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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

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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

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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

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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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  • Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …
  • MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS
  • Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill
  • BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …
  • Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …
  • The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

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Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Sagrada Família finally nears completion on the centenary of Gaudí’s death …

Basílica Sagrada Família en Barcelona.  Guy Hedgecoe in Barcelona for The Irish Times For much of its history, the Sagrada Família basilica has drawn crowds

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MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

MARRA ACCUSES GILRUTH OF “KEEPING SCOTS IN THE DARK” ON SNP CUTS

Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth and Labour finance spokesperson Michael Marra. by Bill Heaney The new Deputy First Minister appeared on the BBC Sunday Show

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Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

Police appeal following suspicious bin fire in Bonhill

by Democrat reporter Detectives are appealing for information following a wilful fireraising in the O’Hare area of Bonhill. The incident took place around 3.30am on

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BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

BOOKS: Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell on her new novel on the Irish famine …

Maggie O’Farrell (above) says she wanted to tell the story of Ireland just by one plot of land. Picture by Bill Heaney Words by Katie

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Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Seven Afghan men – one arrested in Dumbarton – charged over child sexual exploitation …

Norfolk Police said officers raided seven addresses, including one in Dumbarton. by Matt Precey Reporting from Norwich Magistrates’ Court Updated 1 hour ago Seven men

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The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back …

The 28th Expo Scotland Business Show is back on Thursday, 4th June at Hampden Park, Glasgow. You’re invited to come along and exhibit your business

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MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

MURRELL CASE ALREADY MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICE SCOTLAND FUNDING

Peter Murrell, Pauline McLean, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, Ivan McKee, and Neil Gray by Bill Heaney SNP ministers have been told they must “urgently clarify”

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Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

Lib Dem Islands MSP calls on Flynn to focus on ferries amid paddle steamer news 

by Lucy Ashton Newly elected Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for the Highlands and Islands, Morven-May MacCallum had today called on Stephen Flynn to focus on

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