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Day: April 18, 2025

POSTIES PARK ATHLETICS TRACK OPENING HOURS AND INFORMATION

April 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Posties Park Athletics Track Track Public Opening Hours Monday to Friday 6.00am to 10.00am (Available for booking – no access to changing & toilet facilities) Monday

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URGENT: ROO’S KITCHEN IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FROM 1.30PM TODAY

April 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Morning Roo here!  I have been in the coffee shop covering staff sickness yesterday and back in today however please note I will need to

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RELIGION: EASTER HOLY WEEK SERVICES

April 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Helensburgh The Mass of Chrism … Archbishop William Nolan asks congregation to please remember to pray for  priests who on this day renew their commitment

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JACKIE BAILLIE ON EASTER VISIT TO WESTERN ISLES

April 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie was on an Easter campaigning visit to the Western Isles. The deputy leader of Scottish Labour told voters: “Scottish Labour will

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Council’s Discrimination Led to Employee’s Career-Long Loss, Appeal Tribunal Finds

April 18, 2025 heaneymedia

Read the entire judgement here: Mr Brian Gourlay v. West Dunbartonshire Council [2025] EAT 29 ‘Council did not present medical evidence to support its case,

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  • Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe
  • SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP
  • Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 
  • Remember to register to vote!
  • Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …
  • None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

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Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

Police Scotland and partners launch Operation Ballaton to keep Loch Lomond safe

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners have relaunched Operation Ballaton for 2026, an initiative aimed at keeping visitors and communities safe in Balloch, Loch

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SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

SARWAR: SCOTTISH LABOUR WILL GIVE NHS WAITING LISTS THE CHOP

by Bill Heaney  A Scottish Labour government would give NHS waiting lists the chop and rescue Scotland’s NHS from 20 years of SNP failure, according

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Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

Two hospitals prepare for No Mow May – by doing precisely nothing 

by Bill Heaney Summer’s just around the corner, it’s a holiday weekend, and the sun is (hopefully) about to put his hat on – it

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Remember to register to vote!

Remember to register to vote!

Stop moaning and complaining about public services in your area. And do something about it by turning up and voting at polling stations across the

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Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

Wildfire warning in place ahead of bank holiday weekend …

The extreme warning for the whole of the country remains in place until Saturday An extreme warning for wildfires is in place across Loch Lomondside

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None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

None of the five Astute-class submarines in service completed an operational deployment in the first half of 2024

Infrastructure upgrades at the Royal Navy’s submarine base on the Clyde must be delivered at pace or the UK risks failing its AUKUS obligations, the

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LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

LibDems call for a crackdown on cowboy vendors and efforts to restore High Streets

by Bill Heaney New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals three in 5 people want to see more power to control the number of

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Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

Motorcyclists take part in launch of new safety event

by Bill Heaney Police Scotland and partners yesterday launched a new motorcycle safety initiative aimed at improving the skills and confidence of bikers returning to

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