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Day: July 8, 2025

Police Scotland Argyll & West Dunbartonshire

July 8, 2025 heaneymedia

By Bill Heaney Local police officers have come in for criticism for their failure to clamp down on the drivers of e-bikes and scooters. Social

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HARP 7s TOURNAMENT FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE FOODBANK

July 8, 2025 heaneymedia

DumbartonHarp SocialClub HARP 7s TOURNAMENT FOR WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE FOODBANK A great day yesterday @ Dumbarton East for a great cause. Thanks to everyone who took

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LOCH LOMOND RESCUE BOAT’S BRAW BARBEQUE ON INCHMURRIN ISLAND

July 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Loch Lomond Rescue Boat CHARITY BBQ 2025  Massive thank you from all crew and committee members of Loch Lomond Rescue Boat to everyone that joined

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Joe O’Shaughnessy’s photographic history of the Galway theatre company

July 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Photography and Travel Exhibition in Galway charts the company’s remarkable evolution since being founded  in 1975 Actors Kate O’Toole and father Peter in Druid Lane.

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Norman Tebbit: Outspoken hero of the Conservative political right

July 8, 2025 heaneymedia

Norman Tebbit, who has died at the age of 94, was at the heart of Margaret Thatcher’s political revolution. He was a man whose philosophy

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High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

High school pupils inspire graphic novel exploring freedom after World War II

Pupils from three local schools have collaborated with a comic author to create a graphic novel marking 80 years since the end of World War

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Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

Volunteers Week at the Golden Jubilee

NHS Golden Jubilee Our volunteers had the opportunity to step behind the scenes and experience the NHS Scotland Academy as part of #VolunteersWeek. From exploring

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SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

SUNNY STROLL BRINGS SMILES TO HELENSBURGH CARE HOME RESIDENTS

Hermitage House, operated by Morar Living, is a purpose-built, 64-bed luxury care home located on Sinclair Street in Helensburgh. With the upper-floor balconies showcasing stunning

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LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE

LATEST HELENSBURGH LEISURE CENTRE UPDATE … Further delays have hit the reopening of Helensburgh’s £23m leisure centre following the discovery of severe dampness inside the

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NEW EDUCATION MINISTER BACKS MOBILE PHONE BAN IN SCHOOLS

NEW EDUCATION MINISTER BACKS MOBILE PHONE BAN IN SCHOOLS

by Bill Heaney Màiri McAllan, the new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic, told the Scottish Parliament this week that her priority is to

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LibDems call for SNP inquiry and Sturgeon to assist police

LibDems call for SNP inquiry and Sturgeon to assist police

by Bill Heaney In the wake of Peter Murrell’s court hearing today and confirmation that the majority of items bought with stolen funds have not

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From intensive care unit to giving back: Patient returns to the ward that saved his life

From intensive care unit to giving back: Patient returns to the ward that saved his life

by Lucy Ashton After spending days in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), Willie Millar never imagined he would one day

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Loadsamoney Peter Murrell used fake invoices to cover up £400,000 spending spree …

Loadsamoney Peter Murrell used fake invoices to cover up £400,000 spending spree …

Peter Murrell SNP embezzlement details laid out in court by Angus Cochrane Senior political journalist, BBC Scotland 2 June 2026, 12:04 BSTUpdated 15 minutes ago

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