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Day: April 24, 2024

Alexandria Community Council: HERON QUESTIONS ANSWERED

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

Alexandria Community Council ***SMOLLETT FOUNTAIN HERON*** Following questions and comments, WDC Regeneration have provided the following information: “I’ve seen a few comments on the CC

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UPDATED midnight Wednesday: Flamingoland gets green light from Council

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Labour-controlled West Dunbartonshire Council committed what many local people will see as political suicide this afternoon when they gave the green light

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Hill House architectural project at ‘exciting’ stage

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Organisers of a project to dry out the Hill House in Helensburgh say their work has reached a “really exciting” stage. The

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Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court charged with sexual offences over 21-year period

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

Former DUP leader faces 11 charges as wife Eleanor Donaldson is charged with aiding and abetting rape and other offences Eleanor Donaldson arrives at Newry

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Parliament agrees new minimum price for alcohol to increase by 15p

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The minimum price per unit of alcohol will increase by 15 pence after the Scottish Parliament approved plans to continue with the

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TELEVISION INVENTOR JOHN LOGIE BAIRD NOW JOHN LOGIE BIN ON HELENSBURGH SEAFRONT

April 24, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton John Logie Baird, inventor of television, may be Helensburgh’s most famous son. But Argyll and Bute Council must have forgotten to tell

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  • DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: Residents concerned about the “nightmare” bin restructure launch a campaign urging the council to act — and act now. 
  • Church leaders welcome new £1million listed buildings repair fund
  • Scottish Labour leadership contenders to face off in Scotland Tonight hustings
  • FARMING: First cow tests positive for bluetongue virus in Scotland
  • CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027
  • WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK: Residents concerned about the “nightmare” bin restructure launch a campaign urging the council to act — and act now. 

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK:  Residents concerned about the “nightmare” bin restructure launch a campaign urging the council to act — and act now. 

by BILL HEANEY The bins … the bins … my seat on West Dunbartonshire Council for the bins.  That will be the response of our

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Church leaders welcome new £1million listed buildings repair fund

Church leaders welcome new £1million listed buildings repair fund

Rt Rev Gordon Kennedy, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, with his wife, Fiona, and Rt Rev John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley. by BILL HEANEY

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Scottish Labour leadership contenders to face off in Scotland Tonight hustings

Scottish Labour leadership contenders to face off in Scotland Tonight hustings

STV political editor Colin Mackay will moderate debate between Michael Marra and Joe Fagan Scottish Labour leadership contenders Michael Marra and Joe Fagan will face

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FARMING: First cow tests positive for bluetongue virus in Scotland

FARMING: First cow tests positive for bluetongue virus in Scotland

The potentially fatal bluetongue virus has been recorded on four farms in Scotland. by BILL HEANEY The first case of the potentially fatal bluetongue virus

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CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027

CATASTROPHIC: LOCH LOMOND GRADING CLASSED AS ‘POOR’ FOR SCOTLAND’S SALMON RIVERS IN 2027

A dinghy on the shore at Inchcailloch with The Cobbler high above Arrochar. by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government has proposed that 123 out of

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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF OFFICER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Caroline Sinclair, Beth Culshaw, Peter Hessett, Michelle McGinty and Jann Gardner. by BILL HEANEY West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, the organisation caught up

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East Dunbartonshire MSP signs open letter backing local journalism

East Dunbartonshire MSP signs open letter backing local journalism

by Democrat reporter The Scottish Government is being urged to introduce a range of measures, including a dedicated fund, to support local journalism and in

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Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases

Scottish Lib Dems set out plans to tackle 37,657 cancer cases

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Adam Harley MSP has urged the SNP government to listen to his party’s calls to roll out

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