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Day: May 30, 2024

More than 840,000 Scots are now stuck on a national health service waiting list

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar took First Minister John Swinney to task over his giving precedence to “defending sleaze” while hospital waiting

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SAFETY WORRIES: Tensions rise in communities located next to huge battery energy storage sites

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter STV News is reporting that people living in houses close to the Old Kilpatrick Hills near giant batteries which will store excess

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Parents have the right to make a placing request to the school of their choice

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton West Dunbartonshire Council have a duty under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 to plan and provide support for

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Nurse accused of killing Dumbarton man in hospital ‘injected him with wrong medication’

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

Martin Weldon the patient who died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. By Democrat reporter A NURSE has appeared in court accused of fatally administering a

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NATURE: SPARROW HAWK IN LOCH LOMOND NATIONAL PARK AND CORNCRAKE IN NORTH UIST. PICTURES BY JAMES DUNCAN

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

Sparrow hawk male. Balloch, Loch Lomond National Park, and  corncrake, North Uist. Outer Hebrides. PICTURES by JAMES DUNCAN Corncrakes are a bit bigger than a

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ST PATRICK’S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUMMER FAYRE

May 30, 2024 heaneymedia

Down Memory Lane: Cardinal Tom Winning and head teacher Arthur Lenagh with pupils at the official opening of St Patrick’s Primary School in Dumbarton.

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

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Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

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Changes in feeding grounds of pilot whales may contribute to mass stranding vulnerability

Changes in feeding grounds of pilot whales may contribute to mass stranding vulnerability

by Elizabeth McMeekin New research, focused on the feeding behaviour of long-finned pilot whales, has shed light on one of Scotland’s largest mass stranding events.

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Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins  

Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins  

by Bill Heaney As the weather improves and more people spend time outdoors, NHS 24 is reminding the public to be aware of ticks and

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ELECTION: LibDems promise to bring down waiting times and give you faster access to GPs

ELECTION: LibDems promise to bring down waiting times and give you faster access to GPs

by Bill Heaney New Scottish Government figures released today reveal that the SNP has not turned around its mismanagement of Scotland’s NHS and care system.

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SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP “TWO-TIER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM”

SARWAR PLEDGES TO END SNP “TWO-TIER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM”

 23,000 PATIENTS GO PRIVATE FOR HIP AND KNEE OPTATIONS by Lucy Ashton Anas Sarwar has pledged to end the SNP’s “creeping privatisation” of Scotland’s NHS,

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OPINION: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL SHOULD EMBRACE DEMOCRACY

OPINION: WHY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL SHOULD EMBRACE DEMOCRACY

Good news from The Dumbarton Democrat on the readership front. Figures show we have had a daily average of 16.5K views and 13.8K visitors over

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