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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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Danny Rohl leaves Rangers to join RB Salzburg as McInnes poised to take over

Danny Rohl leaves Rangers to join RB Salzburg as McInnes poised to take over

Rohl is heading to Austria, with Rangers set to receive around £1.5m in compensation Rangers expected to agree a deal with Hearts boss Derek McInnes

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK BY BILL HEANEY

Are our loadsamoney councillors and officials worth all this cash? WEST Dunbartonshire councillors who are presiding over the shambles that passes for local government in

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What’s the story behind John McGinn’s unique ‘goggles’ celebration?

What’s the story behind John McGinn’s unique ‘goggles’ celebration?

by Bill Heaney John McGinn’s unique celebration will now be forever etched in Scotland’s World Cup history. The Aston Villa midfielder’s goal in the 28th

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Council services such as bin collections could be affected by budget cuts

Council services such as bin collections could be affected by budget cuts

by Bill Heaney Councils are facing a collective budget shortfall of about £530m in 2026-27, a spending watchdog has warned. The Accounts Commission has warned

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ARMED SERVICES DAY IN DUMBARTON

ARMED SERVICES DAY IN DUMBARTON

West Dunbartonshire Council marked Armed Forces Day at the weekend by paying tribute to its military community as part of the global celebration. The event

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Scotland’s new top law officer ‘exceptionally well qualified’, John Swinney says

Scotland’s new top law officer ‘exceptionally well qualified’, John Swinney says

Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC is to be appointed as Scotland’s new Lord Advocate – the country’s most senior law officer Ruth Charteris KC is

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Disabled rural drivers ‘would be hit hardest’ by Motability cuts

Disabled rural drivers ‘would be hit hardest’ by Motability cuts

Graeme Stuart from Balloch says his Motability car is his lifeline Updated 16 June 2026 06:03 BST Disabled drivers in rural Scotland are worried they

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Scotland fans call for better crowd system at next World Cup match

Scotland fans call for better crowd system at next World Cup match

Long queues built at Boston’s South Station as fans waited to board the trains to Foxborough Updated 16 June 2026 06:02 BST BBC Scotland is

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