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Day: November 29, 2024

Survivors of child abuse urge First Minister to remove Keil School inquiry judge

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

November 2024 Claim Lady Smith has shown ‘thinly-veiled favouritism’ towards fee paying schools in contrast to a lack of sympathy towards orphanages and religious institutions

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‘FAITH COMMUNITIES CENTRAL TO OUR FUTURE’ – SARWAR HOSTS SUMMIT

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter Faith communities offer so much to Scottish society and play a vital role in holding our society together, Anas Sarwar has said

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PANTOMIME TIME: BEAUTY AND THE BEASTIE AT PAVILION DURING DECEMBER AND JANUARY

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Good luck and ‘break a leg’ to the fabulous cast of Beauty and the Beastie at the The Pavilion Theatre as they have just had

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Whisky giant Chivas Brothers submits plans for distillery on Islay

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Plans for a new whisky distillery on Islay have been submitted to Argyll & Bute Council. By Democrat reporter Whisky giant Chivas Brothers, which has

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Bishop Keenan’s dire warning to MPs who voted for assisted dying

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

Friday, 29 November 2024 The result could pave the way for terminally ill adults given under six months to live to be allowed to end

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COUNCIL BY-ELECTION: WILL ROONEY HOLDS SEAT FOR SCOTTISH LABOUR

November 29, 2024 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire Council Labour’s William Rooney (pictured) has won the Kilpatrick Ward by-election. Dr Rooney, a research scientist at the University of Glasgow, polled 814

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  • World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration
  • ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL
  • Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh
  • Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

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SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

SNP AND GREENS HAVE ‘FINAL CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING,’ SAYS BAILLIE

Jackie Baillie, John Swinney, Ross Greer and Peter Murrell – at odds over inquiry. by Bill Heaney SNP and Scottish Green MSPs have a “final

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PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

PICTURES: DRYMEN SHOW EXTRA SPECIAL

Gartocharn lass Esmi Doherty shows off the fabulous silverware at the hugely successful Drymen and Strathendrick Agricultural Show. The best presented stockperson went to 8-year-old Esmi with

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World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

World Cup brings together football, Scottish country dance and physical activity for a schools’ celebration

by Lucy Ashton Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie is supporting a proposal to encourage school pupils to embrace their national culture ahead of Scotland’s World Cup

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ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

ROADWORKS TAKE A BREAK ON THE REST AND BE THANKFUL

Roadworks on the Rest and Be Thankful will be withdrawn to cope with tourist traffic.  by Lucy Ashton Summertime has come, and as the volume

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Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

Dangerous building closes important road in Helensburgh

June 9 2026 by Bill Heaney Argyll and Bute Council is appealing to private property owners to repair their buildings after it has had to

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Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

Health Board team marks 20 years of 3D planning and printing

by Lucy Ashton A once highly specialised technology has now become an essential part of modern patient care, as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde marks

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Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

Too many Scots in agony for months on end, says Dumbarton MSP

by Bill Heaney NHS waiting lists “leaving Scots in agony”, Scottish Labour has warned as waits for pain management services rise.  The number of patients

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SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

SCOTTISH LABOUR backs transparency over cover-up and demands inquiry in Murrell case

by Bill Heaney Scottish Labour has urged MSPs to “back transparency over cover-up” as it lodges a motion calling for a Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into

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