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Day: May 5, 2025

LEVENGROVE PARK RUN IN SUN IS LOTS OF FUN

May 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Levengrove parkrun Run Report: 3rd May 2025 The sun was shining this morning as we welcomed 145 participants earlier. Clearly, the 39 first timers to

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Mountain rescue mission for sheep trapped on cliffside for days

May 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Arrochar Mountain Rescue called in after a sheep became stuck near the Loch Sloy hydro-electric dam Arrochar Mountain Rescue TeamArrochar Mountain Rescue Team save a

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Midwives support over 1000 women to birth their babies every month 

May 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Greater Glasgow and Clyde midwives support over 1000 women to birth their babies every month  On this International Day of the Midwife (Monday 5th May 2025),

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CELEBRATIONS: All the timings you need to know for VE Day parade 

May 5, 2025 heaneymedia

Well deserved hat tip (above) to my father Douglas Hay from Meadowbank Street in Dumbarton, who served in the Merchant Navy and almost lost his

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New treatment for rectal cancer patients offers improved rates of remission

May 5, 2025 heaneymedia

By Elizabeth McMeekin A new trial of patients with advanced rectal cancer has found that the addition of immunotherapy treatment alongside extended radiotherapy led to

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? WDC CARERS VOTE ON STRIKES OVER ‘HARSH AND UNFAIR’ ROTAS
  • NO ACTION SINCE GRENFELL MEANS WORK HAS CEASED ON CLADDING
  • Digital culture is causing widespread harm to children and childhood
  • PUDSEY BEAR SAILED INTO RHU FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
  • PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS STUCK IN HOSPITAL FOR YEARS ON END
  • Liv Dawn at The Helix Park and the Kelpies.

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WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? WDC CARERS VOTE ON STRIKES OVER ‘HARSH AND UNFAIR’ ROTAS

WHO CARES FOR THE CARERS? WDC CARERS VOTE ON STRIKES OVER ‘HARSH AND UNFAIR’ ROTAS

Industrial action looms in frontline care as GMB Scotland ballots members by Bill Heaney Home care workers in West Dunbartonshire will vote on strikes after

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NO ACTION SINCE GRENFELL MEANS WORK HAS CEASED ON CLADDING

NO ACTION SINCE GRENFELL MEANS WORK HAS CEASED ON CLADDING

by Bill Heaney At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP challenged John Swinney over the SNP’s miserable progress in tackling dangerous

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Digital culture is causing widespread harm to children and childhood

Digital culture is causing widespread harm to children and childhood

by Bill Heaney The UK Government’s move to restrict social media for under 16s and tackle live streaming and stranger contact is a welcome indication

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PUDSEY BEAR SAILED INTO RHU FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

PUDSEY BEAR SAILED INTO RHU FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

The iconic mascot of BBC Children in Need, has embarked on his first-ever round-Britain voyage this summer, and Rhu was amongst the stops on an

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PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS STUCK IN HOSPITAL FOR YEARS ON END

PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS STUCK IN HOSPITAL FOR YEARS ON END

by Bill Heaney People with learning disabilities and complex needs are being “abandoned”, Scottish Labour has warned, as hospital waits of over six years are

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Liv Dawn at The Helix Park and the Kelpies.

Liv Dawn at The Helix Park and the Kelpies.

Liv Dawn at The Helix Park and the Kelpies WOWEE, we had such a fun time supporting The Kooks at Helix Park. Plus, the sun was

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Community Council Elections

Community Council Elections

Please stand for your community council Community councillors represent their community in lots of different ways. They are consulted by the Council and they can

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Irish pub granted licence change despite complaints over ‘deafening’ noise

Irish pub granted licence change despite complaints over ‘deafening’ noise

by Bill Heaney A popular Irish pub in Glasgow city centre has been granted changes to its alcohol licence after an objector claimed music from

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