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Day: November 18, 2024

DUMBARTON FOOTBALL CLUB FINANCES AT ROCK BOTTOM AND WILL GO INTO ADMINISTRATION TOMORROW

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

November 18,  2024   By Bill Heaney DUMBARTON football club will be plunged into administration tomorrow and then sent tumbling down to the bottom of

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Young people seem to feel that shocking behaviour on buses is acceptable, says Tory MSP

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Unite the union has found that 84 per cent of bus drivers have experienced abuse in the past 12 months, with drivers

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LIBRARIES: Reading `picnics’ and campfire projects win library funding

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

November 18, 2024 By Democrat reporter Over 50 schools are to share £150,000 investment to mark Book Week Scotland — but none of them is

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HEALTH: Over 760,000 women are on a gynaecology waiting lists ‘crisis’ – report reveals

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter More than 760,000 women across the UK are on a waiting list “crisis” for gynaecology appointments, a new report has revealed. A

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BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: Waddle you waiting for? Share your penguin strut with loved ones! 

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  By Lucy Ashton Are we nearly there yet has been replaced with the time-honoured Dunbartonshire question of Is there Snow on the Ben Yet?

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Assisted suicide a 20th century problem, Palliative care a 21st century solution

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

Assisted suicide a 20th century problem, Palliative care a 21st century solution Assisted suicide and euthanasia are two forms of what is being called ‘assisted dying’, and

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  • HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION WORKSHOP AT RHU & SHANDON PARISH CHURCH
  • Lib Dem MSP receives Rising Star Award from Europe wide Liberal Party
  • LOCH LOMOND: Balmaha holiday lodges for sale at £3.75million
  • HOLIDAY TIME: List of countries with new £17 entry fee for Scots tourists
  • Donald Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations
  • PUBLIC CONCERN AS ANTI TERRORISM POLICE ARE BEING DRAFTED INTO HELENSBURGH

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HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION WORKSHOP AT RHU & SHANDON PARISH CHURCH

HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION WORKSHOP AT RHU & SHANDON PARISH CHURCH

HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION WORKSHOP AT RHU & SHANDON PARISH CHURCH A practical, hands-on workshop and training day is to take place, organised by SPAB Scotland

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Lib Dem MSP receives Rising Star Award from Europe wide Liberal Party

Lib Dem MSP receives Rising Star Award from Europe wide Liberal Party

by  LUCY ASHTON Liberal Democrat MSP Yi-Pei Chou Turvey has today received the Rising Star Award from the European Liberal Forum at the 50th anniversary

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LOCH LOMOND: Balmaha holiday lodges for sale at £3.75million

LOCH LOMOND: Balmaha holiday lodges for sale at £3.75million

by Lucy Ashton A five-star holiday park located at the foot of Ben Lomond in Balmaha is for sale as the owners prepare for retirement

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HOLIDAY TIME: List of countries with new £17 entry fee for Scots tourists

HOLIDAY TIME: List of countries with new £17 entry fee for Scots tourists

Most Scottish travellers will have to pay the charge  Barcelona is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Scots. by Lucy Ashton New rules

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Donald Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations

Donald Trump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations

US president tells supporters communism is ‘the enemy of July 4th, 1776′ during Mount Rushmore address David Smith in Washington Saturday,  July, 4 2026  Donald

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PUBLIC CONCERN AS ANTI TERRORISM POLICE ARE BEING DRAFTED INTO HELENSBURGH

PUBLIC CONCERN AS ANTI TERRORISM POLICE ARE BEING DRAFTED INTO HELENSBURGH

by Bill Heaney There has been an initial negative reaction to a proposal to strengthen policing in Faslane, Helensburgh and the surrounding road network by

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Kate Forbes: ‘I was told to lie about religious beliefs to win SNP leadership’

Kate Forbes: ‘I was told to lie about religious beliefs to win SNP leadership’

The former Deputy First Minister also claimed she had the support of the public in 2023 Kate Forbes was a rising star in the SNP

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Dumbarton Castle: West Dun­bar­ton­shire is the place ima­gin­a­tion goes to die …

Dumbarton Castle: West Dun­bar­ton­shire is the place ima­gin­a­tion goes to die …

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY It couldn’t be that King Charles, like Prince Harry, has turned up his regal nose at Dumbarton, or could it?

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