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Day: May 9, 2025

New road bridge over River Clyde opens to traffic

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

Democrat reporter The first new road bridge across the River Clyde in nearly two decades has opened to traffic. The Renfrew Bridge, linking the Renfrewshire

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Cash support for key tourist attraction in Helensburgh

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

09 May 2025 By Aileen Maclennan Helensburgh Outdoor Museum is one of half a dozen projects earmarked to benefit from a share of £half a

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PEACE LANTERN AND FLOWERS LAID AT OLD KILPATRICK ON VE DAY

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

West Dunbartonshire SNP Councillors Councillor Lauren Oxley – Clydebank Waterfront Ward It was lovely to join members of the community in Old Kilpatrick to mark

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REFORM UK TAKES FIRST STEP TO OUST LABOUR FROM DUMBARTON SEAT

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

Top of page picture: Dumbarton from the air by Pedro Pix. Let the battle begin. In the red corner we have Dame Jackie Baillie, the

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Pope Leo XIV to Cardinals: ‘We are to bear witness to our joyful faith in Christ’

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

Top of page: Mass for the Church of Pope Leo XIV with the Cardinal Electors, and other Cardinals present in Rome, in the Sistine Chapel.

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Scottish politicians have begun the countdown to the 2026 Holyrood elections.

May 9, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scotland won’t be going to the polls for another year, but STV News politics reporter Danyel VanReenen has come out already with

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  • 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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