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Day: June 11, 2024

NOTEBOOK: WHY LABOUR’S PROVOST SHOULDN’T WIN THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by Bill Heaney There is an election taking place in West Dunbartonshire this week. I don’t know why they bother asking people to vote.

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Learner Voice Group win award at Adult Learners’ Week Awards Ceremony

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

A group of adult learners from West Dunbartonshire have again been recognised nationally for their work to raise the profile of adult learning opportunities both

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WHAT A SHAMBLES: Nightmare A82 road works halted after disruption complaints

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Spin doctors have apologised to the public after disastrously planned roadworks on the A82 at Milton  caused widespread  disruption across West Dunbartonshire.

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NICK KEMPE COLUMN: SECRECY RULES AT LOCH LOMOND AND TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

parkswatchscotland Nick Kempe’s column on Cairngorms and Lomond & Trossachs National Parks In the June 11, 2024 edition: The June Loch Lomond and Trossachs National

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POLITICS: Journalists likely to lock horns in fight for Tory leadership in Scotland

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

JUNE 10 2024 By Bill Heaney A newspaper report today suggests that former Sunday Mail crime reporter Russell Findlay is in contention for the Scottish

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INVESTIGATION: Alarm over 174 security breaches at Clyde nuclear bases

June 11, 2024 heaneymedia

Investigation by Rob Edwards in The Ferret Two nuclear bomb bases on the Clyde recorded 174 security breaches over five years, according to information released

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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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