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Day: June 8, 2024

A82 Great Western Road | Resurfacing

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

Scheme Summary Scheduled:  2-26 June 2024 Summary: Overnight Resurfacing Updated Diversion Information Please be advised that due to third party works on the advertised diversion

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THE SCANDAL THAT SURROUNDS THE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR FLAMINGO LAND IN BALLOCH

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

Nick Kempe’s column for The Democrat Flamingo Land and the corporate take-over of the planning system in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park The

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TIMES REVIEW: Taylor Swift Eras Tour review: star treats 70,000 to a Scottish party

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

REVIEW **** Murrayfield Stadium welcomed crowds of Swifties on the first night of her tour in the UK Will Hodgkinson’  Saturday June 08 2024, 1.00am,

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Levengrove Park is in full summer colour now: Pictures by Gerry Doherty

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh revisited Dunglass several times and is known to have painted flower studies there

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

OFF THE SHELF: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald marriage register. Jo Sherington, West Dunbartonshire Libraries’ Local History and Archives Lead Officer, chooses one of

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Scottish Greens select Paula Baker as snap election candidate

June 8, 2024 heaneymedia

7 June 2024 Paula Baker will stand in the General Election in the West Dunbartonshire constituency. By Bill Heaney The Scottish Greens have announced that

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  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP
  • DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder
  • Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech
  • Changes in feeding grounds of pilot whales may contribute to mass stranding vulnerability
  • Tick Alert – check for bites as outdoor season begins  
  • ELECTION: LibDems promise to bring down waiting times and give you faster access to GPs

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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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