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Day: September 14, 2024

ROADS: £16 million spent in less than four years on Rest and Be Thankful

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The Scottish Government has spent £16 million in less than four years on design and assessment for work The Rest and Be

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POLITICS: Assisted dying proposals backed by ‘citizens’ jury’

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

Health September 14, 2024 By Lucy Ashton The first “citizens’ jury” on assisted dying in England has backed a change in the law to allow

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RELIGION: ​​​​​​​The Pope has criticised both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

‘Choose the lesser evil’ in US election, says Pope as Catholic leader criticises Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Saturday 14 September 2024 08:49, UK By

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AMBULANCE EQUIPMENT INCIDENTS AND FAILURES TRIPLE IN FIVE YEARS

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton The SNP government must address spiralling number of incidents involving ambulance equipment failures before lives are lost, Scottish Labour has warned. The

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Scots stars Bob MacIntyre and Andy Murray team up at golf tournament

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

SCOTTISH sporting stars Andy Murray Robert MacIntyre. The BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am, which sees professional golfers and celebrities combine forces, will be held at Wentworth

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BOOKS: Finalists for this year’s McIlvanney Prize

September 14, 2024 heaneymedia

 Scots Whay Hae! The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast, in collaboration with Bloody Scotland, is with the finalists for this year’s McIlvanney Prize, who include

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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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