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Day: January 29, 2025

AFTER THE STORM: ANGELA CONSTANCE COMMENTS ON THE BIG CLEAR-UP

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By Angela Constance Scotland’s Home Affairs Minister I am grateful for the opportunity to update Parliament on the exceptional weather that Scotland experienced last week

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MSP CALLS FOR LEGISLATION FOLLOWING SURGE IN DOG OWNERSHIP ACROSS SCOTLAND

January 29, 2025 heaneymedia

Being sold a pup does not mean now what used to, which was that you had been short changed for something you had bought —

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Gamekeepers ‘spared torment’ of pregnant deer cull, says SGA

January 29, 2025 heaneymedia

28 January 2025 By Democrat reporter Gamekeepers say they have been spared the mental torment of shooting pregnant red deer at times when they are

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Minimal progress on reducing car use

January 29, 2025 heaneymedia

30 January 2025 A lack of leadership has means the Scottish Government has made minimal progress towards its challenging climate change goal of reducing car

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  • BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL
  • Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh
  • EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL
  • SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN
  • Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself
  • LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

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BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL

BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY It is so disappointing. West Dunbartonshire Council announced today that the redevelopment of the Artizan Centre in Dumbarton town centre

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Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh

Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh

litics Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba by Democrat reporter

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EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL

EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL

EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL Don’t miss this free upcoming event Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November in Colquhoun Square offering

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN

MSPs Pam Gosal and Ash Regan and First Minister John Swinney. by Bill Heaney West of Scotland MSP Pam Gosal has asked First Minister John

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Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself

Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself

by Lucy Ashton A watch dealer who defrauded his victims out of more than £1 million has been jailed for just over five years. Adam

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LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

by Lucy Ashton As he heads out to campaign, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that people in Argyll & Bute will

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From crisis to care: patient story at the heart of NHS 24’s winter health campaign

From crisis to care: patient story at the heart of NHS 24’s winter health campaign

by Gillian Morrison NHS 24 has launched its annual winter campaign with a powerful real-life story at its centre. Daisy Gilroy a 23-year-old teacher recounts

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NUJ: Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm.

NUJ: Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm.

Come along to Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/NUJGlasgow We’ll be hearing from experienced journalists,

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