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Day: August 2, 2024

NOTEBOOK: COUNCIL BIN AWARD’S A LOAD OF RUBBISH

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Haud me back, please don’t make me laugh, but the “news” that “a chatbot service on West Dunbartonshire Council’s website that

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MENTAL HEALTH: Bogus psychiatrist who treated hundreds of patients in Scotland loses appeal against £1.3 million fraud

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

 August 2, 2024 Zholia Alemi’s spent 22 years working as a consultant psychiatrist, earning £1.3m from the NHS, prescribing powerful drugs and even sectioning patients…

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SCOTLAND’S “SHAMEFUL” HEALTH INEQUALITIES EXPOSED IN CARDIAC ARREST REPORT

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

Scottish Labour has said that health inequalities in Scotland are costing lives, as a shocking new report reveals the gulf in cardiac arrest risk between

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GOLDEN JUBILEE: Heart services receive funding for patients’ mental health support

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

August 01, 2024 Dr John Sharp Head of Psychology at the Golden Jubilee University National Hospital. By Lucy Ashton Heart services at NHS Golden Jubilee

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Hospital inquiry rejects NHS board’s report as evidence

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Children’s Hospital in Glasgow is Scotland’s biggest hospital. By Lisa Summers BBC Scotland Health Correspondent The public inquiry

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COURTS: £9.5m court action against Rangers over football kit sales to ‘kick-off’

August 2, 2024 heaneymedia

Elite Sports Group Ltd lawyers claim the Ibrox club breached a contract which allowed it to supply the strips A multi-million pound court action brought

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FESTIVE LEVENGROVE PARK RUN’S A BIG SUCCESS

FESTIVE LEVENGROVE PARK RUN’S A BIG SUCCESS
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RNLI Helensburgh New Year’s Dook 2026 Pictures by James Duncan

RNLI Helensburgh New Year’s Dook 2026  Pictures by James Duncan
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A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE DUMBARTON DEMOCRAT

Happy New Year from the only truly locally owned news outlet. We refuse to let the Council gag us For the truth in the news

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Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …

Council to progress with Gruggies Burn flood alleviation scheme …

by Bill Heaney West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to progress with a major flood alleviation scheme to help protect properties in Silverton and Dumbarton East.

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DUMBARTON DUCK CUP WINNERS 2026

DUMBARTON DUCK CUP WINNERS 2026

Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore DUMBARTON DUCK CUP 2026 WINNERS’ ANNOUNCEMENT A bumper year with 15 ducks found! The prizes this year go to: OVERALL WINNERS

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FESTIVE BOOKS: The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín

FESTIVE BOOKS: The News from Dublin by Colm Tóibín

Kennys Bookshop Three novels coming in 2026 and being published as Signed, Limited Editions exclusive to Kennys Bookshop.  1. Said the Dead by Doireann ní

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BIN COLLECTIONS DATES FOLLOWING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

BIN COLLECTIONS DATES FOLLOWING NEW YEAR HOLIDAY

West Dunbartonshire Bins that should be collected on New Year’s Day and January 2 will be collected on Saturday 3 January and Sunday 4 January.

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BISHOPS ‘DISAPPOINTED AND CONFUSED’ WITH MOVES TO AMEND LAW ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS

BISHOPS ‘DISAPPOINTED AND CONFUSED’ WITH MOVES TO AMEND LAW ON RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN  SCHOOLS

And figures for violence in West Dunbartonshire schools appear to have been doctored … by Bill Heaney The Catholic Church in Scotland is preparing to

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