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Day: May 27, 2024

DRYMEN SHOW: PICTURE SPECIAL BY KATIE STEVENSON

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia
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Active Wards makes moves on The Vale

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The Active Wards programme now has a virtual walking route for patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital to follow around local

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COUNCIL LIBRARIES: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Libraries Dalmuir library is now closed as we prepare for the move to our new premises in Dalmuir Community Centre. A drop box

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Archdiocese of Glasgow names former Dumbarton priest as Bishop of Dunkeld

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Pope Francis has appointed Canon Andrew McKenzie, Administrator of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow, to be the new Bishop of Dunkeld. Canon Andrew,

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Man and woman arrested in Donegal explosion investigation

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia

Monday, 27 May 2024  Ten people died in the explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal, on 7 October 2022. RTE is reporting that two people have

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NOTEBOOK: HOW HEALTH BOARD’S SHOWPIECE HOSPITAL BECAME KNOWN AS SWEATY BETTY’S

May 27, 2024 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY A date has been set for an inquiry into the death of serial killer Peter Tobin. The murderer died on October

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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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