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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, MĂ nran 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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  • WORLD CUP: MOROCCO 1 SCOTLAND 0
  • City Centre dispersal zone has been extended to tackle anti-social behaviour and disorder
  • DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: CORRALLING JOURNALISTS IS NOT OK
  • Celebrations as original World Cup returns to the Renton
  • Israel and Hizbullah agree to ceasefire, US official says
  • POLICE: Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime marks 10th anniversary

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WORLD CUP: MOROCCO 1 SCOTLAND 0

WORLD CUP: MOROCCO 1 SCOTLAND 0

If the prelude to this very important football match was Mardi Gras, then the game itself was Ash Wednesday. Morocco scored a shock goal after

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City Centre dispersal zone has been extended to tackle anti-social behaviour and disorder

City Centre dispersal zone has been extended to tackle anti-social behaviour and disorder

by Bill Heaney The Glasgow city centre dispersal zone was established in March 2026 to support efforts to address anti-social behaviour and disorder. The zone

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: CORRALLING JOURNALISTS IS NOT OK

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: CORRALLING JOURNALISTS IS NOT OK

by BILL HEANEY Not many of us in journalism took up this trade to make friends and influence people, although there are exceptions to that

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Celebrations as original World Cup returns to the Renton

Celebrations as original World Cup returns to the Renton

by Democrat reporter The original World Cup is coming home to West Dunbartonshire almost  140 years after Renton FC became the first ever club to

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Israel and Hizbullah agree to ceasefire, US official says

Israel and Hizbullah agree to ceasefire, US official says

Israeli military carried out a wave of deadly strikes in Lebanon on Friday after planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland were cancelled U.S. President Donald Trump says

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POLICE: Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime marks 10th anniversary

POLICE: Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime marks 10th anniversary

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC), a multi-agency group chaired by Police Scotland, is marking its 10th anniversary in June 2026.

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Loch Lomond swim event helps pupils build life-saving water skills

Loch Lomond swim event helps pupils build life-saving water skills

by Democrat reporter Pupils from West Dunbartonshire took part in an open water swimming experience at Loch Lomond this week to equip them with vital

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Scottish Parliament’s Opening Ceremony 

Scottish Parliament’s Opening Ceremony 

This week in Parliament   Scottish Parliament’s Opening Ceremony  It was announced that Their Majesties The King and Queen will join MSPs at the official

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