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Day: May 15, 2025

Council Tax rules for people who miss a single monthly payment

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Some councils can now seize benefits and take other actions to recover the owed payments 15 May 2025 By Bill Heaney They must be really

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GREEN MSP ASKS FOR PUBLIC APOLOGY FOR TRAVELLING PEOPLE

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

The Travelling People   Song by The Dubliners I’m a freeborn man of the travelling people got no fixed abode with nomads I am numbered country

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BONNIE BANKS OF LOCH LOMOND HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO BONNIE

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

Sweeney’s Cruise Co. Loch Lomond  What’s that thing in the sky? Do you recognise it? It’s the sunshine! With temperatures set to soar for the

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NOTEBOOK BY TOM GALLACHER

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

It’s almost 30 years since they closed the Dumbarton District Council News, a newspaper paid for by the ratepayers which would print their “news” no

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NHS health board launches new digital support service for spinal injuries

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Lucy Ashton A new digital service to support people living with spinal injury has been launched by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Queen

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dangerous path of living in a society that devalues the lives of the most vulnerable

May 15, 2025 heaneymedia

By Marie McNair (Clydebank and Milngavie) (SNP), who came out against the Assisted Dying Bill. This is her speech to Parliament in full. Before I

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  • HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel
  • Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable
  • Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  
  • New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth
  • Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest
  • ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

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HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

HMS Caledonia opens new Welfare Hub for naval personnel

RNRMC funding helps deliver a dedicated welfare space supporting serving personnel by Bill Heaney A new Welfare Hub has officially opened at HMS Caledonia, providing

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Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

Hospital money advice services – dedicated support for patients, families and staff when they are at their most vulnerable

by Lucy Ashton Thousands of patients, families and staff across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) are being supported each year with money worries, thanks

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Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

Care is being breached for thousands of psychiatric patients, claim LibDems.  

by Bill Heaney Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the SNP “cannot be trusted with your health” as he revealed that

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New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

New national compendium showcases rethinking innovation ecosystems for inclusive growth

by Charlotte Morris A new study from the University of Glasgow and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Place Programme argues that understanding how

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Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Crown Office drops case against woman charged over anti-abortion protest

Rose Docherty was arrested near the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which takes patients from  Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire. by Lucy Ashton A woman who was

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ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

ELECTION: Change could mean a hat-trick of wins for the SNP

Notebook by Bill Heaney Beware of what you wish for. The candidates for the Dumbarton seat in the Scottish Parliament all want change, but should

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DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

DOCTORS AND CHEMISTS: Early May public holiday reminder

Greater Glasgow and Clyde residents are reminded that GP practices and many pharmacies will be closed on Monday, 4th May, for the bank holiday. People

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Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

Trump says his mother had a crush on King Charles as part of his welcome speech

US visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Robert Jobson in Washington, DC, Holly Evans & Bryony Gooch Trump makes

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