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Day: October 5, 2024

Senior doctors criticise Queen Elizabeth University and Royal Children’s hospitals review

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

Dr Christine Peters, left, and Dr Teresa Inkster both believe parts of the report are misleading. By Lisa Summers BBC Scotland Health Correspondent Parts of

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Audiovisual performers under threat from AI and low earnings, finds UofG survey

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

Vast majority of actors earn well below the national minimum wage By Charlotte Morris Careers in the UK’s audiovisual performing industry are under threat due

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STARK REMINDER OF CHALLENGE SCOTLAND FACES IN TACKLING ALCOHOL HARM

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney In light of the recent reports of an increase in alcohol-related deaths – and the introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol to

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STOP giving grants to companies producing weapons and profiting from deaths in Middle East war

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Dumbarton man Patrick Harvie who leads the Green Party at Holyrood has criticised “the world’s failure to address Israel’s impunity, to protect

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BUDGET CUTS RISK LIGHTS OUT AT LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES FOREVER

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Council “cuts to the bone” risk “switching off the lights” at community centres and libraries forever, Scottish Labour has warned after it

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Royal Navy whistleblower raised alarm about ‘intolerable’ misogyny and bullying

October 5, 2024 heaneymedia

Sophie Brook spoke to Sky News after an investigation into sexual harassment and abuse onboard Faslane-based nuclear submarines By Democrat reporter SKY News is reporting

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  • Official West Highland Way Week of Action
  • CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond
  • LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots
  • First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence
  • Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week
  • POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

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Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Official West Highland Way Week of Action

Last month, for the second year running, we delivered another Official West Highland Way Week of Action – a multi-team effort that delivers much-needed maintenance

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CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Candlelight Christmas Eve concert in Luss Parish Church, Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond Arms A candlelight c 7 pm – 9 pm. The Tessera Quartet plays Christmas classics and music from The Holiday and Love Actually.

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LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

LABOUR PARTY: Guarantee £350 energy bill support for the poorest Scots

by BILL HEANEY Hundreds of thousands of the poorest Scots would get extra support for energy bills this winter under plans published today by Scottish

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First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

First Minister asked to explain Sikh festival post during Remembrance silence

Harriet Cross, Conservative MP, Poppies for Remembrance Day and First Minister John Swinney. by LUCY ASHTON Shadow Scotland Secretary Harriet Cross has written to John

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Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce to take part in the national Safer Business Action Week

by LUCY ASHTON Police Scotland’s Retail Crime Taskforce and a range of key partners are taking part in the national Safer Business Action Week to

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POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

POETRY: ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice

View in your browser ‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice‘Autumn Journal’ by Louis MacNeice Seamus Perry and Mark Ford discuss MacNeice’s 1938 political poem In Autumn

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FASLANE NAVAL BASE COMMANDER JOINS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN

FASLANE NAVAL BASE COMMANDER JOINS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THE FALLEN

Monday, 9 November 2026 The Helensburgh community came together on Sunday 8 November to honour the nation’s fallen service personnel during the town’s annual Service

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RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

RUSSELL BRAND: ‘Predator with no remorse’ jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assaults

by Amy-Clare Martin, Tom Barnes and Joe Middleton in THE INDEPENDENT  09 November 2026  Russell Brand has been jailed for more than 10 years after being convicted

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