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Day: March 13, 2025

THEY’RE HAVING A LAUGH: PLEASE DON’T BIN YOUR FLOWERS ANYMORE …

March 13, 2025 heaneymedia

NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY Bring flowers of the rarest Bring blossoms the fairest From garden, and woodland And hillside and Vale … But, for God’s

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Council partners with Ancestry to digitise 11 million historical records

March 13, 2025 heaneymedia

Published 12 March 2025 By Lucy Ashton A range of historical records about West Dunbartonshire and its residents dating back to the 17th century have

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Nicola Sturgeon has banked a fortune from her career in politics

March 13, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Irascible Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is quitting the Holyrood parliament as she enters her final year as an MSP. It is

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West of Scotland celebrates more than 5000 kidney transplants: Lockie’s story

March 13, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton Lockie Learmonth was just 18 months old when he received a kidney from his dad, Calum Learmonth, at the Royal Hospital for

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Labour claims workers will benefit from “game changing” employment rights

March 13, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney  Hundreds of thousands of Scots struggling with insecure work and low pay are set to benefit from landmark reforms agreed in Parliament.

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  • Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.
  • UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus
  • Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy
  • MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …
  • Deep concern about the future of historic churches after Government stops grants
  • US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf …

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Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.

Labour decide to raise council tax and social housing rent by eight per cent.

LATE NEWS: Social housing rents and council tax will each be increased by by around 8 per cent for the new financial year following a

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UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

UK to send Clyde-built Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus

* Late news: It was revealed last night that HMS Dragon will not leave for Cyprus for another week. Official. by Democrat reporter The UK

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Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy

Life-changing drug identified for children with rare epilepsy

by Elizabeth McMeekin A new experimental treatment for children with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy is safe and can reduce seizures dramatically, helping them lead

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MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …

MPs’ pay to rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April …

The BBC is reporting that MPs’ basic salary will rise by 5% to £98,599 a year from April, Westminster’s expenses watchdog has said. The Independent

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Deep concern about the future of historic churches after Government stops grants

Deep concern about the future of historic churches after Government stops grants

by Bill Heaney Christian leaders have expressed deep concern about the future of historic churches across Scotland due to the abrupt closure of a crucial

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US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf …

US and Israel continue assault on Iran as war spreads across the Gulf …

Keith Duggan Washington Correspondent of the Irish Times Fears of a protracted and complex war deepened as missile strikes were exchanged by countries across the

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LolliTrollie launches at the Royal Hospital for Children …

LolliTrollie launches at the Royal Hospital for Children …

  The Royal Hospital for Children  is proud to be among the first hospitals in Scotland to introduce the LolliTrollie, a vibrant mobile entertainment and

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ALBA PARTY EXPENSES: QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED ABOUT ELECTION IN MAY

ALBA PARTY EXPENSES: QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ASKED ABOUT ELECTION IN MAY

by Democrat reporter The now cash-strapped Alba Party spent £50,000 on flights for Alex Salmond and other senior figures in just two years, a party

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