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Day: March 25, 2024

WEATHER: Snow could make Easter eggstra special this year

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Several forecasters are predicting that snow will fall across most of Scotland just as schools and workplaces break up for the Easter

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SIR JOHN LAVERY’S PAINTING OF DON ROBERTO

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

Hugh Jordan took these pictures of brilliant portraits currently being exhibited at the Ulster Museum. One of them has a big Dumbarton connection in that

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SNP MP Joanna Cherry accuses Police Scotland of ‘McCarthyism’ over hate incidents

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

Joanna Cherry suggested that logging hate incidents was curbing freedom of speech By Bill Heaney A senior Westminster SNP MP has branded Police Scotland’s logging

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HOSPITAL CONSULTANTS CLAIM A&E SAFETY WARNINGS WERE IGNORED BY WATCHDOG

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

If almost 30 named consultants raising very serious fears for patient safety does not prompt a rigorous independent investigation, what will? By Andrew Picken &

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RADIO CLYDE’S LORRAINE HAS YET ANOTHER GOLDEN EVENING

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

Former Dumbarton Lennox Herald journalist Lorraine Herbison Hollinshead is just back from another awards night in London with another winning haul at the Commercial Radio

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MSP’S FURY AS POLICE decide to class criticism as a hate incident that will remain on record

March 25, 2024 heaneymedia

March 25, 2024 Murdo Fraser MSP is demanding the incident is deleted  from Police Scotland’s records. By Lucy Ashton Scottish Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser could

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  • WITNESSES APPEAL: DRIVER DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH IN NATIONAL PARK
  • Refugee Festival Scotland 2026 programme puts solidarity centre stage

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CLASSROOM LEARNING ASSISTANTS CLAIM THEY ARE UNDERVALUED BY COUNCIL

CLASSROOM LEARNING ASSISTANTS CLAIM THEY ARE UNDERVALUED BY COUNCIL

by Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council was forced into closing schools on Tuesday when classroom learning assistants took strike action over their pay and working

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EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL 2026

EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL 2026

Monthly e-news: May 2026 edition Festival dates: 15-30 August View this email in your browser It’s May and we’re well on the way! It feels like ages since

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Legal battle over closed Rogano restaurant is settled …

Legal battle over closed Rogano restaurant is settled …

Rogano, pictured in 2001, was said to be Glasgow’s longest surviving restaurant until it closed in 2020. A legal row over the iconic Glasgow restaurant

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WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

WHAT’S ON AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

This week in Parliament   The First Minister is selected   On Tuesday, MSPs voted to select John Swinney MSP as the First Minister of

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WITNESSES APPEAL: DRIVER DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH IN NATIONAL PARK

WITNESSES APPEAL: DRIVER DIES IN HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH IN NATIONAL PARK

Road Policing officers are continuing their inquiries and appealing for information following a fatal crash in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park at Callander

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2026 programme puts solidarity centre stage

Refugee Festival Scotland 2026 programme puts solidarity centre stage

Refugee Festival Scotland today, Thursday 21 May, announces its inspiring 2026 programme, designed to put solidarity centre stage and bring people together in celebration of

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People are tired of political arguments that seem disconnected from their lives, says Sarwar.

People are tired of political arguments that seem disconnected from their lives, says Sarwar.

by Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar I congratulate John Swinney and the SNP on their election win on 7 May. My party fought the election on

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Great Summer Savings: VAT slashed to save families money on days out …

Great Summer Savings: VAT slashed to save families money on days out …

Families across the UK will pay less for children’s meals in restaurants, kid’s tickets to cinemas and theatres, and entry to a wide range of

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