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Day: March 16, 2025

Vatican releases first image of Pope Francis since he fell ill

March 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Pope Francis, 88, was admitted to hospital on 14 February and has not been seen in public since Sunday 16 March 2025  Pope Francis in

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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE AND ARGYLL REMAINS UNSAFE, SAY LAWYERS TO INQUIRY

March 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Health Board bosses at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital claim lawyers used ‘flawed evidence’ which would scare patients and their families 16 March, 2025 By Bill

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FAMILY FUN DAY: Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire

March 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire FOUR weeks to go!  Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire are proud to be partnering with Lomond Shores Balloch

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SNAKES ALIVE! WILD WEEKEND ON LOCH LOMONDSIDE: PICTURES BY JAMES DUNCAN

March 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Common Frogs, Toads, Primula, Adders & Common Lizards. Loch Lomond National Park

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POLICE STOP AND SEARCH POWERS WILL BE IN FORCE FOR CELTIC V RANGERS MATCH TODAY

March 16, 2025 heaneymedia

For the match between Celtic and Rangers on Sunday, 16 March 2025, the use of powers under Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA
  • Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout
  • Two men convicted after firearms recovered
  • Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!
  • ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’
  • MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

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Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Three per cent of the population in West Dunbartonshire have been diagnosed with stroke and TIA

Better service needed for stroke patients wanted – left to right, Marie McNair, Amy Callaghan and Health Secretary Angela Constance. by BILL HEANEY Local people

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Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth to work with councils on £100 energy payment rollout

ABOVE: Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth is due to announce the Scottish Budget next month by Claire Thomson, BBC Scotland News Scottish ministers say they will

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Two men convicted after firearms recovered

Two men convicted after firearms recovered

They discarded guns – Reece Brown and Daniel Curran by BILL HEANEY Two men have been convicted after firearms were recovered in Glasgow. Reece Brown, 25, and

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Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

Mary’s Meals invite you once again to our fabulous Glasgow Christmas Market!

  Dear readers of The Dumbarton Democrat, What’s your favourite thing about this time of year? For many of us it’s the approach of Christmas,

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ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

ENTERTAINMENT: ‘In Ireland, a funeral seems like a wedding. In Italy a wedding seems like a funeral,’

A Wild Inhabitation: Antoni O’Breskey and Consuelo Nerea Breschi To mark his 50th year in music, Antoni O’Breskey has made the album A Wild Inhabitation

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MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

MSPS VOTE FOR INTRODUCTION OF AUTISM (LDAN) BILL

by BILL HEANEY MSPs have voted for the Scottish Government to introduce a Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill to the Scottish Parliament. The

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Everyone has the right to attend a sporting event without having to witness this disgraceful and shameful behaviour, Sheriff

Everyone has the right to attend a sporting event without having to witness this disgraceful and shameful behaviour, Sheriff

Ben Stanex, 24, Scott Dragsness, 55, and Andrew Graham, 21, all from Northern Ireland, have been banned from every football ground in the UK for

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‘My legs buckled when I opened my exam results during Covid,’ says student

‘My legs buckled when I opened my exam results during Covid,’ says student

Erin Bleakley led a wave of protest after having her exam results downgraded By Katy McCloskey, Senior producer, education, BBC Scotland News A student whose

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