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DESTRUCTION OF SHEEP HILL AT DUMBUCK IS ‘CRIMINAL’ SAY PROTESTORS

January 22, 2024 heaneymedia

Sheep Hill high above the River Clyde at Bowling on the outskirts of Dumbarton. By Sam Gibson Alas Sheep Hill no more. After much debate

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Elephant Sessions, Julie Fowlis, Mànran and more join line-up for The Reeling 2024

January 22, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney in The Democrat The Reeling Festival, West of Scotland’s summer celebration of Scottish traditional music has confirmed its full line-up up for

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  • UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait …
  • Findlay slams ‘7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP’
  • Midwives encourage women to be familiar with mental health and well-being services
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP
  • “IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW
  • POLITICIANS FIGHT LIKE CATS IN A SACK OVER CREDIT FOR ABOLITION OF TARIFFS ON SCOTCH WHISKY

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UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait …

UAE says Iran cannot be trusted over Hormuz strait …

Katie Mellett in The Irish Times Main points US president Donald Trump said he was sticking with a naval blockade of Iranian ports amid concerns the vital

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Findlay slams ‘7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP’

Findlay slams ‘7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP’

by Lucy Ashton Scotland has suffered almost 7,000 days of failure and division under the SNP, Russell Findlay said today (Sunday), on the 19th anniversary of

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Midwives encourage women to be familiar with mental health and well-being services

Midwives encourage women to be familiar with mental health and well-being services

by Lucy Ashton Midwives in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are encouraging women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby to familiarise themselves

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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“IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW

“IT’S TIME TO END THE SECRECY, LIES AND COVER-UP” – SARWAR PLEDGES TO DELIVER MILLY’S LAW

by Bill Heaney Anas Sarwar has pledged to “reset the balance between grieving families and powerful institutions” in the wake of the Queen Elizabeth University

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POLITICIANS FIGHT LIKE CATS IN A SACK OVER CREDIT FOR ABOLITION OF TARIFFS ON SCOTCH WHISKY

Trump’s decision was ‘a personal favour’ following the end of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the White House by Felipe Schrieberg

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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