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Day: August 11, 2025

Neil McIntosh appointed Editor-in-Chief, Scotland reachplc.com

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

Neil McIntosh Journalist. Editor. Founder, The Early Line (earlyline.co). Previous senior roles spanning content, product and strategy @ The Scotsman, BBC, WSJ & the Guardian.Journalist.

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Rapists probably forfeit right to be gender they choose for themselves, says Sturgeon

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

Former First Minister of Scotland struggled to answer questions about trans double rapist Isla Bryson Democrat reporter Nicola Sturgeon has said anybody who rapes a

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Loch Long polluted by radioactive waste from nuclear bomb plant at Coulport and Faslane

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

Shortcomings in asset management across the naval base Rob Edwards of The Ferret August 9, 2025 Loch Long on the Clyde has been contaminated by

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Speckled Wood, Peacock & Damselflies at Balloch Loch Lomond

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

Speckled Wood, Peacock & Damselflies pictured by James Duncan at Balloch, Loch Lomond.

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Scottish Government urged to ‘come clean’ on removal of Flamingo Land documents

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

Fight goes on to oppose Flamingo Land’s disastrous mega-resort proposal after almost a decade Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer, right, has urged the Scottish Government

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Spiritual lift for wheelchair user Church of Scotland minister

August 11, 2025 heaneymedia

August 11, 2025 By Cameron Brooks A wheelchair user minster has been given a spiritual lift in more ways than one.  The Rev Dan Harper

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News, opinion and pictures from West Dunbartonshire.

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  • BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL
  • Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh
  • EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL
  • SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN
  • Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself
  • LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

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BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL

BORIS’S LEVELLING UP MONEY IS BEING SQUANDERED BY WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE cOUNCIL

DUMBARTON NOTEBOOK by BILL HEANEY It is so disappointing. West Dunbartonshire Council announced today that the redevelopment of the Artizan Centre in Dumbarton town centre

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Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh

Artists collaborate on painting of Van Gogh

litics Scotland Business Edinburgh, Fife & East Glasgow & West Highlands & Islands NE, Orkney & Shetland South Tayside & Central Alba by Democrat reporter

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EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL

EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL

EXPERIENCE A MAGICAL WEEKEND AT THE HELENSBURGH WINTER FESTIVAL Don’t miss this free upcoming event Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November in Colquhoun Square offering

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SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT WILL STEP UP PLANS TO COMBAT ABUSE OF WOMEN

MSPs Pam Gosal and Ash Regan and First Minister John Swinney. by Bill Heaney West of Scotland MSP Pam Gosal has asked First Minister John

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Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself

Dumbarton dealer sold watches worth up to £120,000 and kept the money for himself

by Lucy Ashton A watch dealer who defrauded his victims out of more than £1 million has been jailed for just over five years. Adam

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LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

LIBDEMS IN ELECTION MODE ALREADY: Reid on the government to extend compensation to every community affected by ferries disruption.

by Lucy Ashton As he heads out to campaign, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has said that people in Argyll & Bute will

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From crisis to care: patient story at the heart of NHS 24’s winter health campaign

From crisis to care: patient story at the heart of NHS 24’s winter health campaign

by Gillian Morrison NHS 24 has launched its annual winter campaign with a powerful real-life story at its centre. Daisy Gilroy a 23-year-old teacher recounts

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NUJ: Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm.

NUJ: Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm.

Come along to Fight Precarity and Organise, at the Unison offices, Bell Street, Glasgow, tonight at 6.30pm. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/NUJGlasgow We’ll be hearing from experienced journalists,

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