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Day: February 29, 2024

Helensburgh-based police chief Stephen House now being blamed for Emma Caldwell blunders

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Stephen House were all smiles in July 2015. By Bill Heaney and Lucy Ashton One of Scotland’s most senior police officers

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Powerful transport partnerships needed to take control of bus services

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Trains and ferries too need to be more affordable and accessible.  By Lucy Ashton Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Daniel O’Malley has today called on

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ENVIRONMENT: WIND OF CHANGE NOT WELCOME IN VALE OF LEVEN

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

PARKSWATCH SCOTLAND Cairngorms and Lomond & Trossachs National Parks By Nick Kempe The Vale of Leven wind farm planning application – destroying the landscape of

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Victims who could have been protected if Emma’s killer had been properly investigated.

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Misogyny, prejudice and the failure of police to listen to women’s evidence were why Packer’s arrest was delayed, says Sarwar Yousaf urged to order judge-led

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TRIBUTE TO LESLIE BROWN: Man with a great trove of stories about the steamers

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Maid of the Loch – Loch Lomond Steamship Company We learned just the other day that Leslie Brown, who was one of the original Maid

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HEALTH SECRETARY GRAY MUST RULE OUT NHS CHARGES – BAILLIE

February 29, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Scottish Labour has called on the Health Secretary to pledge that patients won’t be forced to pay for more NHS services after

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND
  • Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions
  • No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base
  • Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament
  • Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church
  • Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

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TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

TWO HUNDRED OFFICERS FROM POLICE SCOTLAND BEING DRAFTED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND

by BILL HEANEY A High Court judge has banned members of the Orange Order from parading down the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Northern

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Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

Celtic and Rangers to appeal closed doors sanctions

There were no Rangers fans at Sunday’s Scottish Premiership game at Celtic Park by LUCY ASHTON Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA

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No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

No action taken against Iranian man who tried to enter Faslane nuclear base

The 34-year-old had been arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, in March. by LUCY ASHTON No action is to be taken against an

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Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

Councils underspend their alcohol and drug recovery services budget, Dumbarton MSP tells parliament

by BILL HEANEY Dumbarton’s Reform Party MSP David Smith has asked the Scottish Government, “in light of its commitment to a 16 per cent increase

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Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

Vocations shortage will mean major changes are needed in local Catholic Church

by BILL HEANEY The dramatic scale of the vocations crisis which faces the Catholic Church in the coming years has been revealed in a new

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Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Workers could strike over ‘devastating’ plans to close day care centres

Health and social care chiefs in Glasgow are aiming to save £20m by April 2027 due to ‘increasingly challenging’ funding pressures. Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy

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Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Glasgow City Council to fire and rehire over 23,000 employees

Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba   Glasgow City Council

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ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

ART EXHIBITION: An extraordinary group of inspirational women.

St Margaret of Scotland Hospice We were honoured to attend a special Civic Reception hosted by the Right Hon. Lord Provost of Glasgow, alongside renowned

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