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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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  • Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …
  • Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …
  • Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills
  • Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …
  • MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’
  • West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk

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Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …

Children join Commissioner’s online assembly on discrimination …

Children and Young People’s Commissioner hosts assembly on rights for primary-aged children. World Cup winner Rose Reilly and girls from South Morningside Primary School share

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Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …

Birthday celebrations for Jessica following successful neuro rehab …

by Lucy Ashton Dunbartonshire girl Jessica Macrae celebrated her fifth birthday yesterday, Saturday, with a fun‑filled trip to a farm park with her cousins. This

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Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills

Loch Lomondside and Kilpatrick Hills wildfires have led to ‘extreme’ alert on local hills

by Bill Heaney Firefighters have tackled a series of weekend blazes across Scotland, with an extreme warning for wildfires in place in West Dunbartonshire, Argyll

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Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

Hundreds of people report being victims of stalking in Scotland each year …

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland recorded 744 stalking offences between 1 April and 31 December 2025, up from 686 in the same period the year

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MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

MasterChef’s new presenter Anna Haugh: ‘I’m really proud I come from Tallaght’

* Tallagh is a deprived city suburb Dublin chef’s new MasterChef role is one of the highest profile gigs in cooking reality television by Róisín

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West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk

West Dunbartonshire Community Foodshare hit the road for Kiltwalk

These Boots Are Made for Walkin’  · Nancy Sinatra · Kiltwalk weekend is here, and our fantastic team of 14 is “ready” to trek to raise funds for

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SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

SNP’s ‘reckless’ immigration policy has made city a magnet for asylum seekers

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today slammed the SNP for a “reckless” rule change that has made Glasgow a magnet for asylum seekers.

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SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

SNP “IN DENIAL” ABOUT HOUSING EMERGENCY, MICHAEL MARRA MAINTAINS AFTER MCALLAN RADIO INTERVIEW 

by Lucy Ashton When, after the Sunday Show, in which Màiri McAllan refused to take responsibility for the SNP’s failures on housing, Scottish Labour Finance

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