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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! 

November 18, 2024 heaneymedia

  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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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban
  • NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
  • Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland
  • GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES
  • CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million
  • West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

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Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban

Reform UK to force MSPs to vote on burqa ban

Reform UK says a previous debate they led on the issue was ended “prematurely” Democrat reporter Reform UK is set to force a vote on

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NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

NOMINATE YOUR COMMUNITY CHAMPION TO SWITCH ON THE ALEXANDRIA CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Who would you love to see switching on Alexandria’s Christmas lights on Saturday 21st November?Nominations are open to children AND adults! Maybe it’s a youngster who’s

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Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland

Prison chaplain Rev Jill Clancy is Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland A minister who works in Scotland’s biggest jail has become the first

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GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO REVEAL COST OF CHANGES TO TEACHER CONTACT TIME WITH CLASSES

by BILL HEANEY The Scottish Government’s refusal to disclose the expected total cost of its plan to reduce class contact time for teachers in West

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CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

CalMac ferries repair bill more than trebles to £58million

There was a man who built a boat to sail away, and it sank – JP Donleavy, The Ginger Man by BILL HEANEY  CalMac’s annual

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West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage hosts Wee Scottish Art Group at Clydebank Town Hall

West Dunbartonshire Arts and Heritage Opening tomorrow, please do come along to Gallery 5 at Clydebank Town Hall to see an excellent variety of work

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Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

Vale man raises Covid-19 and Flu Winter Vaccination Programme in Parliament

SNP MSP Bob Doris, Health Secretary Angela Constance and Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie. by BILL HEANEY Valeman Bob Doris MSP has raised the progress of

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Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute seeks craft scholars for next year

Scottish Women’s Institute We’re looking for SWI members skilled in needle felting to become Evelyn Baxter Craft Scholars for 2027. Successful applicants will receive expert

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