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Day: February 24, 2025

PROPOSALS TO MAKE BUDGET CUTS ON BOWLING CLUBS SHOULD BE DITCHED NOW

February 24, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Just when bowls is becoming almost respectable. And when the old Billy and Dan culture has mostly been ditched by the players.

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American anti-abortion group will not break buffer zones, pledge

February 24, 2025 heaneymedia

 US anti-abortion group 40 Days For Life have previously gathered outside the clinic. Published 24 February 2025 By Bill Heaney A US anti-abortion group planning

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IBROX CRISIS: Barry Ferguson takes interim charge of Rangers

February 24, 2025 heaneymedia

Barry Ferguson, Neil McCann and Billy Dodds helped Rangers win the League Cup in 2002 have been recruited to the Ibrox management squad. BBC Scotland

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Dumbarton District Women’s Aid face council cuts in cash support

February 24, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Police Scotland statistics show that incidents of domestic abuse within West Dunbartonshire are well above the Scottish average and the second highest

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DEATH OF EVAN WILLIAMS, DUMBARTON MAN WHO PLAYED AT HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE GAME

February 24, 2025 heaneymedia

February 21, 2025 Dumbarton man Evan Williams, who has died aged 81, was no ordinary goalkeeper. Evan was man of the match in the 1970

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Scottish Conservatives commit to inflation-busting funding to fix the NHS

Scottish Conservatives commit to inflation-busting funding to fix the NHS

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have pledged an inflation-busting funding uplift for the NHS as part of their plans to put right years of

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Children’s mental health waits are just gobsmacking – LibDems

Children’s mental health waits are just gobsmacking – LibDems

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today said his party will head into May’s election pledging to deliver world-class mental

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GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE IN LEVENGROVE PARK

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE IN LEVENGROVE PARK

Heller Gonzalez Pena, St Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Dumbarton The historic ruins of St Serf’s in Levengrove Park provided such a meaningful backdrop for our Good

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION        THURSDAY 7th MAY 2026 Election Pack PDF Version

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION:        THURSDAY 7th MAY 2026 This comprehensive election resource aims to guide Catholics in Scotland to engage thoughtfully and prayerfully

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HOLYROOD ELECTION RACE IS OFF AND RUNNING …

HOLYROOD ELECTION RACE IS OFF AND RUNNING …

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) have announced candidates for Holyrood including for Dumbarton, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, where well

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION: CANDIDATES SEEK YOUR VOTE ON MAY 7

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION: CANDIDATES SEEK YOUR VOTE ON MAY 7

Remember to register to vote Residents are being reminded to ensure they are registered to vote in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections as the deadline

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION CANDIDATES FOR ARGYLL AND BUTE

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT ELECTION CANDIDATES FOR ARGYLL AND BUTE

2 April 2026 Election candidates confirmed for Argyll and Bute Scottish Parliamentary Constituency The candidates seeking election to represent the Argyll and Bute Constituency in

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LOCH LOMOND SHORES: SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST

LOCH LOMOND SHORES: SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST

Loch Lomond Shores  NEW DATES: Festival now set to take place on 18th and 19th April We had hoped that despite the forecasted poor weather

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