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Day: June 19, 2024

THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT: WE DON’T SPIN, WE STIR

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

By the Editor Readers looking for full and fair coverage of local affairs need look no further than The Dumbarton Democrat, our digital on-line news

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NHS Golden Jubilee art competition winners

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton We were absolutely thrilled to welcome the entrants and winners of our art competition. To help us celebrate the opening of our

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Dumbarton Football Club: SONS FANS CELEBRATE SCOTLAND DRAW IN GERMANY

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

We hope all the Sons of the Rock over in Germany with the Scotland National Team are celebrating a remarkable comeback to the real world

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SNP manifesto: Winning majority would trigger independence negotiations

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

Independence, scrap Trident, save the NHS and scrap the two child limit on family allowance Key Points Independence is on ‘page one, line one’ of

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Postal ballots ‘pivotal’ to beating SNP in key seats, say Conservatives

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Voters are in West Dunbartonshire being urged to use their postal ballots to vote Scottish Conservative and beat the SNP in key

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UK General Election 2024 – Remember your ID!

June 19, 2024 heaneymedia

UK General Election 2024 – Remember your ID! Published 19 June 2024 BBC Scotland’s politics team with political editor Glenn Campbell. By Lucy Ashton The

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SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

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PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

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World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

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ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.  by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

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Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026   by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had

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Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

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Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise.  The number of patients

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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