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Day: April 1, 2025

Watch what you eat: E coli infections are a significant threat to public health, say University scientists

April 1, 2025 heaneymedia

Modern food supply infrastructure and climate change increase the incidence of large, multinational outbreaks By Elizabeth McMeekin Scientists have taken an important step toward the

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DUMBARTON MSP BAILLIE QUIZZED ABOUT GOVERNMENT WELFARE CUTS

April 1, 2025 heaneymedia

And dodges the question about whether she would vote for them if she was a Westminster MP … By Bill Heaney Dumbarton’s Labour MSP Jackie

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GOURLAY CASE: Council’s discrimination was the sole cause of the psychiatric injury

April 1, 2025 heaneymedia

Posted today on Thompsons Solicitors website, dragging West Dunbartonshire Council’s name once again through the mud.   Brian Gourlay v West Dunbartonshire Council [2025] EAT

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Sewage data: Scottish Water failing to give consumers the full picture

April 1, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish Water, whose ever increasing charges are included with West Dunbartonshire Council council tax demands for payment, joined the long list of

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Celtic Boys Club lawyers agree settlement in sex abuse cases

April 1, 2025 heaneymedia

1 April 2025 By Bill Heaney Lawyers say more than 20 legal claims of historical sex abuse at Celtic Boys Club have been settled for

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  • STV staff back strike action over planned pay freeze
  • HOSPICE CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST ASSISTED DYING STAND OUT AT HOLYROOD …
  • Church of Scotland: ‘We could not support a change in the law’
  • DUMBARTON, HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND MSP VOTES AGAINST THE ASSISTED DYING BILL
  • Humanities skills power careers and lifelong impact at Glasgow University
  • WEE BOX WEEKEND FOR Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

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STV staff back strike action over planned pay freeze

STV staff back strike action over planned pay freeze

The strikes could impact STV’s coverage of the upcoming Holyrood election on May 7. by Jamie McIvor,  Scotland news correspondent BBC Glasgow Broadcaster STV is

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HOSPICE CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST ASSISTED DYING STAND OUT AT HOLYROOD …

HOSPICE CAMPAIGNERS AGAINST ASSISTED DYING  STAND OUT AT HOLYROOD …

Sister Rita Dawson, of the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice in West Dunbartonshire, the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and the Rt Rev Rosie Frew, Moderator

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Church of Scotland: ‘We could not support a change in the law’

Church of Scotland: ‘We could not support a change in the law’

Church of Scotland The Scottish Parliament has voted to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill by 69 votes to 57. Rt

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DUMBARTON, HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND MSP VOTES AGAINST THE ASSISTED DYING BILL

DUMBARTON, HELENSBURGH AND LOMOND MSP VOTES AGAINST THE ASSISTED DYING BILL

by Bill Heaney Members of the Scottish Parliament vote 69 to 57 against legalising assisted dying. One member abstained. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill

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Humanities skills power careers and lifelong impact at Glasgow University

Humanities skills power careers and lifelong impact at Glasgow University

by AINE ALLARDYCE The University of Glasgow has released new research demonstrating the long‑term value of Humanities degrees at a time when these subjects face

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WEE BOX WEEKEND FOR Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

WEE BOX WEEKEND FOR Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

Diocese of Argyll & the Isles SCIAF Sunday is this weekend. This Lent’s Wee Box Appeal will provide clean water in Ethiopia. When I visited

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Trump fumes at Nato for abandoning US in ‘time of need’ …

Trump fumes at Nato for abandoning US in ‘time of need’ …

Then President says ‘we never needed your help’ in Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Nato, claiming the alliance

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Clifden Arts Festival

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from Clifden Arts Festival

Warm wishes for St Patrick’s Day from everyone at Clifden Arts Festival. Today is a time to celebrate our shared heritage, the depth and diversity

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