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Day: January 28, 2024

BROLLY GOOD SHOW AS LEVENGROVE PARK RUNNERS BRAVE THE RAIN

January 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Run Report Event Number 132 – 27th January 2024 A combination of 15 first-time-ever park runners and 21 first-time visitors to Levengrove helped swell today’s

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FOOTBALL: DUMBARTON WIN AT ELGIN CITY: PICTURE SPECIAL BY JON LEINO

January 28, 2024 heaneymedia

SONS WIN ON THE ROAD cinch League 2  Dumbarton returned to winning ways with a 1-0 win at Elgin City. Sons found the breakthrough towards

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MUSIC: Gary Innes lifts lid on festival reboot in Fort William

January 28, 2024 heaneymedia

After 30 years, Lochaber Live set to celebrate music and talent of the region By Catherine McEachern and Bill Heaney September may seem a long

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Water tax set to soar as Scottish Water boss on £300k salary plans huge price hikes

January 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Scottish Water boss Alex Plant, whose bumper annual salary is £300,000 plus perks. By Bill Heaney First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised there will be

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Rail disruption warning over rockfall works

January 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Engineers will be fixing a specialist netting system to secure any loose rocks. By Democrat reporter BBC News is reporting that rail users across Scotland’s

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SHAGGY DOG STORY OF OVERTOUN BRIDGE

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The shaggy dog story, often told but seldom with the same angle, has appeared yet again in a new and, admittedly, interesting online platform. The

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Health and social care: a year of progress 2025-2026

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Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Courage of Scots soldiers marked in Battle of the Somme exhibition

Exhibition at The Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George offers an insight into the realities of trench warfare Scottish soldiers who fought in the First World

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Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

Event by Lennox Heritage Society: DUMBARTON HIGH STREET WALK

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SNP “BROKEN PROMISES” ON NHS SHOW SCOTLAND NEEDS CHANGE, SAYS DUMBARTON LABOUR CANDIDATE

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A&E waiting times and delayed discharge from hospital are just two of the issues at this election. by Democrat reporter Scottish Labour has accused the

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