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Day: May 16, 2025

MSP BAILLIE APPEARS TO ACCEPT SNP GOVERNMENT’S FLAMINGOLAND PLANNING DECISION

May 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Dumbarton constituency Labour MSP Dame Jackie Baillie and First Minister John Swinney. By Bill Heaney MSP Jackie Baillie has expressed “disappointment” after it was revealed

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Flamingoland go-ahead is ‘an anti-democratic outrage’ says Green Party’s Ross Greer MSP

May 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Save Loch Lomond: Appalling Flamingo Land mega-resort approved by Scottish Government officials By Bill Heaney The decision by Scottish Government officials to approve Flamingo Land’s

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PARK SHOCKER: Loch Lomond Flamingo Land resort set for approval

May 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Flamingo Land have been seeking to build a holiday resort since 2018. Published 16 May 2025, 13:43 BST BBC Scotland is reporting that the Scottish

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BY-ELECTION: SNP ON THE MARCH IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

May 16, 2025 heaneymedia

Reform UK send out serious warning to Baillie over Dumbarton constituency seat Left to right Kevin Crawford SNP; David H Smith, Reform UK and Maureen

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SNP WIN CLOSE FOUGHT COUNCIL BY-ELECTION

May 16, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Scottish National Party candidate Kevin Crawford has been elected to represent residents in West Dunbartonshire’s Clydebank Waterfront Ward following a by-election held

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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

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

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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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