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Day: June 28, 2024

Argyll and Bute from Cardross through Helensburgh to Oban had most sewage dumps in 2023

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, right, has  called for the sewage network to be upgraded and for a blue flag system

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CARRY ON NURSING: Celebrating 50 years of nursing and no signs of slowing down

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Celebrating 50 years of nursing and no signs of slowing down Anyone who has had surgery under anaesthetic vaguely – and in many cases vividly

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HMNB CLYDE STAFF BRING OUT THE BIG GUNS

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Friday, 28 June 2024 By Kim Hardie HM Naval Base Clyde Field Gun Crew put on a show for Base staff, families, and friends when

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KEEP UP TO DATE WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE HEALTH BOARD

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

Report from June meeting of the NHSGGC Board The Board of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde met on Tuesday, 25 June 2024. The full set

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LAND: Conservation estate on banks of Loch Lomond goes on sale for £4 million

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

1,200 hectare Cashel Estate on the east bank of Loch Lomond with ancient woodland has come onto the market Cashel Estate: The site on the

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THE TABLET: Voters are not daft enough to swallow the line that taxes and hospital waiting lists can both be cut

June 28, 2024 heaneymedia

 In this week’s Tablet magazine, available in newsagents’ and some churches. No-one minds a bit of a row and of course the party leaders must

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  • SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE
  • PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL
  • World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration
  • ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL
  • Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh
  • Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

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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 to

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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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