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Day: February 18, 2025

LABOUR WILL END THE 8am APPOINTMENTS RUSH AND BRING BACK THE FAMILY DOCTOR

February 18, 2025 heaneymedia

GP surgeries in Dumbarton, Helensburgh, Clydebank and Alexandria. By Bill Heaney Scottish Labour will end the early morning rush for on-the-day GP appointments and bring

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PARKSWATCH: NICK KEMPE’S COLUMN ON OUR NATIONAL PARKS

February 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Nick Kempe’s column: parkswatchscotland Cairngorms and Lomond & Trossachs National Parks In the 02/18/2025 edition: Muirburn and the government failure to implement & Wildlife Management

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SNOW A BAD MORNING FOR LEVENGROVE PARK RUN

February 18, 2025 heaneymedia
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Hebridean islands bought by MOWI for new salmon farm sites

February 18, 2025 heaneymedia

The island of Sanda was on the market for £2.5 million. By Democrat reporter Fish farming giant Mowi has bought two uninhabited islands off Scotland’s

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Loch Lomond Inchmoan island with £900k price tag under offer

February 18, 2025 heaneymedia

By Democrat reporter A PRIVATE Loch Lomond island “steeped in history” with a £900,000 price tag is now under offer. In May last year, estate

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  • Lib Dem 10p fuel duty cut will get Scotland moving again, claims Murray 
  • ELECTION: LABOUR DISMISS SNP AS THE CLING-ON PARTY
  • Respect lambing season on Old Kilpatrick hills
  • Royal Navy captain steps back from duties over link to MP whose husband faces China spy claims
  • First sea lord admits Royal Navy is not ready for war …
  • ‘I wouldn’t change a second of it’: A tearful final message from Carol Kirkwood

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Lib Dem 10p fuel duty cut will get Scotland moving again, claims Murray 

Lib Dem 10p fuel duty cut will get Scotland moving again, claims Murray 

by Lucy Ashton Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Susan Murray MP has today said that the party’s call for a 10p cut in fuel duty

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ELECTION: LABOUR DISMISS SNP AS THE CLING-ON PARTY

ELECTION: LABOUR DISMISS SNP AS THE CLING-ON PARTY

Reform UK leader Lord Offord and Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie. by Bill Heaney Reform can only help the SNP cling on for another

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Respect lambing season on Old Kilpatrick hills

Respect lambing season on Old Kilpatrick hills

It’s that time of year again for anyone who walks/runs/cycles in the Loch Lomondside, Glen Fruin and Kilpatrick hills. We are fully into lambing season,

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Royal Navy captain steps back from duties over link to MP whose husband faces China spy claims

Royal Navy captain steps back from duties over link to MP whose husband faces China spy claims

Joani Reid, the Labour MP who has stepped down from the Commons. Joani Reid MP reportedly swapped flirtatious messages with a senior officer in charge

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First sea lord admits Royal Navy is not ready for war …

First sea lord admits Royal Navy is not ready for war …

General Sir Gwyn Jenkins says the Royal Navy will not be war-ready until the end of the 2030s. by Democrat reporter The Faslane-based Royal Navy

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‘I wouldn’t change a second of it’: A tearful final message from Carol Kirkwood

‘I wouldn’t change a second of it’: A tearful final message from Carol Kirkwood

BBC Breakfast had just come to an end, but before the programme wrapped, we heard some final comments from Carol Kirkwood. “This is a forecast

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Easter weekend public holiday reminder

Easter weekend public holiday reminder

West Dunbartonshire and Argyll residents are reminded that GP practices in the local health board area and many pharmacies will be closed over the Easter

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Developers appeal rejection of Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond …

Developers appeal rejection of Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond …

Flamingo Land has been seeking to build a holiday resort for several years. by Bill Heaney Lomond Banks, the developers seeking to build a £40m

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