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Day: September 17, 2024

health: HEARTY WELCOME FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS AT VALE HOSPITAL

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

Top of page: Cardiac Rehab team at the heart of the Vale. Cardiac Rehabilitation specialist physiotherapist Rhona Burch and Clinical Nurse specialist Lillian Armstrong in

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BAILLIE CALLS ON SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE TO TEAR UP FLAMINGO LAND PLAN

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter MSP Jackie Baillie has called for a new approach from the landowners of West Riverside, Scottish Enterprise, to tear up their exclusivity

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NOTEBOOK: EVEN THE FLAMINGO LAND REFUSAL ANNOUNCEMENT SMACKS OF SPIN (updated)

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY It took a boring five-hour long meeting in a Balloch church today for the Loch Lomond and Trossachs planning authority to

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Flamingo Land rejection is huge victory for community, nature and Scotland (updated)

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter The rejection of Flamingo Land’s proposed destructive Loch Lomond mega-resort is a huge victory for the community of Balloch, for nature and

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Huw Edwards spared jail as he is sentenced for indecent images of children

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

BBC condemns former anchor as his extraordinary fall from grace is sealed with four-decade career left ‘in tatters’   Huw Edwards arriving at court flanked

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Thousands of students in Scotland at risk of homelessness

September 17, 2024 heaneymedia

By Charlotte Morris Thousands of students across Scotland are at risk of homelessness and unable to access the right housing in the country’s biggest cities,

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  • HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel
  • Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable
  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  
  • New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth
  • Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

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New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

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Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

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Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

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