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Day: July 15, 2024

SUNNY HELENSBURGH ON A DAY LIKE TODAY: PICTURES BY CHARLIE MCGINN

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GOLF: ‘The one I wanted’ – MacIntyre’s dramatic Scottish Open win

July 15, 2024 heaneymedia

Scottish favourite Robert MacIntyre clinched his home Championship with a 22-foot birdie putt.  Scottish Open final leader-board -18 R MacIntyre (Sco); -17 A Scott (Aus); -15 R Langasque (Fra); -14 L Aberg

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INVESTIGATION: Safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years

July 15, 2024 heaneymedia

Author: Rob Edwards in The Ferret   A new safety limit on a pesticide that kills marine wildlife has been delayed by four years following

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Police arrest 40 TRNSMT festival-goers at weekend and prepare for Open Golf

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Busy time as summer holiday punters flock to music festival and fix up transport for the Open Golf at Troon By Lucy Ashton The Daily

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SNP Ministers pocket £425,000 in ‘golden goodbyes’ while Labour Provost boards the Westminster Gravy Train

July 15, 2024 heaneymedia

15 JULY 2024 Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf have pocketed eye-watering sums while SNP politicians who resigned in sex scandals are also among the beneficiaries

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  • High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II
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Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

Swinney says £660,000 independence fund used on SNP ‘objectives’

by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland More than £660,000 raised by the SNP for an independence referendum campaign has been used on the

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IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

IT’S TIME JOURNALISTS PUT SPIN DOCTORS IN THEIR PLACE

Former Dumbarton-based reporter Eric Wishart discusses the mistreatment of journalists. by Democrat reporter The importance of solidarity among journalists was a key theme in the

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PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

PRINCE WILLIAM TOURS FASLANE AND MEETS MILITARY FAMILIES IN HELENSBURGH

Rhu Bay The Prince of Wales visited HM Naval Base Clyde in Faslane and met the military community at Helensburgh yesterday afternoon. Travelling under his

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Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

Lyme disease campaigner makes first speech in Scottish Parliament …

When West Dunbartonshire Council imposed the budget cuts they were required to make on the instructions of the SNP government, did they realise they were

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High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

Pupils from three local schools have collaborated with a comic author to create a graphic novel marking 80 years since the end of World War

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Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

NHS Golden Jubilee Our volunteers had the opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the NHS Scotland Academy as part of #VolunteersWeek. From exploring

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SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Hermitage House, operated by Morar Living, is a purpose-built, 64-bed luxury care home located on Sinclair Street in Helensburgh. With the upper-floor balconies showcasing stunning

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LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE … Further delays have hit the reopening of Helensburgh’s £23m leisure centre following the discovery of severe dampness inside the

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