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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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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

Recent Posts

  • MURRELL: PRINCE OF DARKNESS SWINNEY IS TAKING SCOTTISH ELECTORATE FOR IDIOTS
  • CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland
  • HAITI: A country hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters
  • LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.
  • We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT
  • World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards

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MURRELL: PRINCE OF DARKNESS SWINNEY IS TAKING SCOTTISH ELECTORATE FOR IDIOTS

MURRELL: PRINCE OF DARKNESS SWINNEY IS TAKING SCOTTISH ELECTORATE FOR IDIOTS

by Bill Heaney The Scottish Conservatives have today (Sunday) outlined 13 of the key questions that an inquiry into the Peter Murrell scandal should answer.  

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CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland

CITY CENTRE CLASH: Anti-racism rally disrupted by masked group in West of Scotland

by Democrat reporters BBC Scotland is reporting that an anti-racism rally in Glasgow has been disrupted by a masked group following violence in the city

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HAITI: A country hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters

HAITI:  A country hobbled by foreign interventions, political instability, and natural disasters

by Bill Heaney Where is Haiti? Scotland, having been drawn against them in the World Cup, will not be travelling to the island to meet

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LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

LONDON GOES EN FETE FOR TROPPING THE COLOUR ON KING’S OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the Red Arrows flypast by Ella Kipling Crowds gathered in

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We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT

We Have a Dream  · The Scottish World Cup Squad: TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT

4 AM STOP PRESS: WE HAVE A VICTORY. SCOTLAND BEAT HAITI 1-0. GOAL SCORER JOHN MCGINN FROM WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE. Rhu Bay We Have a Dream  · The

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World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards

World Cup lift-off: 80,000 fans, nine South Africa players and three red cards

The American flag met a chorus of boos during the opening ceremony at the Azteca by Ken Early in The Irish Times World Cup, Group

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START YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS WITH STENA LINE

START YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAYS WITH STENA LINE

View online Hello, Democrat readers. Make 2026 the year of the best family road trip yet So, why not make that big family getaway happen

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Refugee Festival Scotland stands in solidarity against hate as 2026 edition opens

Refugee Festival Scotland stands in solidarity against hate as 2026 edition opens

by Bill Heaney As Refugee Festival Scotland officially gets underway today, Friday 12 June, the nationwide event run by Scottish Refugee Council is proudly embracing

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